Arthur Quiller-Couch, ed. 1919. The Oxford Book of English Verse: 1250–1900.
George Peele. 1558?–97101. Fair and Fair
| Oenone. | FAIR and fair, and twice so fair, | |
| As fair as any may be; | ||
| The fairest shepherd on our green, | ||
| A love for any lady. | ||
| Paris. | Fair and fair, and twice so fair, | 5 |
| As fair as any may be; | ||
| Thy love is fair for thee alone | ||
| And for no other lady. | ||
| Oenone. | My love is fair, my love is gay, | |
| As fresh as bin the flowers in May | 10 | |
| And of my love my roundelay, | ||
| My merry, merry, merry roundelay, | ||
| Concludes with Cupid’s curse,— | ||
| ‘They that do change old love for new | ||
| Pray gods they change for worse!’ | 15 | |
| Ambo Simul. | They that do change old love for new, | |
| Pray gods they change for worse! | ||
| Oenone. | Fair and fair, etc. | |
| Paris. | Fair and fair, etc. | |
| Thy love is fair, etc. | 20 | |
| Oenone. | My love can pipe, my love can sing, | |
| My love can many a pretty thing, | ||
| And of his lovely praises ring | ||
| My merry, merry, merry roundelays | ||
| Amen to Cupid’s curse,— | 25 | |
| ‘They that do change,’ etc. | ||
| Paris. | They that do change, etc. | |
| Ambo. | Fair and fair, etc. |