| William Stanley Braithwaite, ed. The Book of Restoration Verse. 1910. | | | | Song: ‘See, O see!’ | | By George Digby, Earl of Bristol (1612–1677) |
| | | SEE, 1 O see! | |
| How every tree, | |
| Every bower, | |
| Every flower, | |
| A new life gives to others’ joys, | 5 |
| Whilst that I | |
| Grief-stricken lie, | |
| Nor can meet | |
| With any sweet | |
| But what faster mine destroys. | 10 |
| What are all the senses’ pleasures, | |
| When the mind has lost all measures? | |
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| Hear, O hear! | |
| How sweet and clear | |
| The nightingale | 15 |
| And waters’ fall | |
| In concert join for others’ ears, | |
| Whilst to me, | |
| For harmony, | |
| Every air | 20 |
| Echoes despair, | |
| And every drop provokes a tear. | |
| What are all the senses’ pleasures, | |
| When the mind has lost all measures? | |
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