Sions Elegies: Threnodia IIII, Eleg. 7

GOld from the Mint; Milke, from the uberous Cow;
Was ne're so pure in substance, nor in show,
As were my Nazarites, whose inward graces
Adorn'd the outward lustre of their faces;
Their faces robb'd the Lilly, and the Rose,
Of red and white; more faire, more sweet then those,
Their bodies were the magazines of perfection,
Their skins vnblemisht, were of pure complexion
Through which, their Saphire-colour'd veines de-scride
The Azure beauty of their naked pride;
The flaming Carbuncle was not so bright,
Nor yet the rare discolour'd Chrysolite.