303. Love's Emblems by John Fletcher
b"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"