by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Sweet Cupid, ripen her desire
Language: English 
Sweete Cupid, ripen her desire,
Thy ioyfull haruest may begin,
If age approch a little nyer,
Twill be too late too get it in.
 
Cold Winter stormes lay standing Corne,
Which once too ripe will neuer rise,
And louers wish themselues vnborne,
When all their ioyes lie in their eyes.
 
Then sweete let vs imbrace and kisse,
Shall beautie shale vpon the ground,
If age bereaue vs of this blisse,
Then will no more such sport be found.

Note: The modernized form below is from Lyrics from the Song-Books of the Elizabethan Age, ed. by A. H. Bullen, London, John C. Nimmo, 1887, page 111 with a note for stanza 3, line two, word 3: "shale : i.e., shell, husk (as peas)". 

Sweet Cupid, ripen her desire,
Thy joyful harvest may begin;
If age approach a little nigher,
’Twill be too late to get it in.

Cold Winter storms lay standing Corn,
Which once too ripe will never rise,
And lovers wish themselves unborn,
When all their joys lie in their eyes.

Then, sweet, let us embrace and kiss:
Shall beauty shale upon the ground?
If age bereave us of this bliss,
Then will no more such sport be found.


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This text was added to the website: 2014-02-25
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Word count: 78