[IIII. The first part. When Flora faire the pleasaunt tydings bringeth]
When Flora faire the pleasaunt tydings bringeth
When Flora faire the pleasaunt tydings bringeth,
When Flora faire the pleasaunt tydings bringeth,
of summer sweet, with hearbs and flowers adorned, the Nightingale,
vpon the hawthorne singeth, and Boreas
blasts, Boreas blasts, the birds and beasts haue scorned,
the birds and beasts haue scorned, when fresh Aurora with hir
coulours paynted, mingled with speares of
gold, the sunne appearing, mingled with speares of gold, the sunne appearing,
the sun appearing, delights the harts, that are with loue acquainted,
and Maying maids haue then their time of cheering.
[V. The second part. All Creatures then with Summer are delighted]
All Creatures then with Summer are delighted
All Creatures then with Summer are delighted, the Beasts,
the Birds, the Birds, the Fish with scale of siluer,
Then stately Dames, by Louers arcinuited, to walke in meads,
to walke in meads, to walk in meads, or rowe vpon the riuer,
or rowe vpon the riuer, vpon the riuer. I all alone am frō these
ioyes exiled, No summer grows where loue yet neuer smiled.
No summer grows wher loue yet neuer smiled, wher loue yet
neuer smilde, I all alone am from these ioyes
exiled, No summer grows where loue yet neuer smiled, No
summer grows wher loue yet neuer smiled, wher loue yet neuer
smilde where loue yet neuer smiled.
