OF PETRARCH.
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Their heads with garlands were bedecked
Of red incarnate rose,
With violas of brawest hues,
And flowers of brawest chose.
Of red incarnate rose,
With violas of brawest hues,
And flowers of brawest chose.
And as a noble gentle heart
Great glory does obtain,
So did this joyful company
With joy each footstep trane.
Great glory does obtain,
So did this joyful company
With joy each footstep trane.
CHASTITY.
She had that time upon her back
A glorious gown of white,
And in her hand that chrystal targe
That wrought Medusa spite.
A glorious gown of white,
And in her hand that chrystal targe
That wrought Medusa spite.
And in the same a pillar was
Erect of jasper stone,
Wherein a chain of diamonds
Were placed one by one;
And topases mixed in the midst,
Which virtuous dames did use———
Erect of jasper stone,
Wherein a chain of diamonds
Were placed one by one;
And topases mixed in the midst,
Which virtuous dames did use———
