Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, WELCOME, by WILLIAM BROWNE (1591-1643)


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WELCOME, by                 Poet's Biography
First Line: Welcome, welcome do I sing
Last Line: Never, never shall be missing.
Alternate Author Name(s): Browne, William Of Tavistock
Variant Title(s): A Lover's Greeting;love Poems: 7
Subject(s): Love


Welcome, welcome, do I sing,
Far more welcome than the spring;
He that parteth from you never
Shall enjoy a spring forever.
Love, that to the voice is near,
Breaking from your ivory pale,
Need not walk abroad to hear
The delightful nightingale.
Welcome, welcome, then I sing,
Far more welcome than the spring;
He that parteth from you never
Shall enjoy a spring forever.
Love, that still looks on your eyes
Though the winter have begun
To benumb our arteries,
Shall not want the summer's sun.
Welcome, welcome, then I sing,
Far more welcome than the spring;
He that parteth from you never
Shall enjoy a spring forever.
Love, that still may see your cheeks,
Where all rareness still reposes,
Is a fool if e'er he seeks
Other lilies, other roses.
Welcome, welcome, then I sing,
Far more welcome than the spring;
He that parteth from you never
Shall enjoy a spring forever.
Love, to whom your soft lip yields,
And perceives your breath in kissing,
All the odors of the fields
Never, never shall be missing.




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