The Passionate Shepherd to His Love

5And we will sit upon the rocks,

6Seeing the shepherds feed their flocks,

7By shallow rivers to whose falls

8Melodious birds sing madrigals.

9And I will make thee beds of roses

10And a thousand fragrant posies,

11A cap of flowers, and a kirtle

12Embroidered all with leaves of myrtle;

13A gown made of the finest wool

14Which from our pretty lambs we pull;

15Fair lined slippers for the cold,

16With buckles of the purest gold;

17A belt of straw and ivy buds,

18With coral clasps and amber studs:

19And if these pleasures may thee move,

20Come live with me, and be my love.

21The shepherds' swains shall dance and sing

22For thy delight each May morning:

23If these delights thy mind may move,

24Then live with me and be my love.