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ON HIS FRIEND THE AUTHOR: A PASTORAL ODE TO HIS FAIREST SHEPHERDESS, by                    
First Line: Syren more than earthly fair
Last Line: Syren more than earthly fair.
Subject(s): Browne, William (1591-1645)


SYREN more than earthly fair,
Sweetly break the yielding air;
Sing on Albion's whitest rocks;
Sing; whilst Willy to his flocks
Deftly tunes his various reed.
Sing; and he, whilst younglings feed,
Answer shall thy best of singing,
With his rural music bringing
Equal pleasure; and requite
Music's sweets with like delight.
What though Willy's songs be plain?
Sweet they be: for he's a swain
Made of purer mould than earth.
Him did Nature from his birth,
And the Muses single out,
For a second Colin Clout.
Tityrus made him a singer:
Pan him taught his pipe to finger:
Numbers, curious ears to please,
Learn'd he of Philisides.
Kala loves him: and the lasses
Point at him as by he passes,
Wishing never tongue that's bad
Censure may so blithe a lad.
Therefore well can he requite
Music's sweets with like delight:
Sing then, break the yielding air
Syren more than earthly fair.





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