Ben Jonson           The Triumph Of Charis See the chariot at hand here of Love,         Wherein my Lady rideth! Each that draws is a swan or a dove,         And well the car Love guideth. As she goes, all hearts do duty Unto her beauty;                         And enamour'd do wish, so they might But enjoy such a sight,                         That they still were to run by her side, Through swords, through seas, whither she would ride. Do but look on her eyes, they do light         All that Love's world compriseth! Do but look on her hair, it is bright         As Love's star with it riseth! Do but mark, her forehead's smoother Than words that soothe her!                         And from her arch'd brows, such a grace Sheds itself through the face,                         As alone there triumphs to the life All the gain, all the good of the elements' strife. Have you seen but a bright lily grow,         Before rude hands have touch'd it? Have you mark'd but the fall o' the snow,         Before the soil hath smutched it? Have you felt the wool of bever, Or swan's down ever?                         Or have smelt o' the bud o' the briar? Or the nard in the fire?                         Or have tasted the bag of the bee? O so white!       O so soft!       O so sweet is she! 1640