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[II. Zephirus brings the time ye sweetly senteth]

Zephirus brings the time ye sweetly senteth

Zephirus brings the time ye sweetly senteth, with flowres & hearbs, & winters frost exileth, with flowres & hearbs & winters frost exileth, winters frost exileth. Progne now chirpeth, Progne now chirps, & Philomele lamenteth, Flora the garlands white & red cōpileth, Flora the garlands white & red compileth, Fields do reioyce (now) fields do reioyce the frowning skye relenteth, Ioue to behold his, Ioue to behold his deerest daughter smileth, his deerest daughter smileth, th'aire ye water the earth to ioy cōsenteth, to ioy, to ioy consenteth, Each creature now to loue him reconcyleth, each creature now to loue him recōcileth, Each &c.