[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.
