A gown made of the finest wool
Which from our pretty lambs we pull;
Fair linèd slippers for the cold,
With buckles of the purest gold;
A belt of straw and ivy buds,
With coral clasps and amber studs;
And if these pleasures may thee move,
Come live with me, and be my love.
Thy silver dishes for thy meat
As precious as the gods do eat,
Shall on an ivory table be
Prepared each day for thee and me.
The shepherd swains shall dance and sing
For thy delight each May-morning:
If these delights thy mind may move,
Then live with me and be my love.
‘Swain’ is an old, Norse-derived word meaning servant. This is a good example of meter influencing word choice– obviously there are different and more common words for servant, but Marlowe needed a monosyllable. 
 
 This is good time to think about meter and meaning– if the word you want is precluded my your rhythm, what should you do? Choose another, less precise one, or interrupt your flow? Which means more? Or are you a real poet, able to combine flow and meaning smoothly?
The Passionate Shepherd to His Love