Strange nevves out of diuers countries neuer discouered till of late, by a strange pilgrime in those parts.

A Dreame of a Swan and a Goose.

ME thought I saw a faire cock Swan that had a hen Swan such, As if a Swan knew how to loue, he could not loue too much: For she was faire and smoothe and white, and to her cocke as true, As any creature of her kinde, or any bird that flue: He trod her oft, and had by her a faire and kindly breed, And in the streame they kindly did together swim and feed: But in a mistie day by chance a Goose came swimming by, And at the Swan did seeme to cast full many a wanton eye: He trod her, and along the streame away with her went he, And left his Hen, a thousand times a goodlier bird then she. But when the owners of the Swans did come their birds to marke, And like good birders kindly knew a Bunting from a Larke: Seeing the Goose swim with the Swan, they tooke her by the necke, And gaue her such a twinge that she scarce able was to kecke; They pluckt her bare, and cut her wings, and after let her go, And let her Gander aske the cause why she was handled so: But as she swam a buzzard kite did beate at her so sore, That with her keaking I awakt, and saw the Goose no more.