From From Songs & Sonnets of Pierre de Ronsard, Translated into English Verse with an Introductory Essay and Notes by Curtis Hidden Page; Houghton Mifflin Company; Boston and New York; 1924; p. 17.
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Pierre de Ronsard (1524-1585)
Translated from the French by Curtis Hidden Page
LOVE’S COMPARINGS
CARNATIONS and lilies are hueless
When set by the face of my fair,
And fine-woven gold is but worthless
If weighted with the wealth of her hair;
Through arches of coral passes
Her laughter that banisheth care,
And flowers spring fresh ’mongst the
grasses
Wherever her feet may fare.
