John Skelton Flower Poems
- 1. With Lullay, Lullay
With lullay, lullay, like a child,
Thou sleepest too long, thou art beguiled!
"My darling dear, my daisy flower,
Let me," quoth he, "lie in your lap."
... - 2. My Darling Dear, My Daisy Flower
WITH lullay, lullay, like a child,
Thou sleepèst too long, thou art beguiled!
'My darling dear, my daisy flower,
Let me,' quoth he, 'lie in your lap.'
... - 3. To Mistress Isabell Pennell
By Saint Mary, my lady,
Your mammy and your dady
Brought forth a goodly baby !
My maiden Isabel,
... - 4. To Mistress Margery Wentworth -2
With margerain gentle,
The flower of goodlihead,
Embroidered the mantle
Is of your maidenhead.
... - 5. To Mistress Margery Wentworth
With margerain gentle,
The flower of goodlihead,
Embroidered the mantle
Is of your maidenhead.
... - 6. To Mistress Margaret Hussey
Merry Margaret
As midsummer flower,
Gentle as falcon
Or hawk of the tower:
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