Cloe.
And I beyond measure,
Am rauisht with
pleasure, 150
To answer each
Ceasure,
Untill thou beist
weary.
Naijs.
Behold the Rosye Dawne,
Rises in Tinsild
Lawne,
And smiling seemes
to fawne,
Vpon the mountaines.
Cloe.
Awaked from her Dreames,
Shooting foorth
goulden Beames
Dansing vpon the
Streames
Courting the Fountaines.
160
Naijs.
These more then sweet Showrets,
Intice vp these
Flowrets,
To trim vp our
Bowrets,
Perfuming our
Coats.
Cloe.
Whilst the Birds billing
Each one with
his Dilling
The thickets still
filling
With Amorous Noets.
Naijs.
The Bees vp in hony rould,
More then their
thighes can hould, 170
Lapt in their
liquid gould,
Their Treasure
vs Bringing.
Cloe.
To these Rillets purling
Vpon the stones
Curling,
And oft about
wherling,
Dance tow’ard
their springing.
Naijs.
The Wood-Nimphes sit singing,
Each Groue with
notes ringing
Whilst fresh Ver
is flinging
Her Bounties abroad.
180
Cloe.
So much as the Turtle,
Upon the low Mertle,
To the meads fertle,
Her cares doth
unload.
Naijs.
Nay ’tis a world to see,
In euery bush
and Tree,
The Birds with
mirth and glee,
Woo’d as
they woe.
Cloe.
The Robin and the Wren,
Every Cocke with
his Hen, 190
Why should not
we and men,
Doe as they doe.
Naijs.
The Faires are hopping,
The small Flowers
cropping,
And with dew dropping,
Skip thorow the
Greaues.
Cloe.
At Barly-breake they play
Merrily all the
day,
At night themselues
they lay
Vpon the soft
leaues.
200
Naijs.
The gentle winds sally,
Vpon every Valley,
And many times
dally
And wantonly sport.
Cloe.
About the fields tracing,
Each other in
chasing,
And often imbracing,
In amorous sort.
Naijs.
And Eccho oft doth tell
Wondrous things
from her Cell, 210
As her what chance
befell,
Learning to prattle.
Cloe.
And now she sits and mocks
The Shepherds
and their flocks,
And the Heards
from the Rocks
Keeping their
Cattle.