Song
1588-1643
FOR her gait, if she be walking;
Be she sitting, I desire her
For her state's sake; and admire her
For her wit if she be talking;
Gait and state and wit approve her;
For which all and each I love her.
Be she sullen, I commend her
For a modest. Be she merry,
For a kind one her prefer I.
Briefly, everything doth lend her
So much grace, and so approve her,
That for everything I love her.
DayPoems Poem No. 243
<a href="http://www.daypoems.net/poems/243.html">Song by William Browne, of Tavistock</a>
The DayPoems Poetry Collection, www.daypoems.net
Timothy Bovee, editor
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