< Scotish Descriptive Poems < Fowler's Poems
CHASTITY.
She had that time upon her back
A glorious gown of white,
And in her hand that chrystal targe
That wrought Medusa spite.
A glorious gown of white,
And in her hand that chrystal targe
That wrought Medusa spite.
And in the same a pillar was
Erect of jasper stone,
Wherein a chain of diamonds
Were placed one by one;
And topases mixed in the midst,
Which virtuous dames did use———
Erect of jasper stone,
Wherein a chain of diamonds
Were placed one by one;
And topases mixed in the midst,
Which virtuous dames did use———
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