William Drummond (of Hawthornden)

Poems by William Drummond (of Hawthornden)

"I know that all beneath the moon decays"

... With toil of spright which are so dearly bought, ...

Kisses Desired

... After one kiss, but still one kiss, my dear ...

Stolen Pleasure

... And kissing her fair breast, lips, cheeks, and eyes ...

Madrigal: "Like the Idalian queen"

... In Cyprus’ gardens gathering those fair flowers ...

For the Baptist

... whose hopes relyOn God, with me amidst these deserts mourn,Repent, repent, and from old errors turn ...

Madrigal: My Thoughts Hold Mortal Strife

... surprise, Late having deck'd with beauty's rose his tomb, Disdains to crop a weed, and will not come ...

Song: Phoebus Arise

... ms,And thou two sweeter eyesShalt see than those which by Peneus' streamsDid once thy heart surprise ...

Sonnet: What doth it Serve

... ld contains, Sith she for whom those once to me were dear, No part of them can have now with me here ...