Minor Poems of Michael Drayton eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 351 pages of information about Minor Poems of Michael Drayton.

Minor Poems of Michael Drayton eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 351 pages of information about Minor Poems of Michael Drayton.
Ile prick
    Like Pearles, which will show rarely: 
    Then with these Marygolds Ile make
    My Garland somewhat swelling, 130
    These Honysuckles then Ile take,
    Whose sweets shall helpe their smelling: 
    The Lilly and the Flower delice,
    For colour much contenting,
    For that, I them doe only prize,
    They are but pore in senting: 
    The Daffadill most dainty is
    To match with these in meetnesse;
    The Columbyne compar’d to this,
    All much alike for sweetnesse. 140
    These in their natures onely are
    Fit to embosse the border,
    Therefore Ile take especiall care
    To place them in their order: 
    Sweet-Williams, Campions, Sops-in-Wine
    One by another neatly: 
    Thus haue I made this Wreath of mine,
    And finished it featly.

      Lelipa. Your Garland thus you finisht haue,
    Then as we haue attended 150
    Your leasure, likewise let me craue
    I may the like be friended. 
    Those gaudy garish Flowers you chuse,
    In which our Nimphes are flaunting,
    Which they at Feasts and Brydals vse,
    The sight and smell inchanting: 
    A Chaplet me of Hearbs Ile make
    Then which though yours be brauer,
    Yet this of myne I’le vndertake
    Shall not be short in fauour. 160
    With Basill then I will begin,
    Whose scent is wondrous pleasing,
    This Eglantine I’le next put in,
    The sense with sweetnes seasing. 
    Then in my Lauender I’le lay,
    Muscado put among it,
    And here and there a leafe of Bay,
    Which still shall runne along it. 
    Germander, Marieram, and Tyme
    Which vsed are for strewing, 170
    With Hisop as an hearbe most pryme
    Here in my wreath bestowing. 
    Then Balme and Mynt helps to make vp
    My Chaplet, and for Tryall,
    Costmary that so likes the Cup,
    And next it Penieryall
    Then Burnet shall beare vp with this
    Whose leafe I greatly fansy,
    Some Camomile doth not amisse,
    With Sauory and some Tansy, 180
    Then heere and there I’le put a sprig
    Of Rosemary into it
    Thus not too little or too big
    Tis done if I can doe it.

      Clarinax. Claia your Garland is most gaye,
    Compos’d of curious Flowers,
    And so most louely Lelipa,
    This Chaplet is of yours,
    In goodly Gardens yours you get
    Where you your laps haue laded; 190
    My symples are by Nature set,
    In Groues and Fields vntraded. 
    Your Flowers most curiously you twyne,
    Each one his place supplying. 

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