I haue a yong suster ffer be-yondyn the se, many be the drowryis that che sente me. che sente me the cherye with-outyn ony ston, & so che ded the dowe with-outyn ony bon. sche sente me the brer with-outyn ony rinde, sche bad me loue my lemman with-oute longgyng. how shuld ony cherye be with-oute ston? & how shuld ony dowe ben with-oute bon? how shuld ony brer ben with-oute rynde? how shuld y loue myn lemman with-out longyng? Quan the cherye was a flour, than hadde it non ston. quan the dowe was an ey, than hadde it non bon. Quan the brer was on-bred, than hadde it non rynd. quan the maydyn hast that che louit, che is with-out longing. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE DOLL BELIEVERS by CLARENCE MAJOR THE FUTURE LIFE by WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT LINES TO A MOVEMENT IN MOZART'S E-FLAT SYMPHONY by THOMAS HARDY THE QUAKER GRAVEYARD by SILAS WEIR MITCHELL THE OLD MAN AND JIM by JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY THE HOUSE OF LIFE: 57. TRUE WOMAN, HER LOVE by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI |