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THE JUDGEMENT OF DESIRE, FR. THE PARADYSE OF DAINTY DEVISES, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: The lively larke did stretche her wyng
Last Line: Laradon, tan, tan, tedriton teight.
Alternate Author Name(s): Edwardes, Richard
Subject(s): Desire


The lively Larke did stretche her wyng,
The messenger of morning bright:
And with her cherefull voice dud syng,
The daies approche, discharging night.
When that Aurora, blushing redd,
Discride the gilt of Thetis' bedd:
Laradon tan tan, Tedriton teight.

I went abroad to take the aire,
And in the meads I mett a knight,
Clad in carnation colour faire,
I did salute the youthfull wight.
Of hymn I did his name enquire,
He sight and saied, "I am Desire,
Laradon tan tan, Tedriton teight."

Desire I did desire to staie,
A while with hym I craved talke:
The courteous wight saied me no naie,
But hande in hande with me did walke.
Then in desire I askte againe,
What thing did please, and what did pain,
Laradon, tan, tan, Tedriton teight.

He smild and thus he answered than,
"Desire can have no greater paine:
Then for to see another man,
The thing desired to obtaine;
No joye no greater then this,
Then to injoye what others misse,
Laradon, tan, tan, Tedriton teight.





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