| Seccombe and Arber, comps. Elizabethan Sonnets. 1904. | | | | Laura—Part II. | | XVI. From milk of Juno, as the Poets feign | | Robert Tofte (1561–1620) |
| | | FROM milk of JUNO, as the Poets feign, | |
| The Lily had its whiteness, passing white: | |
| And from ADONIS’ blood, that lovely Swain, | |
| The Rose his colour red, which doth delight. | |
| Thou, pretty Soul, hast both the colours rare | 5 |
| Of these sweet flowers; which others all exceed. | |
| Thy breast ’s a bed of beauteous Lilies fair; | |
| Thy dainty cheeks, pure damask Rose breed. | |
| O fruitful garden flow’ring; where appear | |
| The Rose and Lily at all times of year! | 10 | | | |
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