| Samuel Waddington, comp. The Sonnets of Europe. 1888. | | | | Love’s Canticle | | By Giovanni Cotta (1668–1738) |
| | Translated by James Glassford, of Dougalston
“CEASE,” the belovëd said, “oh, cease from those | |
| Complaining sighs, fair one, and wipe the tear; | |
| Come to my side, thy lord invites thee near, | |
| Come reign with me, my dove, my pleasant spouse. | |
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| Winter is gone, again the damask rose, | 5 |
| And lily sweet, and summer buds appear, | |
| And the loud north, which filled the flocks with fear, | |
| And sounded through the wood, no longer blows. | |
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| The turtle’s tender voice is in the land, | |
| And calls the shepherd to his early care | 10 |
| Among the vines, flitting from spray to spray. | |
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| Arise, celestial flowers for thee my hand | |
| Hath gathered, O thou fair among the fair; | |
| Arise, my love, my spouse, and come away.” | | | | |
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