Facetiae : Musarum deliciae, or, The Muses recreation, conteining ...

Fancies and Fantasticks. 363Her ears, which like two labyrinths are placedOn either side, with which rare Jewels grac'd :Moving a question whether that by themThe Jem is grac'd, or they grac'd by the Jem.But the foundation of the Architect,Is the Swan-staining, faire, rare stately neck,Which with ambitious humblenesse stands under,Bearing aloft this rich-round world of wonder.Her breast a place for beauties throne most fit,Bears up two Globes, where love and pleasure sit ;Which headed with two rich round Rubies, showLike wanton Rose-buds growing out of Snow,And in the milky valley that's between,Sits Cupid kissing of his mother Queen.Then comes the belly, seated next below,Like a faire mountain in Riphean snow ;Where Nature in a whitenesse without spot,Hath in the middle tide a Gordian knot.Now love invites me to survey her thigh es,Swelling in likenesse like two Crystall skyes ;Which to the knees by nature fastned on,Derive their ever well 'greed motion.Her legs with two clear calves, like silver try'd,Kindly swell up with little pretty pride ;Leaving a distance for the comely smallTo beautifie the leg and foot withall.Then lowly, yet most lovely stand the feet,Round, short and clear, like pounded Spices sweet ;And whatsoever thing they tread upon,They make it scent like bruised Cinnamon,