A Report Song In A Dream, Between A Shepherd And His Nymph

Nicholas Breton 1558 (England) – 1626



Shall we go dance the hay? _The hay?_
Never pipe could ever play
Better shepherd's roundelay.

Shall we go sing the song? _The song?_
Never Love did ever wrong.
Fair maids, hold hands all along.

Shall we go learn to woo? _To woo?_
Never thought came ever to[o](?)
Better deed could better do.

Shall we go learn to kiss? _To kiss?_
Never heart could ever miss
Comfort where true meaning is.

Thus at base they run, _They run,_
When the sport was scarce begun;
But I waked, and all was done.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 23, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAA BBB XCC DDD EEE
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 481
Words 99
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3, 3

Nicholas Breton

Nicholas Breton, English poet and novelist, belonged to an old family settled at Layer Breton, Essex. more…

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