H Y M N E  I V. TO THE MONETH OF MAY. E L I S A B E T H A R E G I N A ACH day of thine, sweet moneth of May, oue makes a solemne holy-day. will performe like duty, ith thou resemblest euery way stræa, Queen of beauty, oth you fresh beauties do pertake, ither's aspect doth Summer make, houghts of young Loue awaking ; earts you both doe cause to ake, nd yet be pleas'd with akeing. ight deare art thou, and so is shee, uen like attractiue sympathy, aines vnto both like dearenesse ; weene this made Antiquitie ame thee, sweet May of Maiestie, s being both like in clearnesse. Queen Elizabeth with a sieve. Source: Davies, Sir John. The Complete Poems of Sir John Davies. Vol I. Rev. Alexander B, Grosart, Ed. London: Chatto and Windus, Piccadilly, 1876. 132. to Works of Sir John Davies Site copyright ©1996-2007 Anniina Jokinen. All Rights Reserved. Created by Anniina Jokinen on January 28, 1998. Last updated January 19, 2007.