THE CHOOSING[°]

OF VALENTINES.

t was the merie moneth of Februarie,

When yong men, in their iollie roguerie[°],

Rose earelie in the morne fore[°] breake of daie,

To seeke them valentines soe trimme and gaie[°];

With whom they maie consorte in summer sheene[°],

And dance the haidegaies[°] on our toune-greene,

As alas at Easter[°], or at Pentecost,