Seccombe and Arber, comps. Elizabethan Sonnets. 1904.
LauraPart IIXVI. From milk of Juno, as the Poets feign
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The Lily had its whiteness, passing white:
And from A
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!