What bird so sings, yet so does wail? 1 wagered. The fairest shepherd on our green, A love for any lady. Fair and fair, and twice so fair,5 Thy love is fair for thee alone, EN. My love is fair, my love is gay, May, And of my love my roundelay, My merry, merry roundelay, Concludes with Cupid's curse, ΙΟ "They that do change old love for new, Pray gods they change for worse!" 15 AMBO SIMUL.3 They that do change, etc. EN. Fair and fair, etc. PAR. Fair and fair, etc. Thy love is fair, etc. EN. My love can pipe, my love can sing, My love can1 many a pretty thing, "They that do change," etc. PAR. They that do change, etc. AMBO. Fair and fair, etc. ROBERT GREENE (1560?-1592) SWEET ARE THE THOUGHTS 20 25 THOMAS LODGE (1558?-1625) ROSALIND'S MADRIGAL Love in my bosom like a bee Doth suck his sweet; Now with his wings he plays with me, Within mine eyes he makes his nest, And if I sleep, then percheth he, And makes his pillow of my knee, Strike I my lute, he tunes the string; Else I with roses every day Will whip you hence, And bind you, when you long to play, For your offence. I'll shut my eyes to keep you in, I'll make you fast it for your sin, I'll count your power not worth a pin. 25 Alas! what hereby shall I win From thence to Heaven's bribeless hall, Where no corrupted voices brawl; No conscience molten into gold; No forged accuser bought or sold; When we have wandered all our ways, 5 Shuts up the story of our days: But from this earth, this grave, this dust, My God shall raise me up, I trust. ROBERT SOUTHWELL (1561?-1595) THE BURNING BABE As I in hoary winter's night stood shivering in the snow, Surprised I was with sudden heat which made my heart to glow; And lifting up a fearful eye to view what fire was near, A pretty babe, all burning bright, did in the air appear, No cause deferred, no vain-spent jour- Who, scorched with excessive heat, such |