Love
My lady is a pretty one
From Early English Lyrics (1907)
My lady is a pretty one,
A pretty pretty pretty one;
My lady is a pretty one
As ever I saw.
She is gentle and also wise;
Of all other she beareth the prize,
That ever I saw.
To hear her sing, to see her dance!
She will the best herself advance,
That ever I saw.
To see her fingers that be so small!
In my conceit she passeth all
That ever J saw.
Nature in her hath wonderly wrought.
Christ never such another bought, is
That ever I saw.
I have seen many that have beauty,
Yet is there none like to my lady
That ever I saw.
Therefore I dare this boldly say,
I shall have the best and fairest may
That ever I saw.
Cite this poem
MLA
Anonymous (Middle English). “My lady is a pretty one.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-middle-english/33/.
Chicago
Anonymous (Middle English). “My lady is a pretty one.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-middle-english/33/.
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