Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE FOREST'S QUEEN, by PHILIP MASSINGER


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First Line: Welcome, thrice welcome to this shady green
Last Line: Our long-wished cynthia, the forest's queen!


Welcome, thrice welcome to this shady green,
Our long-wished Cynthia, the forest's queen!
The trees begin to bud, the glad birds sing
In winter, changed by her into the spring.
We know to-night,
Perpetual light
Dawns from your eye:
You being near,
We cannot fear,
Though death stood by.

From you our swords take edge, our hearts grow bold;
From you in fee their lives your liegemen hold.
These groves your kingdom, and our laws your will;
Smile, and we spare; but, if you frown, we kill.
Bless then the hour
That gives the power
In which you may,
At bed and board,
Embrace your lord
Both night and day.

Welcome, thrice welcome to this shady green,
Our long-wished Cynthia, the forest's queen!





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