Bliss Carman, et al., eds. The World’s Best Poetry. 1904.
IV. Wooing and WinningThe Passionate Shepherd to his Love
Christopher Marlowe (15641593)C
And we will all the pleasures prove,
That hills and valleys, dales and fields,
Woods or craggy mountains yield.
Seeing the shepherds feed their flocks
By shallow rivers, to whose falls
Melodious birds sing madrigals.
And a thousand fragrant posies;
A cap of flowers and a kirtle
Embroidered all with leaves of myrtle;
Which from our pretty lambs we pull;
Fair-linèd slippers for the cold,
With buckles of the purest gold;
With coral clasps and amber studs.
And if these pleasures thee may move,
Come live with me, and be my love.
For thy delight each May morning;
If these delights thy mind may move,
Then live with me, and be my love.