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4. [O Lusty May, with Flora Quene.]
O lusty May, with flora quene,
The balmy dropis frome Phebus schene,
Preluciand bemes befoir þe day,
Be that Diana growis grene,
Throwch glaidnes of þis lusty May.
The balmy dropis frome Phebus schene,
Preluciand bemes befoir þe day,
Be that Diana growis grene,
Throwch glaidnes of þis lusty May.
Than esperus, that is so bricht,
Till wofull hairtis castis his lycht,
With bankis that blumes on euery bray,
And schuris ar sched furth of þair sicht
Thruch glaidnes of this lusty May.
Till wofull hairtis castis his lycht,
With bankis that blumes on euery bray,
And schuris ar sched furth of þair sicht
Thruch glaidnes of this lusty May.
Birdis on bewis of every birth,
Reiosing nottis makand thair mirth,
Rycht plesandly vpoun the spray
With fflurissingis our feild & firth
Thruch [glaidnes of thus lusty May].
Reiosing nottis makand thair mirth,
Rycht plesandly vpoun the spray
With fflurissingis our feild & firth
Thruch [glaidnes of thus lusty May].
All luvaris that ar in cair
To thair ladeis thay do repair,
In fresch mornyngis befoir the day,
And ar in mirth ay mair and mair,
Thruch glaidnes of this lusty May.
To thair ladeis thay do repair,
In fresch mornyngis befoir the day,
And ar in mirth ay mair and mair,
Thruch glaidnes of this lusty May.
[Of every moneth in the year,
To mirthful May there is no peer;
Her glistring garments are so gay,
Your Lovers all, make merry cheer,
Through gladness of this lusty May.]
To mirthful May there is no peer;
Her glistring garments are so gay,
Your Lovers all, make merry cheer,
Through gladness of this lusty May.]
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