Ile tell you how the Rose did first grow redde, <br />And whence the Lilly whitenesse borrowed: <br />You blusht, and then the Rose with redde was dight: <br />The Lillies kissde your hands, and so came white: <br />Before that time each Rose had but a stayne, <br />The Lilly nought but palenesse did containe: <br />You have the native colour, these the dye; <br />They flourish only in your livery.<br /><br />William Strode<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-lover-to-his-mistress/
