Love
The Rhyme of White and Red
From Lyrics from the Dramatists of the Elizabethan Age, ed. A. H. Bullen (London: Nimmo, 1889)
Love
If she be made of white and red,
Her faults will ne'er be known,
For blushing cheeks by faults are bred,
And fears by pale white shown:
Then if she fear, or be to blame,
By this you shall not know,
For still her cheeks possess the same,
Which native she doth owe.
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Shakespeare, William. “The Rhyme of White and Red.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/shakespeare/188/.
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