“Fain would I wed a fair young man that night and day could please me, When my mind or body grieved that had the power to ease me. Maids are full of longing thoughtsthat breed a bloodless sickness, And that, oft I hear men say, is only cured by quickness.” MenMindBodyYoungNightPleaseFairsLongingEaseYoung ManSicknessMaidsPlease MeQuickness Author:Thomas Campion
“Yet I would not die a maid, because I had a mother, As I was by one brought forth, I would bring forth another.” MotherDiesMaids Author:Thomas Campion