TO HIS SLEEPING MISTRESS

by: John Fletcher

H, fair sweet face! oh, eyes, celestial bright,

Twin stars in heaven, that now adorn the night!

Oh, fruitful lips, where cherries ever grow,

And damask cheeks, where all sweet beauties blow!

Oh, thou, from head to foot divinely fair!

Cupid's most cunning net's made of that hair;

And, as he weaves himself for curious eyes,

"Oh me, oh me, I'm caught myself!" he cries:

Sweet rest about thee, sweet and golden sleep,

Soft peaceful thoughts, your hourly watches keep,

Whilst I in wonder sing this sacrifice,

To beauty sacred, and those angel eyes!

• Beaumont and Fletcher - A biography of English dramatists Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher, plus links to purchase all of their works currently in print.
• Beaumont and Fletcher - A biography of Elizabethan dramatists and collaborators Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher; includes a list of related links.
• John Fletcher - A biographical sketch of English dramatist John Fletcher.
• Philaster, or Love Lies Bleeding - A synopsis of the play by Beaumont and Fletcher.
• Purchase books by John Fletcher