Book: Complete Poems and Translations
Quotes of Book: Complete Poems and
Come live with me, and be my love,And we will all the pleasures proveThat valleys, groves, hills and fields,Woods, or steepy mountain yields.And we will sit upon the rocks,Seeing the shepherds feed their flocksBy shallow rivers, to whose fallsMelodious birds sing madrigals.And I will make thee beds of roses,And a thousand fragrant posies,A cap of flowers, and a kirtle,Embroidered all with leaves of myrtle.A gown made of the finest woolWhich from our pretty lambs we pull,Fair lined slippers for the cold,With buckles of the purest gold.A belt of straw and ivy-buds,With coral clasps and amber studs,And if these pleasures may thee move,Come live with me, and be my love.The shepherd swains shall dance and singFor thy delight each May morning.If these delights thy mind may move,Then live with me, and be my love. ---"The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" book-quote
