Samuel Waddington, comp. The Sonnets of Europe. 1888.
Loves CanticleGiovanni Cotta (16681738)
Translated by James Glassford, of Dougalston
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Complaining sighs, fair one, and wipe the tear;
Come to my side, thy lord invites thee near,
Come reign with me, my dove, my pleasant spouse.
And lily sweet, and summer buds appear,
And the loud north, which filled the flocks with fear,
And sounded through the wood, no longer blows.
And calls the shepherd to his early care
Among the vines, flitting from spray to spray.
Hath gathered, O thou fair among the fair;
Arise, my love, my spouse, and come away.”