Love

To an olde Gentlewoman, that painted hir face

by George Turberville c. 1540–c. 1610

From Epitaphes, Epigrams, Songs and Sonets (1567)

Love

LEaue off good Beroe now
to sléeke thy shriuled skin,
For Hecubes face will neuer be,
as Helens hue hath bin.
Let Beautie go with youth,
renownce the glosing Glasse,
ake Booke in hand: that seemely Rose
woxen withred Grasse.
ooue thy Pecocks plumes
thou cranck and curious Dame:
other Trulls of tender yeares
resigne the flagge of Fame.

MLA

Turberville, George. “To an olde Gentlewoman, that painted hir face.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/turberville/83/.

Chicago

Turberville, George. “To an olde Gentlewoman, that painted hir face.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/turberville/83/.

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