Say, if a gallant rose my bower doth scale

    SAY, if a gallant rose my bower doth scale, 
    Higher and higher. 
    And, the' she twine the other side the pale. 
    Toward me doth sigh her 
    Perfume, her damask mouth — 
    Roses will love the south — 
    Can I deny her ? 

    I have a lady loves me in despite 

    Of bonds that tie her. 
    And bid her honest Corin's flame requite ; 
    When I espy her, 
    Kisses are near their birth — 
    Love cannot live in dearth — 
    Say, shall I fly her?