May I find a woman fair, <br />And her mind as clear as air, <br />If her beauty go alone, <br />'Tis to me as if't were none. <br /> <br />May I find a woman rich, <br />And not of too high a pitch; <br />If that pride should cause disdain, <br />Tell me, lover, where's thy gain? <br /> <br />May I find a woman wise, <br />And her falseliood not disguise; <br />Hath she wit as she hath will, <br />Double arm'd she is to ill. <br /> <br />May I find a woman kind, <br />And not wavering like the wind: <br />How should I call that love mine, <br />When 'tis his, and his, and thine? <br /> <br />May I find a woman true, <br />There is Bettutv's fairest hue, <br />There is Beauty, Love, and Wit: <br />Happy he can compass it.<br /><br />Francis Beaumont<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/true-beauty/
