Doth appear,

As I laye a-thynkynge,--oh! bitter flowed the tear!

As I laye a-thynkynge, the golden sun was sinking,

Oh, merrie sang that Birde, as it glittered on her breast

With a thousand gorgeous dyes;

While soaring to the skies,

'Mid the stars she seemed to rise,

As to her nest;

As I laye a-thynkynge, her meaning was exprest:--

"Follow me away,