English poem

To Marigolds.

Give way, and be ye ravish'd by the sun, And hang the head whenas the act is done, Spread as he spreads, wax less as he does wane; And as he shuts, close up to maids again.

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To M. Henry Lawes, The Excellent Composer Of His Lyrics.
To M. Kellam.
To M. Laurence Swetnaham.
To M. Leonard Willan, His Peculiar Friend.
To Meadows
To Mistress Amy Potter.
To Mistress Dorothy Parsons.
To Mistress Katharine Bradshaw, The Lovely, That Crowned Him With Laurel

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