Arthur Quiller-Couch, ed. 1919. The Oxford Book of English Verse: 1250–1900.
John Gay. 16881732439. Song
O RUDDIER than the cherry! | |
O sweeter than the berry! | |
O nymph more bright | |
Than moonshine night, | |
Like kidlings blithe and merry! | 5 |
Ripe as the melting cluster! | |
No lily has such lustre; | |
Yet hard to tame | |
As raging flame, | |
And fierce as storms that bluster! | 10 |