FOR her gait, if she be walking;
Be she sitting, I desire her
For her state's sake; and admire her
For her wit if she be talking;
Gait and state and wit approve her;
For which all and each I love her.
Be she sullen, I commend her
For a modest. Be she merry,
For a kind one her prefer I.
Briefly, everything doth lend her
So much grace, and so approve her,
That for everything I love her.
About the poet |
William Browne |
By the same poet |
The Rose |
A Welcome |
The Sirens' Song |
Memory |
Epitaph: In Obitum M.S. Xº Maij, 1614 |
Epitaph: On the Countess Dowager of Pembroke |
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