Arthur Quiller-Couch, ed. 1919. The Oxford Book of English Verse: 1250–1900.
John Milton. 1608–1674312. From ‘Arcades’
| O’RE the smooth enameld green | |
| Where no print of step hath been, | |
| Follow me as I sing, | |
| And touch the warbled string. | |
| Under the shady roof | 5 |
| Of branching Elm Star-proof, | |
| Follow me, | |
| I will bring you where she sits | |
| Clad in splendor as befits | |
| Her deity. | 10 |
| Such a rural Queen | |
| All Arcadia hath not seen. |