The Mind

An odde humour

by Nicholas Breton c. 1545–1626

From Melancholike Humours (1600)

The Mind

PVRELY faire, and fairely wise,
Blessed wit, and blessed eyes,
Blessed wise, and blessed faire,
Neuer may thy blisse impaire.

Kindely true, and truly kinde,
Blessed heart, and blessed minde,
Blessed kind, and blessed true,
Euer may thy blisse renue.

Sweetely deare, and dearely sweete,
Blessed, where these blessings meete:
Blessed meetings neuer cease,
Euer may thy blisse encrease.

Blessed beauty, wit, and sense,
Blest, in natures excellence,
Where all blessinges perish neuer,
Blessed maist thou liue for euer.

MLA

Breton, Nicholas. “An odde humour.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/breton/38/.

Chicago

Breton, Nicholas. “An odde humour.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/breton/38/.

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