As t'would ioy your heart to heare. RALPH as much renown'd for skill, That the _Taber_ touch'd so well; For his _Gittern_, little GILL, That all other did excell. 140 ROCK and ROLLO euery way, Who still led the Rusticke Ging, And could troule a Roundelay, That would make the Feilds to ring, COLLIN on his _Shalme_ so cleare, Many a high-pitcht Note that had, And could make the Eechos nere Shout as they were wexen mad. Many a lusty Swaine beside, That for nought but pleasure car'd, 150 Hauing DORILVS espy'd, And with him knew how it far'd. Thought from him they would remoue, This strong melancholy fitt, Or so, should it not behoue, Quite to put him out of 's witt; Hauing learnt a Song, which he Sometime to Sirena sent, Full of Iollity and glee, When the Nimph liu'd neere to _Trent_ 160 They behinde him softly gott, Lying on the earth along, And when he suspected not, Thus the Iouiall Shepheards song. Neare to the Siluer _Trent_, _Sirena_ dwelleth: Shee to whom Nature lent All that excelleth: By which the _Muses_ late, And the neate _Graces_, 170 Haue for their greater state Taken their places: Twisting an _Anadem_, Wherewith to Crowne her, As it belong'd to them Most to renowne her. Cho. _On thy Bancke, In a Rancke, Let the Swanes sing her, And with their Musick, 180 Along let them bring her._ _Tagus_ and _Pactolus_ Are to thee Debter, Nor for their gould to vs Are they the better: Henceforth of all the rest, Be thou the Riuer, Which as the daintiest, Puts them downe euer, For as my precious one, 190 O'r thee doth trauell, She to Pearl Parragon Turneth thy grauell. Cho. _On thy Bancke, In a Rancke, Let thy Swanns sing her, And with their Musicke, Along let them bring her._