And rose doth droop from sun’s-kiss,

That stole the dew; and ’mid the wastes

O’ water where they whirl and rage,

And seeked o’ word that I

Might put to answer thee.

Ayea, from days have I then stripped

The fulness of their joys, and pryed

The very buds that they might ope for thee.

Aye, and sought the days apast,

That I might sing them unto thee.