Love

From Britannia's Pastorals: A Song: "Gentle Nymphs"

by William Browne of Tavistock 1590–1645

From Pastoral Poetry (Pembroke Booklets)

Love

Gentle nymphs, be not refusing,
Love's neglect is time's abusing,
They and beauty are but lent you;
Take the one and keep the other;
Love keeps fresh what age doth smother;
Beauty gone you will repent you.

'Twill be said when ye have proved,
Never swains more truly loved:
Oh then fly all nice behaviour!
Pity fain would (as her duty)
Be attending still on Beauty,
Let her not be out of favour.

MLA

Tavistock, William Browne of. “From Britannia's Pastorals: A Song: "Gentle Nymphs".” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/browne_w/14/.

Chicago

Tavistock, William Browne of. “From Britannia's Pastorals: A Song: "Gentle Nymphs".” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/browne_w/14/.

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