 AH, what is love ? It is a pretty thing, As sweet unto a shepherd as a king ; And sweeter too, For kings have cares that wait upon a crown, And cares can make the sweetest love to frown : Ah then, ah then, If country loves such sweet desires do gain,...  The Tuftonian - Page 841900Full view - About this book
 | Fitz Roy Carrington - English poetry - 1903 - 172 pages
...' , * „ \ (repeated) (. Fa1r, and fa1r, &c. jv Y } <8rcene (1560-1592) The Shepherd's Wife's Song Ah, what is love ? It is a pretty thing, As sweet...do gain, What lady would not love a shepherd swain? His flocks are folded, he comes home at night, As merry as a king in his delight ; And merrier too,... | |
 | Fitz Roy Carrington - English poetry - 1903 - 166 pages
...merrier too, For kings bethink them what the state require, Where shepherds careless carol by the fire : Ah then, ah then, If country loves such sweet desires...do gain, What lady would not love a shepherd swain ? He kisseth first, then sits as blithe to eat His cream and curds as doth the king his meat ; And... | |
 | John Addington Symonds - Drama - 1904 - 580 pages
...wait upon a crown, And cares can make the sweetest love to frown : Ah then, ah then, If country lovea such sweet desires do gain, What lady would not love a shepherd swain ? His flocks are folded, he comes home at night, As merry as a king in his delight ; And merrier too... | |
 | Walter Wilson Greg - English drama - 1906 - 484 pages
...purely idyllic close ; or again the famous ' Shepherd's Wife's Song ' from the Mourning Garment (1590) : Ah, what is love ? It is a pretty thing, As sweet...do gain, What lady would not love a shepherd swain? No one not utterly callous to the pathos of human life, or warped by some ethical twist beyond the... | |
 | Arthur Symons - Poetry - 1906 - 526 pages
...charter-patent with my thumbs: Come, kiss and part, for fear my mother comes. The Shepherd's _, Wife's Song Ah, what is Love? It is a pretty thing, As sweet unto...do gain, What lady would not love a shepherd swain? His flocks are folded, he comes home at night, As merry as a king in his delight; And merrier too;... | |
 | English poetry - 1906 - 218 pages
...time I loathed that now I love, In both content and pleased. (Arbasto.) The Shepherd's Wife's Song AH, what is love ? It is a pretty thing, As sweet...do gain, What lady would not love a shepherd swain ? His flocks are folded, he conies home at night, As merry as a king in his delight ; And merrier too,... | |
 | William George Waters - English literature - 1906 - 342 pages
...! break through your veils of lawn, Then draw your curtains and begin the dawn. Sir W. Davenant. 6t AH, what is love ? It is a pretty thing, As sweet...do gain, What lady would not love a shepherd swain ? His flocks are folded, he comes home at night, As merry as a king in his delight ; And merrier too,... | |
 | Arthur Symons - English poetry - 1906 - 426 pages
...merrier too; For kings bethink then what the state require, Where shepherds careless carol by the fire: Ah then, ah then, If country loves such sweet desires...do gain, What lady would not love a shepherd swain? He kisseth first, then sits as blithe to eat His cream and curds as doth a king his meat; And blither... | |
 | William Stanley Braithwaite - English poetry - 1907 - 892 pages
...what is love ? It is a pretty thing, -^*• As sweet unto a shepherd as a king; And sweeter too; Anon. For kings have cares that wait upon a crown And cares...do gain, What lady would not love a shepherd swain ? His flocks are folded, he comes home at night, As merry as a king in his delight; And merrier too;... | |
 | John Matthews Manly - English poetry - 1907 - 654 pages
...too : For kings have often fears when they do sup, ao Where shepherds dread no poison in their cup. Ah then, ah then, If country loves such sweet desires...do gain, What lady would not love a shepherd swain? To bed he goes, as wanton then, I ween, 25 As is a king in dalliance with a queen; More wanton too:... | |
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