And golden faire, her Love would her provide;

Or that, when them the gorgeous Flie had doft,

Some one, that would with grace be gratifide,

From him would steal them privily away,

And bring to her so precious a pray.

Report is that dame Venus on a day,

In spring when flowres doo clothe the fruitfull ground,

Walking abroad with all her nymphes to play,

Bad her faire damzels flocking her arownd

To gather flowres, her forhead to array: