A Selection from the Lyrical Poems of Robert Herrick

89. THE PARLIAMENT OF ROSES TO JULIA

     I dreamt the Roses one time went
     To meet and sit in Parliament;
     The place for these, and for the rest
     Of flowers, was thy spotless breast.
     Over the which a state was drawn
     Of tiffany, or cob-web lawn;
     Then in that Parly all those powers
     Voted the Rose the Queen of flowers;
     But so, as that herself should be
     The Maid of Honour unto thee.