Nature

From Britannia's Pastorals: Music on the Thames

by William Browne of Tavistock 1590–1645

From Pastoral Poetry (Pembroke Booklets)

Nature

As I have seen when on the breast of Thames
A heavenly bevy of sweet English dames,
In some calm ev'ning of delightful May,
With music give a farewell to the day,
Or as they would, with an admired tone,
Greet Night's ascension to her ebon throne,
Rapt with their melody a thousand more
Run to be wafted from the bounding shore.

MLA

Tavistock, William Browne of. “From Britannia's Pastorals: Music on the Thames.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/browne_w/4/.

Chicago

Tavistock, William Browne of. “From Britannia's Pastorals: Music on the Thames.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/browne_w/4/.

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