And of all love's joyful flame I the bud and blossom am. Only bend thy knee to me, Thy wooing shall thy winning be! See, see the flowers that below Now as fresh as morning blow; That as bright Aurora shows; Like unto a summer shade, But now born, and now they fade. Is gladly bruised to make me wine: 1610. 20 30 CHERRY-RIPE THERE is a garden in her face Where roses and white lilies grow; A heavenly paradise is that place, Wherein all pleasant fruits do flow; There cherries grow that none may buy, Till Cherry-Ripe themselves do cry. Those cherries fairly do enclose Of orient pearl a double row; Which when her lovely laughter shows, Her eyes 6 12 18 1606. Thomas Campion. FOLLOW YOUR SAINT FOLLOW your saint, follow with accents sweet! There, wrapt in cloud of sorrow, pity move, And tell the ravisher of my soul I perish for her love: But if she scorns my never-ceasing pain, Then burst with sighing in her sight, and ne'er return again! All that I sung still to her praise did tend; Then let my notes pursue her scornful flight! 1601. 6 12 Thomas Campion. MADRIGAL From Davison's Poetical Rhapsody My Love in her attire doth show her wit, 1602. No beauty she doth miss When all her robes are on: But Beauty's self she is When all her robes are gone. Anonymore VOBISCUM EST IOPE WHEN thou must home to shades of underground, move; Then wilt thou speak of banqueting delights, Of masques and revels which sweet youth did make, Of tourneys and great challenges of knights, And all these triumphs for thy beauty's sake: When thou hast told these honours done to thee, Then tell, O tell, how thou didst murder me! Thomas Campion. 1601. LOVE NOT ME FOR COMELY GRACE Love me not for comely grace, 12 1609. Keep therefore a true woman's eye, To dote upon me ever. 10 Anonymous. PHILLIDA AND CORYDON IN the merry month of May, Much ado there was, God wot! Till they did for good and all; ΤΟ Yea and nay, and faith and troth, 20 Such as seely shepherds use When they will not Love abuse, |