Nature

To a River

by William Drummond of Hawthornden 1585–1649

Nature

SIth She will not that I
She to the World my Joy,
Thou who oft mine annoy
Hast heard deare Floud, tell Thetis if thou can
That not a happier Man
Doth breathe beneath the Skie.
More sweet, more white, more faire,
Lips, Hands, and Amber Haire,
Tell none did ever touch,
A smaller daintier Waste
Tell never was embrac't
But peace, since she forbids thee tell too much.

MLA

Drummond, William, of Hawthornden. “To a River.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/drummond/130/.

Chicago

Drummond, William, of Hawthornden. “To a River.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/drummond/130/.

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