My fairest lady*

My dearest, fairest ofthem all To me what youmean I have no word Your body is the mould of all The perfect art work in the world If Icompare you to the fairest mermaid? Or any creature caught bythe livingeye? Oh myadoration you stand the fairest made finer than any birda human eye has seen fly Iwould liken thee to a living thing, Dearest fairestof all, then I shall no more If Iequate you tovalued stones of the earth Then the diamond stands no fairer than thee If love was seen by a mortal eye, my flaxen Then yours would carry the softest whitest fur, Winged like an angel, though my eyes have seen none your lovewould fly on no wings narrower than the blue sky Truly you are a beauty that no eye has ever set dear heavens, this ladya true divine for my spirit