Dwell by thy grave, forgetting all those joys

That former times made precious to mine eyes,

Only remembering what my youth did gain

In the dark hidden virtuous use of herbs.

That will I practice, and as freely give

All my endeavors, as I gained them free.

Of all green wounds I know the remedies

In men or cattle, be they stung with snakes,

Or charmed with powerful words of wicked art;

Or be they love-sick, or through too much heat