more and more approaching nigh unto young eternity in that island where things are sincere here and lustre there � there no monstrous fancies shall out of hell an horror call to create or cause at all t there in calm and sleep we our eyes shall never steep but eternal watch shall keep attending pleasures such as shall pursue me and you and fresh joys as never too have ending music charm me asleep and melt me so with thy delicious numbers that being d hence i go away in easy ease my sick head and make my bed thou power that from me this ill � and quickly still though thou not kill my fever thou sweetly convert the same from a fire into a gentle flame and make it thus then make me weep my pains asleep and give me such that i poor i may think thereby i live and die roses fall on me like a silent dew or like those maiden showers which by the peep of day do a o er the flowers the english poets melt melt my pains with thy soft strains that having ease me given with full delight i leave this light and take my flight for heaven s feast to thee the fairy state i with discretion because thou things that are curious and take first the feast these dishes gone well see the fairy court anon a little table spread after short prayers they set on bread a moon d grain of purest wheat with some small ring to eat his choice bits with then in a they make a feast less great than nice but all this while his eye is served we must not think his ear was but that there was in place to stir his the the merry fly the for and now we must imagine first the present to his thirst a pure seed pearl of infant dew brought and d in a blue and violet which done his eyes begin to run quite through the table where he the horns of of which he eats and tastes a little of that we call the s robert i a little ball stands by yet not by his hands that was too coarse but then forthwith he boldly on the of sugar d rush and eats the and well bees sweet bag his with some store of s eggs what would he more but of a s d a and a fly with the red worm that s shut within the of a nut brown as his tooth a little late d in a piece of cloth with d ears eyes to these the slain s tears the dew of a the broke heart of a o in music with a wine ne er d from the flattering vine but gently from the soft side of the most sweet and dainty bride brought in a dainty which he fully up to his blood to height this done commended grace by his priest the feast is ended to live live with me and thou shalt see the pleasures i ll prepare for thee what sweets the country can afford shall bless thy bed and bless thy board the soft sweet moss shall be thy bed with crawling over spread by which the silver shedding streams shall gently melt thee into dreams thy clothing next shall be a gown made of the purest down the english poets the tongues of shall be thy meat their milk thy drink and thou shalt eat the of for thy bread with cream of thy table shall be hills with spread and where thou shalt sit and red breast by for meat shall give thee melody give thee chains and of and a bag and bottle thou shalt have that richly wrought and this as brave so that as either shall express the s no mean at times and yearly wakes when his makes there thou shalt be and be the wit nay more the feast and grace of it on when meet to dance the with feet thou shalt come forth and then appear the queen of roses for that year and having danced all the best carry the from the rest in baskets maids shall bring to thee my dearest the blushing apple and shame faced all ring there walk in the groves and thou shalt find the name of in the of every straight and smooth skin tree where kissing that twice kiss thee to thee a sheep hook i will send be d with to this end this this hook might be less for to catch a sheep than me thou shalt have fine not made of ale but wine to make thy maids and self free t all sitting near the ring hearth thou shalt have roses rings gloves stockings shoes and strings of winning colours that shall move others to lust but me to love � these nay and more thine own shall b if thou wilt love and live with me william william was born at hall near in and died his alone preserves his name from oblivion but he also wrote a comedy entitled the of acted in and completed a history edward iv which had been set in hand by his father the first edition of was published in second in and the third enlarged and in the form in which we now possess the poems in the poems have been by in in mr in the centre alike of s life and of his poetry is the lady whom he has sung under the fanciful name of she was daughter of william lord rather above her lover in rank and wealth as his own verses plainly show but as is not less obvious at no time indifferent to his courtship what obstacles were interposed by her parents and relatives yielded to their mutual constancy and was allowed to carry 