Why shouldst thou swear I am forsworn, Rise, and put on your foliage, and be seen Since thine I vowed to be? Lady, it is already morn, And 'twas last night I swore to thee That fond impossibility. To come forth, like the spring-time, fresh and green And sweet as Flora. Take no care For jewels for your gown or hair; 60 And take the harmless folly of the time. So when or you or I are made As if here were those cooler shades of Come, my Corinna, come, let's go a-May The stars of the night Will lend thee their light, Like tapers clear without number. Then Julia, let me woo thee, Thus, thus to come unto me: And when I shall meet Thy silv'ry feet, My soul I'll pour into thee. TO ELECTRA I dare not ask a kiss, I dare not beg a smile, Lest having that, or this, I might grow proud the while. No, no, the utmost share Of my desire shall be Only to kiss that air, That lately kissèd thee. TO THE VIRGINS, TO MAKE MUCH OF TIME Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, And this same flower that smiles to-day, The glorious lamp of heaven, the sun, That age is best which is the first, When youth and blood are warmer; But being spent, the worse, and worst Times still succeed the former. Then be not coy, but use your time, And while ye may, go marry; For having lost but once your prime, You may forever tarry. 247 |