To dew her orbs[5] upon the green.
The cowslips tall her pensioners be;
In their gold coats spots you see;
Those be rubies, fairy favours,
In those freckles live their savours:
I must go seek some dewdrops here,
And hang a pearl in every cowslip’s ear.
They Sing Their Queen to Sleep,—
You spotted snakes with double tongue,
Thorny hedgehogs, be not seen;