O happy they that then the first are born,

While yet the world is in her vernall pride:

For old corruption quite away is worn

As metall pure so is her mold well tride.

Sweet dews, cool-breathing airs, and spaces wide

Of precious spicery wafted with soft wind:

Fair comely bodies goodly beautifi’d

Snow-limb’d, rose-cheek’d, ruby-lip’d, pearl-ted, star eyn’d

Their parts each fair in fit proportion all conbin’d.

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