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J Fletcher read by Classic Poetry Aloud:\nhttp://www.classicpoetryaloud.com/\n\nGiving voice to the poetry of the past.\n\n---------------------------------------------\n\nLove's Emblems\nby John Fletcher (1579 \u2013 1625)\n\nNow the lusty spring is seen;\n Golden yellow, gaudy blue,\n Daintily invite the view:\nEverywhere on every green\nRoses blushing as they blow,\n And enticing men to pull,\nLilies whiter than the snow,\n Woodbines of sweet honey full:\n All love's emblems, and all cry,\n 'Ladies, if not pluck'd, we die.' \n\nYet the lusty spring hath stay'd;\n Blushing red and purest white\n Daintily to love invite\nEvery woman, every maid:\nCherries kissing as they grow,\n And inviting men to taste,\nApples even ripe below,\n Winding gently to the waist:\n All love's emblems, and all cry,\n 'Ladies, if not pluck'd, we die.'\n\n\n\n\nFirst aired: 28 July 2008\n\nFor hundreds more poetry readings, visit the Classic Poetry Aloud index.\n\nReading \xa9 Classic Poetry Aloud 2008