Damelus' Song to his Diaphenia. 
By Constable, Henry. 


Diaphenia like the daffadowndilly,
White as the sun, fair as the lily,
Heigh ho, how I do love thee?
I do love thee as my lambs
Are beloved of their dams;
How blest were I if thou wouldst prove me!

Diaphenia like the spreading roses,
That in thy sweets all sweets encloses,
Fair sweet, how I do love thee?
I do love thee as each flower
Loves the sun's life-giving power;
For dead, thy breath to life might move me.

Diaphenia like to all things blessed
When all thy praises are expressed,
Dear joy, how I do love thee?
As the birds do love the spring,
Or the bees their careful king;
Then in requite, sweet virgin, love me!