The Poetical Works of John Skelton principally according to the edition of the Rev. Alexander Dyce. In three volumes |
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To maystres Isabell Pennell.
By saynt Mary, my lady,
Your mammy and your dady
Brought forth a godely babi!
Your mammy and your dady
Brought forth a godely babi!
My mayden Isabell,
Reflaring rosabell,
The flagrant camamell;
Reflaring rosabell,
The flagrant camamell;
The ruddy rosary,
The souerayne rosemary,
The praty strawbery;
The souerayne rosemary,
The praty strawbery;
The columbyne, the nepte,
The ieloffer well set,
The propre vyolet;
The ieloffer well set,
The propre vyolet;
Enuwyd your colowre
Is lyke the dasy flowre
After the Aprill showre;
Is lyke the dasy flowre
After the Aprill showre;
Sterre of the morow gray,
The blossom on the spray,
The fresshest flowre of May;
The blossom on the spray,
The fresshest flowre of May;
Maydenly demure,
Of womanhode the lure;
Wherfore I make you sure,
Of womanhode the lure;
Wherfore I make you sure,
It were an heuenly helth,
It were an endeles welth,
A lyfe for God hymselfe,
It were an endeles welth,
A lyfe for God hymselfe,
To here this nightingale,
Amonge the byrdes smale,
Warbelynge in the vale,
Amonge the byrdes smale,
Warbelynge in the vale,
Dug, dug,
Iug, iug,
Good yere and good luk,
With chuk, chuk, chuk, chuk!
Iug, iug,
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With chuk, chuk, chuk, chuk!
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