Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, TO COLIN CLOUT, by ANTHONY MUNDAY


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TO COLIN CLOUT, by                 Poet's Biography
First Line: Beauty sat bathing by a spring
Last Line: As when I fell a-sleeping.
Alternate Author Name(s): Shepherd Tony; Shepherd Tonie
Variant Title(s): Beauty Bathing;colin
Subject(s): Beauty


BEAUTY sat bathing by a spring,
Where fairest shades did hide her;
The winds blew calm, the birds did sing,
The cool streams ran beside her.
My wanton thoughts enticed mine eye
To see what was forbidden:
But better memory said Fie;
So vain desire was chidden --
Hey nonny nonny O!
Hey nonny nonny!

Into a slumber then I fell,
And fond imagination
Seemed to see, but could not tell,
Her feature or her fashion:
But ev'n as babes in dreams do smile,
And sometimes fall a-weeping,
So I awaked as wise that while
As when I fell a-sleeping.





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