Nymphs and shepherds, come away.
In this grove let’s sport and play,
For this is Flora’s holiday,
Sacred to ease and happy love,
To dancing, to music and to poetry;
Your flocks may now securely rest
Whilst you express your jollity.
Nymphs and shepherds, come away.
(Thomas Shadwell)
More Poetry from Thomas Shadwell:
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