MERRY Margaret   As midsummer flower,   Gentle as falcon   Or hawk of the tower: With solace and gladness, Much mirth and no madness, All good and no badness;     So joyously,     So maidenly,     So womanly     Her demeaning     In every thing,     Far, far passing     That I can indite,     Or suffice to write   Of Merry Margaret   As midsummer flower,   Gentle as falcon   Or hawk of the tower.   As patient and still   And as full of good will   As fair Isaphill,   Coliander,   Sweet pomander,   Good Cassander;   Steadfast of thought,   Well made, well wrought,   Far may be sought,   Ere that ye can find   So courteous, so kind   As merry Margaret,   This midsummer flower,   Gentle as falcon   Or hawk of the tower.

Isaphill] Hypsipyle. coliander] coriander seed, an aromatic. pomander] a ball of perfume. Cassander] Cassandra.