Question

What happen to the nightingale in line 7 of the "nymph's reply"

Answer 1

Line 7 (Philomel as nightingale): But it also makes a lot of sense if Ralegh is referring to the philomel, another term for the nightingale.

Answer 2

Answer and Explanation:

According to line 7 of the “nymph’s reply”, the nightingale becomes dumb as the seasons change: the world and the material things in it are bound to the passage of time which ensures that they deteriorate and decay; the change in time guarantees that the most valuable things will lose value and pass away.