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Seccombe and Arber, comps. Elizabethan Sonnets. 1904.

Laura—Part II

XVI. From milk of Juno, as the Poets feign

Robert Tofte (1561–1620)

FROM milk of JUNO, as the Poets feign,

The Lily had its whiteness, passing white:

And from ADONIS’ blood, that lovely Swain,

The Rose his colour red, which doth delight.

Thou, pretty Soul, hast both the colours rare

Of these sweet flowers; which others all exceed.

Thy breast ’s a bed of beauteous Lilies fair;

Thy dainty cheeks, pure damask Rose breed.

O fruitful garden flow’ring; where appear

The Rose and Lily at all times of year!