Personal Compositions
Sir Walter Raleigh
And we will all the pleasures prove
That valleys, groves, hills, and fields
Woods, or steepy mountain yeilds.
And we will sit upon the rocks
Seeing the shepherds feed their flocks,
By shallow rivers to whose falls
Melodious birds sing madrigalls.
And I will make thee beds of roses
And a thousand fragrant poises
A cap of flowers, and a kirtle
Embroidered all with leaves of myrtle;
A gown made of the finest wool
Which from our pretty lambs we pull;
Fair lined slippers for the cold
With buckles of the purest gold;
A belt of straw and ivy buds,
With coral clasps and amber studs;
And if these pleasures may thee move,
Come live with me and be my love.
The shepher's swains shall dance and sing
For thy delight each May morning
If these delights thy mind may move,
Then live with me and be my love.