William Stanley Braithwaite, ed. The Book of Restoration Verse. 1910.
Mounting HyperbolesRichard Brathwaite (1588?1673)
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Whiter far than Moorish milk,
Sweeter than ambrosia too,
Softer than the Paphian silk,
Indian plumes or thistle-down,
Or May-blossoms newly blown,
Is my mistress rosy-pale,
Adding beauty to her veil.