Baith gude and fair and womanly, Debonair, steadfast, wise and true, Courteous, humill and lawlie, And groundit weill in all virtue, To whose service I sall pursue Worship without villany, And ever anon I sall be true, Baith gude and fair and womanly. Honour for ever unto that free That nature formit has so fair; In worship of her fresh beautie To Luvis court I will repair, To serve and luve without despair, Forthy I wat her most worthy For to be callit our allwhere Baith gude and fair and womanly. Sen that I give my hairt her to, Why wyte I her of my murning? Though I be woe what wyte has scho? What wald I more of my sweet thing That wat not of my womenting. When I her see comfort am I, Her fair effeir and fresh having Is gude and fair and womanly. Thing in this warld that I best luve, My very heart and comforting, To whose service I sall pursue Whill deid mak our depairting. Faithful, constant, and bening I sall be while the life is in me, And luve her best attour all thing, Baith gude and fair and womanly. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AT A LUNAR ECLIPSE by THOMAS HARDY THE HOMES OF ENGLAND by FELICIA DOROTHEA HEMANS UPON THE DEATH OF MY EVER CONSTANT FRIEND DOCTOR DONNE, DEAN OF PAUL'S by HENRY KING (1592-1669) TWILIGHT AT SEA by AMELIA B. WELBY WINDOW TRIMMER by MARGARET LEE ASHLEY ON THE DEATH OF THE PRINCESS CHARLOTTE by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD |