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Norfolk to Elizth. in the 1st act of the Albion Queens. -- Nor-- But had you seen her write it, with what love How with a sigh she perform'd every word Fragrant as Eastern winds, or garden breezes, That steal the sweets of roses in their flights; On every syllable she rain'd down pearls And said, instead of gems, she sent you blessings, For other princely treasures she had none. Q. Eliz. Alas! what mean'st thou Norfolk? Nor Then she sigh'd and said Go to the Queen, perhaps upon her throne; Tell her mine is an humble floor, my palace An old dark tower, that threatning dares the sky And seems at war with heaven, to keep out day: For eighteen years of winter, I ne'er saw The grass embroider'd o'er with icy spangles, Nor trees majestic in their snowy robes. Nor yet in summer how the fields were clad And how oft nature gently shifts the scene Her heavy vestment to delightful Green;
