was brought Euen so likewise by death was freedome wrought E. of Surrey Nought is immortall vnderneath the Sun All things are subiect to deaths tyrannie Both clownes kings one selfesame course must run And whatsoeuer liues is sure to die Th. Kyd. Death's alwaies readie and our time is knowne To be at heauens dispose and not our owne Idem The brauest are as blossomes and the longest liuer dies And dead the loueliest creature as the lothsoms carion lies W. Warner Our frailties done are written in the flowers Which flourish now and fade away ere many howres S. Daniell All earthly things be borne To die the death for nought long time may last The sunne his beautie yeelds to winters blast I. H. M. of Magist Is' t not gods deed what euer thing is done In heauen and earth Did not he all create To die againe all ends that was begunne Their times in his eternall bookes of fate Are written sure and haue their certaine date Who then can striue with strong necessitie That holds the world in his still chaunging state Or shun the death ordaind by desteny When houre of death is come let none aske whence or why Ed. Spencer Death amongst all deales equally For hee 's impartiall and with one selfe hand Cuts off both good and bad none can withstand Ch. Middleton Death certaine is to all the prouerbe saith Vncertaine is to all the houre of death S. I. Harr. Transl Pale fearefull death with bloudy dart doth strike The wretched caitiffe and the king alike Vntimely neuer comes the lifes last meere In cradle death may rightly claime his debt Straight after birth is due the fatall beere By deaths permission th' aged linger heere Euen in the swath-bands our commission goeth To loose thy breath that yet but yoongly bleweth I. H. Mir. of M. All musicke sleepes where death doth lead the daunce Ed. Spencer Let nature for perfection mould a paragon each way Yet death at last on finest lumps of liuing flesh wil pray For nature neuer framed it that neuer shall decay VV. VVarner Fatall death the emperor of graues I. Markham Death is the key which vnlockes miserie And lets them out to blessed libertie M. Drayton All is but lost that liuing we bestowed If not well ended at our dying day O man haue mind of that last bitter rage For as the tree doth fall so lies it euer lowe Ed. Spencer No feare of death should force vs to do ill Th. Kyd. When for feare of an ensuing ill We seeke to shorten our appointed race Then t is for feare that we our selues do kill So fond we are to feare the worlds disgrace Idem Happie thrice happie who so lost his breath That life he gaineth by his godly death Vnwise and wretched men to weet what 's good or ill We deeme of death as doome of ill desert But know we fooles what it vs brings vntill Die would we daily once it too expert No danger there the shepheard can a start Faire fields and pleasant fields there beene The fields aye fresh the grasse aye greene Ed. Spencer This same Which we call death the soules release from woe The worke which bring our blisse to happie frame Sildome arrests the bodie but we finde Some notice of it written in our minde I. Markham The worth of all men by their end esteeme And then due praise or due reproach them yeeld S. Spencer Death is an euill doome To good and bad the common Inne of rest But after death the triall is to come When best shall be to them that liued best But both alike when death hath both supprest Religious reuerence doth buriall teene Which who so wants wants so much of his rest For all so great shame after death I weene As selfe to dien bad vnburied bad to beene Ed. Spencer Beasts with carelesse steppes to laethe go Where men whose thoughts and honours clime on hie Liuing with fame must learne with fame to die D. Lodge Death but an acted passion doth appeare Where truth giues courage and the conscience cleare M. Drayton Who dies the vtmost dolour must abide But who that liues is left to waile his losse So life is losse and death felicitie Sad life worse then glad death and greater crosse To see friends graue then dead the graue selfe to engrosse Ed. Spencer In wretches sudden death at once There long-some ill is buried with their bones Th. Hudson Transl Death is to him that wretched life doth lead Both grace and gaine but he in hell doth lie That liues a loathed life and wishing cannot die Ed. Spencer Death is most louely sweet and amiable But captiu'd life for foulenesse admirable I. Marston The toongs of dying men Inforce attention like deep harmony Where words are scarce they are sildom spent in vaine For they breath truth that breath their words in paine He that no more must say is lissened more Then they whom youth ease haue taught to glose More are mens ends markt then their liues before The setting sunne and musick at the close As the last tast of sweet is sweetest tast Writ in remembrance more then things long past W. Shakespeare Delaie On the one side doubt on the other sate Delaie Behind the gate that none her might espie Whose manner was all passengers to staie And entertaine with her occasions slie Through which some lost great hope vnheedilie Which neuer they recouer might againe And others quite excluded forth did lie Long languishing there in vnpittied paine And seeking often entrance afterward in vaine Ed. Spencer Daunger growes by lingring till the last And phisicke hath no helpe when life is past Th. Watson Oft things done perhaps do lesse annoy Then may the doing handeled with delay S. Daniell Delaie in close awaite Caught hold on me and thought my steps to stay Faining stil many a fond excuse to prate And time to steale the treasure of mans day Whose smallest minute lost no riches render may Ed. Spencer Times delay new hope of helpe still breeds Idem Fearfull tormenting Is leaden seruitor to dull delay W. Shakespeare He that will stop the brooke must then begin When sommers heat hath dried vp the spring And when his pittering streames are low and thin For let the winter aid vnto them bring He growes to be of watry flouds the king And though you damme him vp with loftie rankes Yet will he quickly ouerflow his bankes R. Greene. Ill newes deferring is a plague as great as an ill newes Ab. Fraunce Delay in loue breeds doubts but sharpe deniall death· W. Shakespeare Intermission suffers men dispute What dangers are and cast with further care Colde doubt cauells with honour scorneth fame And in the end feare waighes downe faith with shame S. Daniel Where hearts be knit what helpes if not in ioy Delay breeds doubts no cunning to be ioy M. D. Delight In things without vs no Delight is sure· G. Chapman A sweete in shape is but a bad Delight D.
discoursing to and fro Anticipating and comparing things She doth all vniuersall natures know And all effects into their causes bring Our witte is giuen Almightie God to know Our will is giuen to loue him being knowne But God could not bee knowne to vs below But by his works which through the sence are knowne I. Dauis Wit is the mindes cheefe iudge which doth controle Of fancies Court the iudgements false and vaine Will holdes the royall scepter in the soule And on the passions of the heart doth raigne Idem Emulation the proud nurse of witte S. D. Wit and learning are two Angelles wings By which meane men soare vp to mightie things Ch. Middl. Wit is with boldnesse prompt with terror daunted And grace is sooner got of dames then graunted Ed. Spencer Some loose their wit with loue some with ambition Some running to the sea great wealth to get Some following Lords and men of high condition Some in fayre iewelles rich and costly set One hath desire to prooue a rare magician Others with Poetrie their witte forget Another thinkes to bee an Alchimist Till all hee spent and hee his number mist S. I. H. Mans wit is monstrous when the same from vertue doth decline W. Warner Mans witte doth build for time but to deuoure But Vertue 's free from time and fortunes power M. Dr. The wit not hurt because not vsed more Growes dull and farre lesse toward then before Wits ambition longeth to the best For it desires in endlesse blisse to dwell I. Dauis Best loues are lost for wit when men blame fortune G. Chapman Carelesse wit is wanton bewties page D. Lodge The finest wittes are soonest snarde with loue Th. Achellye A setled braine is worth a world of witte Th. Storer Wits want makes men desirous to seeme wise Woe Woe all in blacke within her hands did beare The fatall torches of a funerall Her cheekes were wet dispersed was her hayre Her voyce was shrill yet lothsome therewithal D. Lodge Short time seemes long in sorrowes sharp sustaining Though woe bee heauie yet it seldome sleepes And they that watch see time how slow it creepes W. Shakespeare Fellowship in woe doth woe asswage As palmers that make short their pilgrimage Idem T is double death to drowne in ken of shore He ten times pines that pines behoulding food To see the salue doth make the wound ake more Great griefes greeue most at that would doe it good Deere woes rowle forwarde like a gentle flood Who being stopt the bounden bankes ore flowes Greefe dallied with nor law nor limmit knowes Idem Distresse likes dumps when time is kept with teares Idem For stronger woe we hardly long may wrest The depth of griefe with words is sounded least M. Dra. The Painter VVho thought his colours pale could not declare The speciall woe King Agamemnon bare When sacrificed was his onely rage With bend of blacke he bound the fathers face Th. Hudson Words Words Windie atturnies of our clyent woes Ayery succeeders of intestate ioyes Poore breathing Orators of miseries Let them haue scope though what it doth impart Helpe not at all yet doth it ease the heart VV. Sh. Words are the tennants of an itching toy D. Lodge Allusion of words is no sure ground For one thereon a steddie worke to found One word of woe another after traineth S Ph. Sydney Few words shall fit the trespasse best Where no excuse can giue the fault amending W. Sh. Deepe sounds make better noyse then shallow fords And sorrow ebbes being blown with wind of words W. Sh. Words are but winde why cost they then so much The giltie kicke when they too smartly toâ—ch Idem Forth irreturnable flies the spoken word Bee it in scoffe in earnest or in bourd VVithout returne and vnreceiu'd it hangs And at the takers mercie or rigor stands Which if hee sowrely wrest with wrathfull cheare The shiuering word turnes to the hearers feare If friendly courtesie doe the word expound To th'speakers comfort quickly it doth redound Idem Smoothe words dissolue hard stones faire words inforce Pittie in flintie hearts Ch. Middl. Through the world if it were sought Faire words enow a man should finde They bee good cheape they cost right nought Their substance is but onely winde But well to say and so to meane That sweete accord is seldome seene S. Th. W. Words well plac't moue things were neuer thought G. Chapman Euen as the vapour which the fire repelles Turnes not to earth but in mid-ayre dwelles Where while it hangs if Boreas frostie flawes With rigor rattle it not to raine it thawes But thunder lightning ratling hayle or snow Sends downe to earth whence first it rose below But if faire Phebus with his countenance sweete Resolue it downe the dew or Manna sleete The Manna dew that in the Esterne lands Excelles the labour of the Bees small hands Else for her Memnon gray Auroraes teares On the earth it stilleth the partner of her feares Or sendeth sweet showres to glad their mother earth Whence first they tooke their first in constant birth To those great greefes ill taken words do grow Of words well taken such delights do flow M. of M. Men do foulest when they finest speake S. Daniell They wash a Moore they striue to drie the seas And plaine proude Atlas that intend to please By filthy woords by rayling and detraction Proper to Momus and his hatefull faction For when they thinke they haue deserued most Alas sayth wisedome all the toyle is lost D. Lodge Few words well coucht doe most content the wise R. Greene. Rash words flow from an vnaduised mind Who once hath past the boundes of honestie In earnest deedes may passe it well in words G. G. Haue care to whom of whom and what to speake though speech be true That misse made Phoebus contrarie his raueÌ„s swan-like hue W. W. If so the crow would feast him without prate More meate hee should receiue lesse brawle and hate A foole hee is that comes to preach and prate When men with swords their right wrong debate Words well disposed Haue secret power t' appease inflamed rage Ed. Sp. Women Women bee Framde with the same parts of the mind as we Nay nature triumpht in their beauties birth And women made the glorie of the earth The life of bewtie in whose supple breasts And in her fairest lodging vertue rests VVhose towring thoughts attended with remorse Do make their fairenesse be of greater force I. Weeuer What art so deepe what science is so hie Vnto the which women haue not attain'd Who list in stories old to looke may trie And find my speech herein nor false nor fain'd And though of late they seeme not to come nie The praise their sex in former times haue gain'd Doubtlesse the fault is either in back-biters Or want of skill or iudgement in their writers Idem Among the many rare and speciall gifts That in the female sexe are found to sitte This one is chiefe that
their hie protections do containe All mortall Princes and imperiall states And fairer yet whereas the royall seats And heauenly Dominations are set From whom all earthly gouernance is fet Yet farre more faire be those bright Cherubins Which all with golden wings are ouer dight And those eternall burning Seraphins Which from their faces dart out fiery light Yet fairer then they both and much more bright Be th' Angels and Archangels which attend On Gods owne person without rest or end Ed. Spencer The first composing of the number nine Which of all numbers is the most diuine From orders of the Angels doth arise Which be contained in three Hierarchies And each of these three Hierarchies in three The perfect forme of true felicitie And of the Hierarchies I spake of erst The glorious Epiphania is the first In which the hie celestiall orders bin Of Thrones of Cherubs and of Seraphin The second holds the mightie Principates The Ephionia the third Hierarchie With Vertues Angels and Archangels bee And thus by threes we aptly do define And do compose this sacred number nine Yet each of these nine orders grounded be Vpon some one particularitie M. Drayton Out of the Hierarchies of Angels sheene The gentle Gabriell God cald from the rest Twixt God and soules of men that righteous beene Embassador he is for euery blest The iust commands of heauens eternall king Twixt skies and earth he vp and downe doth bring Ed. Fairfax Transl Our walls of flesh that close our soules God knew how weak and gaue A further gard euen euery man an Angell guide to saue And men for vs be angels while they work our souls to saue VV. VVarner If Angels fight Weake men must fall for heauen stil gards the right W. Shakespeare Ambition Ambition is a Vultur vile That feedeth on the heart of pride And finds no rest when all is tride For worlds cannot confine the one Th' other lists and bounds hath none And both subuert the mind the state Procure destruction enuy hate S. Daniell Ambition fie vpon thy painted cheeke Woe worth the beautie sleepes not with the face For thou art hatefull foule vnfaire vnmeete A poyson-painted pleasure mads men chase Thou reasonlesse desire that makes men seeke To kisse the same whilest fire doth thee imbrace Thou onely strong disordered rulest passion Thou marst mens minds and puâ—st them out of fashioÌ„ I. Markham The golden chaine of Homers hie deuise Ambition is or cursed auarice Which all gods haling being tied to Ioue Him from his setled height could neuer moue Intending this that though that powerfull chaine Of most Herculean vigor to constraine Men from true vertue or their present states Attempt a man that manlesse changes hates And is enobled with a deathlesse loue Of things eternall dignified aboue Nothing shall stirre him from adorning still This shape with vertue and his power with will G. Chapman The greedy thirst of royall crowne That knowes no kindred nor regards no right Stird Porrex vp to pluck his brother downe Who vnto him assembling forraine might Made warre on him and fell himselfe in fight Whose death to auenge his mother mercilesse Most merciles of women Eden hight Her other sonne fast sleeping did oppresse And with most cruell hand him murdred pittilesse Ed. Spencer A diademe once dazeling the eie The day too darke to see affinitie And where the arme is stretcht to reach a crowne Friendship is broke the dearest things thrown downe M. Drayton Realme-rape spareth neither kin nor friend I. Higgins Mir. of Ma. Who fight for crownes set life set all to light Who aime so hie wil die or hit the white Doctor Lodge One riseth by an others fall and some do clime so fast That in the clouds they do forget what climats they haue past W. Warner The Eagle minded minds that nestle in the sun Their lofty heads haue leaden heeles and end where they begun Idem O fatall is the ascent vnto a crowne From wheÌ„ce men come not down but tumble downe S. Daniell Like as the heauen two Sunnes cannot containe So in the earth two Kings cannot remaine Of equall state so doth Ambition craue One King will not another equall haue Tho. Hudson Transl Whom so the mindes vnquiet state vpheaues Be it for loue or feare when fancie reaues Reason her right by mocking of the wit If once the cause of this affection flit Reason preuailing on the vnbrideled thought Downe falls he who by fancie climbd aloft I. H. M. of Magist Desire of rule within a climbing brest To breake a vowe may beare the buckler best G. Gascoigne In some courts shall you see Ambition Sit peecing Dedalus old waxen wings But being clapt on and they about to flie Euen when their hopes are busied in the cloudes They melt against the sunne of maiestie And downe they tumble to destruction Tho. Dekkar Better sit still men say then rise and fall High state the bed wherein misfortune lies Mars most vnfriendly when most kind he seemes Who climeth hie on earth he hardest lights And lowest falles attends the highest flights Ed. Fairfax Transl As highest hils with tempest be most touched And tops of trees most subiect vnto winde And as great Towers with stone strongly couched Haue many falles when they be vnderminde Euen so by proofe in worldly things we finde That such as climbe the top of hie degree From feare of falling neuer can be free I. H. M. of Magist Ambition with the Eagle loues to build Nor on the mountaine dreads the winter blast But with selfe soothing doth the humour guild With arguments correcting what is past Forecasting kingdomes dangers vnforecast Leauing this poore word of content to such Whose earthly spirits haue not fiery tuch M. Drayton The ambitious once inur'd to raigne Can neuer brooke a priuate state againe S. Daniell Warlike Caesar tempted with the name Of this sweet Island neuer conquered And enuying the Britons blazed fame O hideous hunger of dominion hither came Ed. Spencer Ambition In princely pallace and in stately townes Doth often creep and close within conuaies To leaue behind it damage and decaies By it be loue and amitie destroid It breakes the lawes and common concord beates Kingdomes and realmes it topsie turuy turnes G. Gascoigne Be not ambitiously a king nor grudgingly decline One God did roote out Cis his stock and raise vp Iesses line VV. Warner The aspirer once attain'd vnto the toppe Cuts off those meanes by which himselfe got vp S. Daniel Haughtie Ambition makes a breach in hills Runs drie by sea amongst the raging scills Th. Hud Affection Affection is a coale that must be coolde Else suffered it will set the heart on fire The fire hath bounds but deepe desire hath none VV. Shakespeare Affection by the countenance is descri'de The light of hidden fier it selfe discouers And loue that is conceal'd betraies poore Louers Th. Marlowe Most wretched man That to affections doth the bridle lend In their beginning they are
were weake and yoong But thrust them forth still as they waxed old And on her head she wore a tyre of gold Adorn'd with Gems and Owches wondrous faire Whose passing price vnneath was to be told And by her side there sate a gentle paire Of Turtle-doues she sitting in an Iuorie chaire Ed. Spencer Due Charitie in louing doth preferre Her neighbours good fore her vtilitie I. Syluister Transl Who may but will not helpe doth hurt we know and curious they That dribling alms by art disband wel meÌ„t froÌ„ wel done pay And he that questions distresse and doth not help endeuour TheÌ„ he that sees nothing saies or cares is lesse deceauour W. Warner It is a worke of Charitie God knowes The reconcilement of two mortall foes Ch. Middleton Charitie brings forrh but barren seeds And hatred still is sowne in so great store That when the fruites of both came to be reaped The tone is scarce the tother ouerheaped S. I. Harr. Chastitie O Chastitie the chiefe of heauenly lights Which mak'st vs most immortall shape to wearâ— S. Ph. Sidney Chastities attire The vnstained vaile which innocents adorne Th'vngather'd rose defended with the thorne S. Daniel O Charitie the gift of blessed soules Comfort in death a crowne vnto the life Which all the passions of the minde controlles Adornes the maide and bewtifies the wife That grace the which nor death nor time attaints Of earthly creatures making heauenly Saints M. Drayton A Woman cannot take vpon her With bewtie riches nor with hie nobilitie To claime the true deserued praise of honour If Chastitie do faile by her fragilitie This is the vertue that defends her honour S I. Harrington Who doth desire that chaste his wife should bee First be he true for truth doth truth deserue Then he be such as he his words may see And alwaies one credit which her preserue Not toying kind nor causlesly vnkinde Not stirring thoughts nor yet denying right Not spying faults nor in plaine errors blinde Neuer â—ard hand nor euer raines to light As farre from want as farre from vaine exspence Th' one doth enforce th' other doth entice All owe good company but driue from thence All filthy mouthes that glory in their vice This done thou hast no more but leaue the rest To nature fortune time and womans brest S. Ph. Sydney Penelope in spending chaste her daies As worthy as Vlisses was of praise S. I. Harrington Of Christ. The brooser of the serpents head the womans promiz'd seed The second in the Trinitie the foode our soules to feed The vine the light the doore the way the shepheard of vs al Whose manhood ioynd to deitie did raunsome vs from thrall That was and is and euermore will be the same to his That sleeps to none that wakes to him that turns our curse to blis WhoÌ„ yet vnseen the Patriarks saw the Prophets had foretold The Apostles preacht the Saints adord Martyrs do behold The same Augustus Emperor in Palestine was born AmoÌ„gst his own yet his own did curse their blis in scorn W. Warner Augustus quailing Anthonie was Emperour alone In whose vnfoed monarchy our common health was knowne The bruizer of the serpents head the womans promisd seed The second in the Trinitie the foode our soules to feede The vine the light the doore the way the shepheard of vs all The same Augustus Emperor in Palestine was borne AmoÌ„gst his own yet his own did curse their blis in scorn Idem Children Riches of children passe a princes throne Which touch the fathers heart with secret ioy When without shame he saith these be mine owne S. Ph. Sidney This patterne good or ill our children get For what they see their parents loue or hate Their first caught sence prefers to teachers blowes The cockerings cockerd we bewaile too late When that we see our ofspring gayly bent Women man-wood and men effeminate Idem What children apprehend The same they like they followe and amend D. Lodge There is no loue may be compa'rd to that The tender mother beares vnto the childe For euen so much the roote it doth encrease As their griefe growes our contentation cease G. Gas Chaunge All is but fained and which oaker died That euery showre will wash and wipe away All things do Chaunge that vnder heauen abide And after death all friendship doth decay Therefore what euer man bear'st worldly sway Liuing on God and on thy selfe relie For when thou diest all shall with thee die Ed. Spencer All suffer Chaunge our selues new borne euen then begin to die W. Warner The euer Chaunging course of things Runne a perpetuall circle euer turning S. Dan. Change liues not long time fainteth and time mourns Solace and sorrow haue their certaine turnes M. Drayton All Chaunge is perillous and all chaunce vnsound Ed. Spencer Seldome Chaunge the better brought Content who liues with tried state Need feare no Chaunge of frowning Fate But will seeke for vnknowne gaine Oft liues by losse and leaues with paine Idem What doth remaine to man that can continue long What sun caÌ„shine so cleare but clouds may rise amoÌ„g G. Gascoigne No flower is so fresh but frost can it deface No man so snre in any seate but he may loose his place Idem Most true it is as we doo daily proue No good nor ill can stand still at one stay S. I. Harrington The man that of himselfe is most secure Shall finde himselfe most fickle and vnsure Ed. Spencer Men change the ayre but seldome change their care M. Drayton Chaunce What should we thinke of signes they are but haps How may they then be signes of after-claps Doth euery Chaunce foreshew or cause some other Or ending of it selfe extend no further As th'ouerflowing flood some mount doth choake But to his guide some othet flood it yoake So if that signes thy sinnes once ioyne beware Else-whereto Chaunces tend do neuer care M. of M. True it is if fortune light by Chaunce There fortune healpes the boldest to aduance G. Gascoigne Counsaile Sacred Counsaile true heart suppling balme Soule-curing plaister true preseruing blis Water of life in euery sudden qualme The heauens rich store-house where all treasure is True guide by whom foule errors due we mis Night burning-beacon watch against mishaps Foresight auoyding many after claps M. Drayton Euery strawe proues fewell to the fire When Counsell doth concurre with our desire Idem What eld hath tried and seeene good counsell is D. Lodge Counsell still is one When fathers friends and worldly goods are gone Idem Counsell that comes when ill hath done his worst Blesseth our ill but makes our good accurst M. Drayton Vaine sounds of pleasure we delight to heare But Counsell iarres as discord in our eare Idem A King that aimes his neighbours crowne to win Before the fruite of open warres begin Corrupts his Counsell with rich recompences For in good Counsell stands the strength of Princes I. Syl. Transl A Kingdomes greatnesse hardly can he
sway That wholsome Counsell did not first obey M. Dr. Euen as by culling fruitefull Vines encrease So faithfull counsailes worke a Princes peace D. Lodge Concord Concord Mother of blessed peace and friendship true They both her twins both borne of heauenly seed The which her words diuine right well do shewe For strength and wealth and happinesse she lendes And strife and warre and anger does subdue Of little much of foes she maketh frendes And to afflicted mindes sweet rest and quiet sends Ed. Spencer The richest Iewell of all heauenly treasure That euer yet vnto the earth was showne Is perfect Concord th' onely perfect pleasure That wretched earth-borne men haue euer knowne For many hearts it doth compound in one That what so one doth will or speake or doo With one consent they all agree there too I. Dauies By her the heauen is in his course containd And all the world in state vnmoued stands As their almightie maker first ordaind And bound them with inuiolable bands Else would the waters ouerflowe the lands And fire deuoure the water and hell them quite But she them holds with her all-blessed hands She is the nurse of pleasure and delight And vnto Princes grace the gates doth open right Ed. Spencer O blessed concord bred in secret brest Of him that guides the restlesse rolling skie That to the earth for mans assured rest From height of heauens vouchsafest once to flie In thee alone the mightie power doth lie With sweet accord to keep the frowne starres And euery Planet els from hurtfull warres G. Gascoigne Transl When tract of time returnes the lustie Ver By thee alone the buds and blossomes spring The fields with flowers be garnishâ— eu'ry where The blooming trees aboundant leaues do bring The cheerfull birds melodiously do sing Thou doest appoint the crop of sommers seed For mans reliefe to serue his winter need Idem Conscience Within the ports and iawes of hell Sate deep remorse of Conscience all besprent With teares and to her selfe oft would she tell Her wretchednes and cursing neuer stent To sob and sigh but euer thus lament With thoughtfull care as she that all in vaine VVould were and wast continually in paine Her eyes vnstedfast rolling in her head Whurld on ech place as place that vengeance broght So was her mind continually in feare Tossed and tormented with tedious thought Of those detested crimes which she had wrought With dreadfull lookes and cheare throwne to the skie Wishing for death and yet she could not die M. Sackuill So gnawes the griefe of Conscience euermore And in the heart it is so deeply graue That they may neither sleepe nor rest therefore Ne thinke one thought but on the dread they haue Sill to the death sore tosled with the waue Of restlesse woe in terror and dispaire They lead a life continually in feare Idem The feare of Conscience entreth yron walles M. Drayton No armour proofe against the Conscience terror Idem A guiltie conscience neuer is secure Idem No meanes at all to hide Man from himself can find No way to start aside Out from the hell of mind But in himself confinde He still sees sin before And winged footed paine That swiftly comes behind The which is euermore The sure and certain gaine Impietie doth get And wanton boast respect That doth himselfe forget S. Daniell Like to the Deare that striken with the dart Withdrawes himselfe into some secret place And feeling griefe the wound about his hart Startles with pangs till he fall on the grasse And in great feare lies gasping there a space Forth braying sighes as though each pang had brought The present death which he doth dread so oft So we deep wounded with the bloudy thought And gnawing worme that greeu'd our conscience so Neuer tooke ease but as our heart out brought The strained sighes in witnesse of our wo. Such restlesse cares our fault do well be know Wherewith with our deserued fall the feares In euery place rang death within our eares M. Sackuill Loose Conscience is free From all Conscience what els hath libertie As 't pleasd the Thracian Boreas to blow So turnes our weary Conscience too and fro I. Marston Kings but the Conscience all things can defend M. Drayton WheÌ„ as thou feel'st thy coÌ„science toucht with greefe Thy selfe pursues thy selfe both robd and theefe Idem Many with the Conscience of the crime â—n colder blood will curse what they designde And bad successe vpbraiding their ill fact Drawes them that others draw from such an act S. Daniell Craft Deceit Fraud What man so wise what earthly wit so ware As to descry the craftie cunning traine By which Deceit doth maske in vizard faire And cast her colours died deep in graine To seeme like truth whose shape she well can faine And fitting gestures to her purpose frame The guiltlesse mind with guile to entertaine Ed. Spencer Fraud showd in comely cloathes a louely looke An humble cast of eye a sober pace And so sweet speech a man might her haue tooke For him that said haile Mary full of grace But all the rest deformedly did looke As full of filthinesse and foule disgrace Hid vnder long large garments that she ware Vnder the which a poysoned knife she bare S. I. H. Oft Craft can cause the man to make a seeming show Of hart with dolor all distaind where grief doth neueâ— grow S. T. B. Craft wrapt still in many comberments With all her cunning thriues not though it speed S. Daniell Craft findes a key to open euery doore M. Dr. Conquest Who hopes a conquest leaues no conquest sought M. Drayton T is much to conquer but to keep possession Is full as much and if it be not more I. Syluester tranâ— To win the field against our armed foes Is counted honourable any waies Whether it be with pollicie or blowes Yet bloodie conqueÌ„st staines the Captaines praise But chiefest honour doth belong to those Whom fortune to such height of hap doth raise To haue their foes supprest and ouerthrowne With little losse and daring of their owne S. I. Harr. Transl Whereas proud conquest keepeth all in awe Kings oft are forst in seruile yoakes to drawe M. Drayton Country common-weale We must affect our Country as our parents And if at any time we alienate Our loue or industry from doing it honor It must respect effects and touch the soule Matter of conscience and religion And not desire of rule or benefit G. Peele Necessitie enforceth euery wight To loue his natiue seat with all his might A happie quarrell is it and a good For countries cause to spend our dearest blood G. Gascoigne That publike weale must needs to ruine go Where priuate profit is preferred so G. Geffrayes Home though it homely be yet is sweet And natiue soyle is best S. I. Harr. If so the temperature of Common-weale Be guided by the course of heauenly powers Such as in deep affaires will iustly deale Must haue an eye to those
reputed Too learn'd too graue too fine or too conceited Thomas Stouer Who full of wealth and honours blandishment Among great Lords his yoonger yeares hath spent And quaffing deeply of the Court delights Vsde nought but tilts armours and maskes and sights If in his age his Princes angry doome With deepe disgrace daine him to liue at home In homely cottage where continually The bitter smoake exhales aboundantly From his before vnsorrowe-drained braine The brackish vapours of a siluer raine Where vsher lesse both day and night the North South East and West windes enter and go forth Where round about the lower roofte-broke walles In stead of Arras hang with Spider calles Where all at once he reacheth as he stands With brows the roofe both walls with both his hands He weepes and sighes and shunning comforts aye Wisheth pale death a thousand times a day And yet at length falling to worke is glad To bite a browne crust that the mouse hath had And in a dish in stead of Plate or glasse Sups oaten drinke in stead of Hypocrasse I. Syluister Courtesie Of Court it seemes men Courtesie do call For that it there most vseth to abound And well beseemeth that in Princes hall That vertue should be plentifully found Which of all goodly manners is the ground And roote of ciuill conuersation Ed. Spencer Mongst vertues all growes not a fairer flower Then is the bloome of comely Courtesie Which though it on a lowely stalke do bower Yet brauncheth forth in braue nobilitie And spreads it selfe through all ciuilitie Of which though present age doo plentious seeme Yet being matcht with plaine antiquitie Ye will them all but fained shewes esteeme Which carry colours faire which feeble eies misdeem Idem In the triall of true Courtesie It s now so farre from that which once it was That it indeed is nought but forgerie Fashion'd to please the eyes of them that passe Which see not perfect things but in a glasse Yet is that glasse so gay it cannot blinde The wisest sight to thinke that gold is brasse But vertues seate is deepe within the minde And not in outward shew but inward thoughts defind Idem This noble vertue and diuine Doth chiefly make a man so rare and odde As in that one they most resemble God S. I. Harr. Transl Courteous speech vsage milde and kinde Wipes malice out of euery noble minde S. I. Harrington Courtesie ofttimes in simple bowers Is found as great as in the stately towers Idem T is meete a gentle heart should euer showe By Courtesie the fruites of true gentilitie Which will by practice to an habit growe And make men do the same with great facilitie Likewise the dunghill-blood a man shall know By churlish parts and acts of inciuilitie Whose nature apt to take each lewde infection Custome confirmes and makes ill in perfection Idem Crueltie All lay on hands to punish Crueltie M. Drayton Cruell deeds can neuer scape the scourge Of open shame or else some bloody death Repentance selfe that other sinnes may purge Doth flie from this so sore the soule it sleieth Dispaire dissolues the cruell caitiffes breath For vengeance due doth suddenly alight On cruell deeds the mischiefe to requite I. H. Mir. of M. Custome Round headed Custome th'apoplexie is Of bedrid nature and liues led amis And takes away all feeling of offence G. Chapman Custome abusd brings vertue in disdaine Nature with Custome ioyned neuer failes But by her selfe and her selfe preuailes D. Lodge Whereas to nature forward to retaine Lewde obiects are annext and Customes vaine The wounds grow desperate and death doth â—nd Before good counsell can the fault amend Idem Custome the worlds iudgement doth blind so farre That vertue is oft arraign'd at vices barre I. Syl. Transl Danger Danger cloath'd in ragged weede Made of beares skinne that him more dreadfull made Yet his owne face was dreadfull ne did neede Strange horror to deforme his grisly shade A net in th' one hand and a rustie blade â—n th' other was this mischiefe that mishap With th' one his foes he threatned to inuade â—or whom he could not kill he practis'd to intrap Ed. Spencer Danger hath honour great designes their fame S. Dan. The greatest daungers promise greatest blisse M. Drayton Danger deuiseth shifts wit waits on feare W. Shakespeare Daunger 's the chiefest ioy to happinesse And resolution honours fairest ayme Ch. Marlowe The path is smooth that leadeth vnto Daunger VV. Sh. When as we thinke we most in safetie stand The greatest daunger then is neare at hand M. Drayton The Daunger hid the place vnknowne and wilde Breeds dreadfull doubts oft fire is without smoake And perill without shewe Ed. Spencer Ay-me how many perills do enfolde The righteous man to make him daily fall Were not that heaueÌ„ly grace did him behold And steadfast truth acquite him out of all Idem A thousand perills lie in close awaite About vs daily to worke our decay That none except a god or god his guide May them auoyd or remedie prouide Idem In perill we do thinke our selues most sure And oft in death some men are most secure No Danger but in hie estate none enuies mean degreâ— VV. Warner Daungerous things dissembled sildome are Which many eyes attend with busie care M. Drayton The absent danger greater still appeares Lesse feares he who is neare the thing he feares Most strong is he when daungers are at hand That liues prepard ' their furies to withstand Of common sence he is depriued cleane That falles with closed eyes on daunger seene And he that may both paine and hurt eschue Is vaine if he his proper death pursue S. Daniell Dread Next sawe we Dread all trembling how he shooke With foote vncertaine profered here and there Benumbd of speech and with a gastly looke Searcht euery place all pale and dead for feare His cap borne vp with staring of his haire Stoynd and amaz'd at his owne shade for dread And feeling greater daungers then was need M. Sackuill Coward Dread lackes order feare wants art Deafe to attend commaunded or defirde Ed. Fairfax Transl Death A dumbe dead course we â—awe Heauy and cold the shape of death aright That daunts all earthly creatures to his lawes Against whose force in vaine it iâ— to fight Ne Peeres ne Princes nor no mortall wight No Townes ne Realmes Cities ne strongest Tower But all perforce must yeeld vnto his power His dart anon out of his corpes he tooke And in his hand a needfull fight to see With great tryumph eftsoones the same he shooke That most of all my feares affraied me His body dight with nought but bones perdie The naked shape of man there sawe I plaine All saue the flesh the sinew and the vaine M. Sackuill Death is a port whereby we passe to ioy Life is a lake that drowneth all in paine Death is so neare it ceaseth all annoy Life is so leaud that all it yeelds is vaine And as by life to bondage man
Commonly all that counterfeit In any thing exceed the naturall meane And that for feare of faâ—â—ing in their feat Idem The louely lookes the sighes that storme so sore The due of deep dissembling doublenesse These may attempt but are of power no more Where beautie leanes to wit and soothfastnesse D. Lodge Who hath to doo With deep dissemblers must dissemble too Ch. Middleton Vid Hypocrisie End The End doth alwaies proue the fact By End we iudge the meaning of the act S. I. H. Transl Begin where lightnesse wil in shame it ends G. Chapman Earth Thus whilest he laid his head vpon her lap She in a fiery mantle doth him wrap And carries him vp from his lumpish mould Into the skies whereas he might behold Th' earth in perfect roundnesse of a ball Exceeding globes most artificiall Which in a fixed point nature disposed And with the sundry elements inclosed Which as the Center permanent doth stay When as the skies in their diurnall sway Strongly maintaine the euerturning course Forced alone by their first mouers source Where he beholds the aiery regions Whereas the clouds and strange impressions Maintaind by coldnesse often do appeare And by the highest region of the aire Vnto the clearest element of fire Which to her siluer footstoole doth appeere M. Drayton The Moone is darkned to all creatures eies Whilest in the shadow of the earth she lies For that the earth of nature cold and drie A very Chaos of obscuritie Whose globe exceeds her compasse by degrees Fixed vpon her superficies When in his shadow she doth hap to fall Doth cause her darknes to be generall Idem Earth Beares all her sonnes and daughters in one wombe She Europes Ameriques Affriques Asians toombe Idem Earth cannot comprehend The secret depths of iudgements all diuine Where is no ground beginning midst nor fine I. Syluester Transl O trustlesse state of earthly things and slipper hope Of mortall men that swinke and worke for nought And shooting wide doth misse the marked scope Now haue I turnd a lesson dearly bought That nis on earth assurance to be sought Ed. Spencer A narrow roome our glory vaine vnties A little circle doth our pride containe Earth like an I le amid the water lies Which sea sometime is cald sometime the maine Yet nought therein resounds a name so great It 's but a lake a pond a marish street Ed. Fairfax Transl Our mother earth nere glories in her frute Till by the sunne clad in her tinsell sute Nor doth she euer stare him in the face Till in her glorious armes she him imbrace Which proues she hath a soule sence and delight Of generation feeling appetite M. Drayton To know our selues to come of humane birth These sad afflictions crosse vs here on earth A taske imposde by heauens eternall lawe To keepe our rude rebellions well in awe M. Drayton Next vnto him malicious Enuie rode Vpon a rauenous Wolfe and still did chawe Betweene his cankred teeth a venomous tode That all the poyson ranne about his iawe But inwardly he chawed his owne mawe At neighbours wealth that made him euer sad For death it was when any good he sawe And wept that cause of weeping none he had But when he heard of harme he waxed wondrous glad Ed. Spencer The other held a snake with venome fraught On which she fed and gnawed hungerly As if that long she had not eaten ought That round about the iawes we might discry The bloody gore and poyson dropping loathsomly Her name was Enuie knowne well thereby Whose nature is to greeue and grudge at all That she sees done praise worthily Whose sight to her is greatest crosse may fall And vexeth so that makes her eate her gall For when she wanteth other thing to eate She feedes on her owne maâ— vnnaturall And of her owne foule entrailes make her meate Meate fit for such a monsters monstrous diet Idem I chaunced on a monster of a man With health heart sicke sterued with store of foode With riches poore with beautie pale and wan Wretched with happinesse euil with good One eye did enuie at the th' other eie Because the other enuide more then hee His hands did fight for the first iniurie So Enuie enuide enuide to be And as he went his tender foote was sore And enuide at the foote that went before Th. Bastard This monster honors hurt is like the curre That barkes at strangers comming at the durre But sparing alwaies those are to her knowne To them most gentle to the others throwne This monster al 's is like a rauing cloude Which threatens alwaies kindly Vulcan loude To smore and drowne him with her powring raine Yet force of fire repels his force againe K. of S. Oft malice makes the mind to shed the boyled brine And enuies humor oft vnlades by conduits of the eine T. W. Enuy liues with vs whilst our selues suruiue But when we die it is no more aliue Ch. Fitz Ieffry. The knottie Oake and wainscot old Within doth eate the silly worme Euen so a mind in enuy cold Alwaies within it selfe doth burne Idem Each sence may common subiects comprehend Things excellent the sensitiue confound The eye with light and colours may contend The care endure the note of common sound Both faile when glorious beames and strokes abound So Enuy that at meanest things beares spight Stands mute at view of vnexspected height Th. Storer Enuy harboureth most in feeblest brest S. Phil. Sidney Fell enuies cloud still dimmeth vertues ray Ed. Spencer Foule enuie thou the partiall iudge of right Sonne of deceit borne of that harlot hate Nursed in hell a vile and vgly sprite Feeding on slaunder cherisht with debate Neuer contented with thine owne estate Deeming alike the wicked and the good Whose words be gall whose actions end in blood M. Drayton Enuie doth cease wanting to feede vpon Idem Like as the poyze that would the palme represse Doth cause the bowes spread larger round about So spite and enuie causeth glory sprout And aye the more the top is ouertroad The deeper doth the same roote spread abroad M. of M. Sicilian Tyrants yet did neuer finde Then Enuie greater torment of the minde Idem Our dayes are stampt in Enuies mint And this our age cast in the Iron mold Our hearts are hew'd out of Cancasean flint And two leau'd plates of brasse our brest enfold Hate waxeth yoong the world thus waxing old And best we like them that do vs loue the least And least we loue them whom we should like best Ch. Fitz Geffrey Error His glisteâ—ing armour made A little glooming light much like a shade By which she saw the vgly monster plaine Halfe like a serpent horribly displaied But th' other halfe did womans shape retaine Most loathsome filthy foule and full of vile disdaine And as she lay vpon the dyrtie ground Her huge long taile her den all ouerspred Yet was in knots and many bouts vpwound Pointed with mortall sting of her there bred
instrument of heauen To call the earth and summon vp our shame By an edict from euerlasting giuen Forbids mortalitie to search the same Where sence is blind and wit of wit bereauen Terror must be our knowledge feare our skill To admire his worke and tremble at his will S. Daniell Howsoeuer things in likely hood discent In birth life death our god is first the middle euent And not what he can do he wil but what he wil he can And that he do or do it not behoues vs not to scan W. Warner God may all that he wills his will is iust God wills all good to them that in him trust Th. Hudson Transl Where the Almighties lightening brand doth light It dimmes the daz'led eies daunts the sences quight Ed. Spencer The Gods are euer iust Our faults excuse their rigour must S. Daniell The Lord law-maker iust and righteous Doth frame his lawes not for himselfe but vs He frees himselfe and flies with his powers wing No where but where his holy will doth bring All that he doth is good because it doth proceed From him that is the roote of good indeed From him that is the spring of righteousnesse From him whose goodnesse nothing can expresse I. Syluester Indeed the euil done Dies not when breath the body first doth leaue But from the gransire to the nephewes sonne And all his seed the curse doth often cleaue Till vengeance vtterly the guilt bereaue So straightly God doth iudge Ed. Spencer There is no strength in armour man or horse Can vaile If Ioue on wronged take remorse For he on whom the deadly dart doth light Can neuer scape by raunsome friend nor flight I. Harr. Mir. of Mag. Eternall prouidence exceeding thought Where none appeares can make her selfe away Ed. Spencer If Gods can their owne excellence excell It 's in pardoning mortalls that rebell M. Drayton God most doth punish whom he most regardeth S. I. Harr. Transl Where Gods do vengeance craue It is not strong deensiue walls that any thing can saue VV. Warner God hath made a salue for euery sore If men would learne the same for to apply S. I. Harr. Transl Man purposeth but all things are disposed By that great God that sits and rules aboue Idem What man is he that boasts of fleshly might And vaine assurance of mortalitie Which all so soone as it doth come to fight Against spirituall foes yeelds by and by Or from the field most cowardly doth flye Ne let the man ascribe it to his skill That though grace hath gained victory If any sleight we haue it is to ill But all the good is Gods both power and eke the will Ed. Spencer God neuer seekes by tryall of temptation To sound mans heart and secret cogitation For well he knowes man and his eye doth see All thoughts of men ere they conceaued bee I. Syluester Transl God Conioynes no lesse our willes then bolds our harts A sure presage that he is on our parts Th. Hudson Tran. Our God is iust whose stroke delaid long Doth light at last with paine more sharpe and strong I. H. M. of Magist The mistie cloudes that fall sometime And ouercast the skies Are like to troubles of our time Which do but dimme our eies But as such deawes are dried vp quite When Phebus showes his face So are sad fancies put to flight When God doth guide by grace G. Gascoigne Gods mercy gently waighes his iustice downe Th. Aâ—helly So blinds the sharpest counsell of the wise This ouershadowing prouidence on hie And dazeleth the clearest sighted eies That they see not how nakedly they lie There where they little thinke the storme doth rise And ouercast their cleare securitie When man hath stopt all waies saue only that That least suspected ruine enters at S. Daniell When Sathan tempts he leades vs vnto hell But God doth guide whereas no death doth dwell When Sathan tempts he seekes our faith to foyle But God doth seale it neuer to recoyle Sathan suggesteth ill good moues to grace The diuel seekes our baptisme to deface But God doth make our burning zeale to shine Amongst the candels of his Church diuine I. Syl. Transl Gods word Which made the world sustaines and guides it still To diuers ends conducts both good and ill He that preferres not God fore all his race Amongst the sonnes of God deserues no place And he that plowes the furrowes of Gods feeld May not turne backe his fainting face nor yeeld Idem God with eternall bread in time of need His loued Iacob fortie yeares did feed And gaue them water from the solid stone Which of it selfe had neuer moysture none Their caps their coats and shoes that they did weare God kept all fresh and new full fortie yeare Th. Hud Tran. The most iust God when once mans sinnes do grow Beyond the bounds of pardon and of grace Because that men his iudgements best may know Like to his loue to rule on earth doth place Monsters most vile to tyrannize vs so With wrong the right with lust lawes to deface For this said cause were Scylla sent and Marius The Nerons both and filthy minded Varius For this Domitian held in Rome the raigne And Antoninus of that name the last And Messinine a base vnworthy swaine To place mankind in princely throne was plaste For this in Thebes did cruell Creon raigne With other tyrants more in ages past For this of late hath Italy bene wonne By men of Lombardie of Goth and Hunne S. Daniell Good deeds Who wold to God but workes no good who seeketh fame by ease Comes short of both no lesse then maps to very lands and seas VV. VVarner Good deeds in case that they be euil placed Ill deeds are reckoned and soone disgraced That is a good deed that preuents a bad G. Chapman Well doing farre exceedeth well to say G. Turberuile Ill deeds may better the bad words be bore Ed. Spencer Let euery one do all the good they can or sildom commeth harme of doing well Though iust reward it wanteth now and than Yet shame and euill death it doth expell But he that mischieueth an other man Seldome doth carry it to heauen or hell Men say it and we see it come to passe Good turnes in dust and bad turnes writ in glasse S. I. Harrington Transl Wretched is he that thinkes by doing ill His euill deeds long to conceale and hide For though the voyce and tongues of men be still By foules and beasts his sinne shall be discride And God oft worketh by his secret will That sinne it selfe the sinner so doth guide That of his owne accord without request He makes his wicked doings manifest Idem Our bodies buried then our deeds ascend Those deeds in life to worth can not be rated In death with life our fame euen then is dated M. Drayton Greatnesse Great things still orewhelme themselues by waight E. Guilpin Greatnesse like to the sunnes reflecting powers The fier bred vapours naturally
dies Loue is all truth lust full of forced lies W. Shakespeare Where whoredome raignes there murder follows fast As falling leaues before the winters blast R. Greene. Lust is a fire and for an houre or twaine Giueth a scorching blaze and then he dies H. C. O deeper sinne then bottomlesse conceit Can comprehend in still imagination Drunken desire must vomit his receit Ere he can see his owne abhomination While lust is in his pride no exclamation Can cure his heate or raigne his rash desire Till like a Iade selfe-will himselfe do tire VV. Shakespeare Lust neuer taketh ioy in what is due But leaues knowne delights to seeke out new S. Daniell In chastitie is euer prostitute Whose trees we loath when we haue pluckt the fruite G. Chapman Eschue vile Venus toyes she cuts off age And learne this lesson of and teach thy friend By pocks death sudden begging harlots end M. of M. The lechars toong is neuer voyd of guile Nor Crocodile wants teares to win his praie The subtillest temptor hath the sweetest stile With rarest musicke Syrens soon'st betraie M. Drayton Lust puts the most vnlawfull things in vre Nor yet in limits euer could be bounded Till he himselfe himselfe hath quite confounded Idem Abandon lust if not for sin yet to auoyd the shame So hogs of Ithacus his men the Latian witch did frame VV. Warner That great Phisition that had liu'd in helth age admirde Did answer askt the cause not he had done as flesh desirde Idem The Spartans war for rapted queene to Ilions ouerthrow The Monarch of Assiria chang'd and Latine kings also For Tarquins lust Idem Each house for lust a harbor and an Inne Each citie is a sanctuary for sinne And all do pitie beautie in distresse If beautie chaste then onely pittilesse M. Drayton Lawes Deriue thy lawes from wisest heads to be vpholden still Not adding or abstracting as conceited tire brains will Encourage good men by thy loue reforme the bad by lawe Reserue an eare for either plea and borrow leaue of awe VV. VVarner In vaine be counsells statutes humaine lawes When chiefe of Councells pleades the iustest cause M. Drayton So constantly the Iudges conster lawes That all agree still with the stronger cause M. of M. Pansamias and Lisander by their swords And warlike vertues made Lacaena rich Fame followed them where they the tents did pitch But graue Licurgus by his lawes and words Did merit more then these renowned Lords D. Lodge Licurgus for good lawes lost his owne libertie And thought it better to prefer common commoditie G. Gascoigne That Lawyer thogh he more by art theÌ„ right doth ouerthrow Consents to sin deceiues the Iudge wroÌ„g right is iustice foe VV. VVarner Libertie Sweete libertie to vs giues leaue to sing What world it was where loue the rule did beare How foolish chaunce by lots rul'd euery thing How errour was maine saile each waue a teare The Mr. loue himselfe deepe sighes weare winde Cares rowd with vowes the ship vnmerry minde False hope as firme oft turn'd the boate about In constant faith stood vp for middle mast Dispaire the cable twisted all with doubt Held griping griefe the piked Anchor fast Bewtie was all the rockes VV. Watson O liberty how much is that man blest Whose happie fortunes do his faâ—es areede That for deserts reioyces to be freede Th. Storer Sweete libertie the lifes best liuing flame I. Markham Our lands may come againe but libertie once lost Can neuer find such recoÌ„pence as counteruails the cost G. Gascoigne Learne freedome and felicitie haukes flying where they list Be kindlier more sound then haukes best tended to the â—ist vv vvarner He liues to die a noble death that life forefreed once spends Idem The name of Libertie The watchword of rebellion euer vsde The idle Eccho of vncertaintie That euermore the simple hath abusde S. Daniell Life All mans life me seemes a Tragedie Full of sad sighes and sore Catastrophes First comming to the world with weeping eie Where all his dayes like dolorous Trophies Are heapt with spoyles of fortune and of feare And he at last laid forth on balefull beare Ed. Spencer Our life is but a step in dustie way S. Phil. Sidney This mortall life as death is tride And death giues life M. Roydon What in this life we haue or can desire Hath time of grow'th and moment of retire D. Lodge Our bodies euery foot-step that they make March toward death vntill at last they die Whether we worke or play or sleep or wake Our life doth passe and with times wings doth flie I. Dauies The life of man a warfare right in body and in soule Resignes his robbed carkasse to be rolled in the mould W. Warner The terme of life is limited Ne may a man prolong or shorten it The souldier may not moue from watchfull stid Nor leaue his stand vntill his captaine bid Ed. Spencer The longer life I wot the greater sin The greater sin the greater punishment Idem Thus passeth with the ouerplus of life The pleasant spring and flower of mortall life The Aprils pompe once subiect to decay Returnes not in the bud that earst was rife Whilest mornings weepe the liuely flower doth bost Then pluck the stalke and let not it be lost D. Lodge The sunne doth set and brings againe the day But when our life is gone we sleepe for aye Th. Ach. Sunne sets and riseth goes downe and quickly reuiueth But mans light once out eternall darknesse abideth Ab. Fraunce All mortall men must from this life be gone Of life and death there are more soules then one The greatest and most glorious thing on ground May often need the helpe of weakest hand So feeble is mans state and life vnsound That in assurance it may neuer stand Till it disordered be from earthly band Ed. Spencer The restlesse life which men here lead May be resembled to the tender plant It springs it sprouts as babes in cradle breed Flourish in May like youthes that wisedome want In Autumne ripe and rots least store waxe scant In winter shrinkes and shrowdes from euery blast Like crooked age when lustie youth is past G. Gascoigne The wicked liuers oftentimes haue wicked ends S. I. H. Life is not lost said she for which is bought Endles renowne that more then death is to be sought Ed. Spencer Better it is for one to liue obscure Then in a publike state to liue vnsure D. Lodge No life is blest that is not grac't with loue B. Ihonson They double life that dead things griefe sustaine They kill that feele not their friends liuing paine G Chapman That life 's ill spar'd that 's spar'd to cast more bloud S. Daniell Loue. Of Loue 's perfection perfectly to speake Or of his nature rightly to define Indeed doth farre surpasse our reasons reach And needs this priest t' expresse his power diuine For long before the world he was yborne And bred aboue in Venus bosome deare For by his
differs but the outward fame W. Sha. Seld shall you see the ruine of a prince But that the people eke like brunt do beare And old records of auncient times long since From age to age yea almost euery where With proofe hath glutted euery yeare Thus by the follies of the princes hart The bounden subiect still receiueth smart G. Gascoigne Quietnesse The wind is great vpon the highest hills The quiet life is in the dale below Who tread on yâ—e shall slide against their wills They want not cares that curious arts would know Who liues at ease and can content him so Is perfit wise and sets vs all to schoole Who hates this lore may well be call'd a foole M. of M. Quietnes the onely nurse or ease M. Dray Wellwot I sooth they say that say more quiet nights and daies The shepheard sleeps wakes then he whose cattell he doth graze VV. Warner Reason Logicke reason in a daunce Reson the Cynosure and bright load-starre In this worlds sea t' auoyd the rocke of chaunce For vith close following and continuance Oâ—e reason doth another so ensue A in conclusion still the daunce iâ— true I. Dauies Reason should haue abilitie To hâ—ld these worldly things in such proportion As lethem come or go with euen facilitie S. Phil. Sidney â—uery thing that is begun with reason Will câ—â—e by ready meanes vnto his end But thiâ—gs miscounselled must needs miswend Ed. Spencer Reason by prudence in her function Had wont to tutor all out action Ayding with precepts of Philosophie Our feebled natures imbecillitie But now affection with concupiscence Haue got ore reason chiefe preheminence I. Marston What warre so cruell or what siege so sore As that which strong affections do applie Against the fort of reason euermore To bring the soule into captiuitie Their force is fairer through infirmitie Of the fraile flesh relenting to their rage And exercise most bitter tirannie Vpon the parts brought into their bondage No wretchednesse is like to sinfull villanie Ed. Spencer But in a body which doth freely yeeld His parts to reasons rule obedient And letteth not that ought the scepter weeld All happie peace and goodly gouernment Is setled there in sure establishment Idem He that is of reasons skill bereft And wants the stuffe of wisedome him to stay Is like a subiect midst of tempest left Withouten helme or pilot her to sway Full sad and dreadfull is that ships euent So is the man that wante intendment Idem Reason doth teach vs that the care is vaine For ill once past which cannot turne againe Th. vvatson If reason bandie with opinion Opinion winnes in the conclusion For if a man be once opinionate Millions of reasons will extenuate His forced malice conference Cannot asswage opinions insolence But let opinion once lay batterie To reasons for t she will turne heresie Or superstition wily politist But she will win those rampiâ—es which resist Ed. Gilpin Nought can reason auaile in heauenly matters S. Phil Sid. She whom sauns reason men haue reason hight Since first in â—ire the Lord the aire inclosde In aire the sea in sea the earth disposde Hath with mild faith maintaind continuall fight I. Syluester The eye of reason is with raging ybent Ed. Sp. Religion Sacred Religion mother of forme and feare S. Daniell O that this power from euerlasting giuen The great alliance made twixt God and vs The intelligence that earth doth hold with heauen Sacred Religion O that thou must thus Be made to smooth our vniust vneuin Brought from aboue earths quarrell to discusse Must men beguile our soules to win our wills And make our zeale the furtherer of ills Idem No one quailes religion more then foundring presbitie Each sâ—t impugning order saith and doth his infancie W. Warner What may not mischiefe of mad man abuse Religions cloake some one to vice doth chuse And maketh God protector of his crime O monstrous world well ought we wish thy fine M. of M. English men nay Christian men not only seeme prophane But man to man as beast to beast hold ciuil duties vaine Yea pulpits some like pedlers packs yeeld forth as men affect And what a Synode should conclude a souter doth correct The rude thus bosâ—ing literature one sin begets another And grosly thogh a schisme yet hath ech Schismatick his brother Mean while the learned waÌ„t their meed none with profit hears The tedious dolt whose artlesse tong doth preach to verie eares VV. VVarner Since pure religion doth install Learned professors Prelates of deserts Let them aspire and reac instructed harts Against the base bestowers of church liuings That vse their graunts in tellings not in giuings Th. Storer Repentance Repentance makes two riuers of her eies Her humble face dares scant behold the skies Her broken breast is beaten blew and blacke Her tender fleshis rent wih rugged sacke With sorrowes snowes her hoary waxen head With ashes pale and dust is ouerspread I. Syluister Repentance hope and soft humilitie Do flanke the wings of faiths triumphant carre Idem Repentance A salue a comfort and a cordiall He that hath her the keies of heauen hath This is the guide this is the port the path M. Drayton O happie they that keepe within their measure To turne their course in time and sound retreit Before that wit which late Repentance tought Were better neuer had then so deare bought S. I. H. Sinnes haue their salues repentance can do much R. Greene. To be penitent for faults with it a paron beares W. W. Then hope we health when sinne is left repentantly in hart Adde then new life and we to God God doth to vs conuart Idem Yet stay thy feete in murders vgly gate Ill comes to soone repentance oft too late M. Dr Their liues no man so setled in content That hath not daily whereof to repent D. Lodge We see what 's good and thereto we consent But yet we chuse the worse and soone repent S. Daniell Rest. What so strong But wanting rest will also want of might The sunne that measures heauen all day long At night doth bath his steeds th' Ocean waues among Ed. Spencer Vntroubled night they say giues counsell best Idem Who long hath rested cannot runne apace The fettered horse is hindmost in the chase Reuenge Next within the entrie of the gate Sate fell reuenge gnashing her teeth with ire Deuising meanes how she may vengeance take Neuer in rest till she haue her desire But frets within so farre forth with the fier Of wreaking flames that now determines shee To die by death or vengd by death to bee M. Sackuill O fearefull frowning Nemesis Daughter of iustice most seuere That art the worlds great arbitresse And Queene of causes raigning heere S. Daniell Fierce Nemesis mother of fate and change Sword bearer of th' eternall prouidence Idem Nemesis whose hastie reuenging Hands are euer at hand whose mind is mutable alwaies At miseries laughing at mens felicitie grudging A. Fraunce
Sydney Times golden thigh Vpholdes the flowrie body of the earth In sacred harmonie and euerie birth Of men audacious makes legitimate Being vsde aright the vse of times is fate G. Chapman No mortall forme that vnder moone remaines Exempt from traiterous Time continueth one Now mountes the floud and straight his waues restrains Now flowes the tyde and strait the sourse is gone VVho toyles by Sea must choose the fayrest gale For time abodes our good or badde auaile D. Lodge Al those that liue and thinke themselues but slime Must choose and thriue by fauour of the time Idem Swift speedie Time feathered with flying howres Dissolues the beautie of the fayrest browe S. Daniell Time doth consume fame honour wit strength Time roots out youth and beauties looke at length Tho. Watson Time wanting bonds still wanteth certaintie M. Dr. To Fames rich treasure Time vnlocks the doore Which angrie sorrow had shut vp before Idem Time is a bondslaue to eternitie Tho. Kyd. All that doth liue is subiect to his law All things decay in time and to their end do draw Ed. Spencer What wrong hath not continuance out-worne Yeares makes that right that neuer was so borne S. Daniell Good time is blest badde time wee hold accurst Time hurts them oft that he did helpe at first T. Churchyard Times glory is to calme contending kings To vnmaske falshood and bring truth to light To stampe the seale of time in aged things To wake the morne and sentinell the night To wrong the wronger till hee render right To ruinate proude buildings with his howres And smeare with dust their glittering golden towres To fill with worm holes stately monuments To feede obliuion with decay of things To blot old Bookes and alter their contents To pull the quilles from auncient Rauens wings To drie the old okes sappe and cherish springs To spoyle antiquities of hammered steele And turne the giddie round of fortunes wheele To shew the Beldame daughters of her daughters To make the child a man the man a child To slay the tyger that doth liuely slaughter To tame the vnicorne and the lyon wilde To make the subtill in themselues be guild To cheere the plow-man with increasefull crops And waste huge stones with little water-drops W. Shakespeare Truth The Truth doth doth dwell within the holy tables Of Gods liue word not in our wanton braine Which dayly coyning some strange error vaine For gold takes lead for truth electeth Fables I. Siluester Truth is no harauld nor no so sophist sure She noteth not mens names their sheelds or crests Though shee compare them vnto birds and beasts But whom shee doth fore-shew shall raigne by force Shee tearmes a woolfe a dragon or a beare A wilfull Prince a raignelesse raging horse A boare a lion a coward much in feare A hare or hart a craftie pricked eare A lecherous a bull a goate a foale An vnderminer a mould-warpe or a moale M. of M. Tried truth Doth best be seeme a simple naked tale Ne needes to bee with paynted processe prickt That in her selfe hath no diuersitie But alwayes shewes one vndisguised face VVhere deepe deceit and lies must seeke her shade And wrappe their words in guilefull eloquence As euer fraught with contrarietie G. Gascoigne The truth hath certaine bounds but falshood none S. Daniell The naked truth is a well-clothed lie A nimble quicke pale meunts to dignitie By force or fraud that matters not a iot So massie wealth may fall vnto thy lot Io. Marston Treason Conspiracie gainst the person of a Prince Is treason gainst the deitie of heauen Th. Achellye Treason is but trusted like the Foxe Who nere so tamde so cherisht and lockt vp Will haue a wilde tricke of his auncetors W. Sh. No vertue merits prayse once toucht with blot of treason S. Ph. Sydney VVho fayleth one is false though trusty to another Idem There is no treason woundeth halfe so deepe As that which doth in Princes bosome sleepe M. Drayton VVho that resisteth his dread soueraigne Lord Doth damne his soule by Gods owne verie word A Christian subiect should with honour due Obey his soueraigne though he were a Iew VVhereby assured when subiects do rebell Gods wrath is kindled threatning fire and hell M. of M. Was neuer rebell before the world and since That could or should preuaile against his Prince Idem Reuolted subiects of themselues will quaile I. Syluester Tyrannie Next to Tyrannie Comes warres discention ciuill mutinie Ch. Middl. In greatest wants t' inflict the greatest woe This is the worst that tyrannie can show Idem Hell haleth tyrants downe to death amaine Was neuer yet nor shall bee cruell deede Vnquited left but had as cruell meed M. of M. No tyrant commonly Liuing ill can kindly die But either trayterously surprizde Doth coward poyson quayle their breath Or their people haue deuizde Or theyr Guard to seeke their death Tho. Kyd. It is an hell in hatefull vassallage Vnder a tyrant to consume ones age A selfe-shauen Dennis or an Nero fell Whose cursed Courts with bloud and incest swell An Owle that flyes the light of Parliaments And state assemblies iealous of th' intents Of Priuate tongues who for a pastime sets His Peeres at oddes and on their furie whets Who neither fayth honour nor right respects Idem Vertue What one art thou thus in torne weede yclad Vertue in price whom auncient sages had Why poorely clad for fading goods past care Why double fac'd I marke each fortunes rare This bridle what mindes rages to restraine VVhy beare you tooles I loue to take great paine Why wings I teach aboue the starres to flie Why treade you death I onely cannot die S. Th. Wiat. The path that leades to Vertues Court is narrow Thornie and vp a hill a bitter iourney But being gone through you find al heauenly sweets Th'entrance is all flintie but at th' end Two Towres of pearles and cristall you ascend Th. Dekkar Vertue is fayrest in a poore art aye Idem Vertue abhorres too weare a borrowed face Idem The wisest scholler of the wight most wise By Phoebus doome with sugred sentence saies That vertue If it once meete with our eyes Strange flames of loue it in our soules would raise S. Ph. Sydney That growes apace that vertue helps t' aspire M. Râ—â—don When vertue riseth base affections fall Ed. Fairfax Like as the horse well mand abides the bit And learnes his stoppe by raine in riders hand Where mountaine colt that is not sadled yet Runnes headlong on amidst the fallowed land Whose fierce resist scarce bendes with any band So men reclaim'd by vertue tread aright Where ledde by follies mischiefes on them light D. Lodge Vertue doth â—urb affection and for conscience flieth sin To leaue for imperfection feare or shame no praise doth winne W. Warner Vertue it selfe turnes vice being misapplyed And vice sometime by action dignified W. Shakespeare Vertue in greatest daunger is most showne And though opprest yet nere is ouerthrowne
vs roare Yet are they not dismai'd one whit therefore One with a whistle hang'd about his necke Shewes by the sound which cord must be vndone And straite the ship-boy ready at a becke Vnto the tops with nimble sleight doth runne The other Marriners vpon the decke Or at the steere the comming vvaues doe shunne And then by turnes they pump the water out By paine and care preuenting euery doubt S. I. Harrington The heauens on euery side inclosed be Black stormes and foggs are blowen vp from farre That now the Pilot can no Load-starre see But skies and Seas doe make most dreadfull warre The billowes striuing to the heauens to reach And th' heauens striuing them for to impeach R. Greene. Of the Spring The soote seasons that blood bloome foorth brings With greene hath clad the hill and eke the vale The Nightingale with feathers new she sings The Turtle to her mate hath told her tale Sommer is come for euery spray now springs The Hart hath hung his old head on the pale The Bucke in brake his Winter-coate he flings The Fishes fleete with new-repared scale The Adder all her sloth away she flings The swift Swallow pursueth the flies small The busie Bee her honey now she mings Winter is worne that was the flowers bale E. of Surrey The Winters wrath begins to quell And pleasant Spring appeareth The grasse now gins to be refresht The Swallow peepes out of her nest And cloudy welkin cleareth E. Spenser Flora now calleth for each flower And bid's make ready Maias bower That new is vp rise from bed Idem The earth late choakt with showres Is now arai'd in greene Her bosome springs with flowers The ayre dissolues her teene The vvoods are deckt with leaues And trees are cloathed gay And Flora crown'd with sheaues With oaken boughs doth play The birds vpon the trees Doe sing with pleasant voyces And chaunt in their degrees Their loues and luckie choyces D. Lodge The tenth of March when Aries receau'd Dan-Phoebus rayes into his horned head In flowry season of the yeare And when the firmament was cleare When Tellus her balls painted were With issue of disparent cheere When the Vsher to the morne did rise Sleepe gaue their vituall liberties To Phillis and to Floraes eyes G. Chapman The ayre was calme the day was cleare Loues wanton winds with wooing breathe Gan greete the sweetest of the yeare The flower forgot his Winters death The earth reuiued by the sunne To let in gay attire begunne The leafe allied vnto the tree By helpe of spring in coate of greene Stole forth my wandring eye to see The beauties of the Sommers Queene D. Lodge The Winter with his grisly stormes no longer dare abide The pleasant grasse with lusty greene the earth hath newly died The trees hath leaues the boughs do spred new changed is the yeare The water brooks are clean sunk down the plesant boughs appeare The Spring is come the goodly Nimphs now dance in euery place Thus hath the yeare most pleasantly of lately chang'd her face E. of Surrey Now each creature ioyes the other Passing happy dayes and howers One bird reports vnto an other In the fall of siluer showers vvhilst the earth our common mother Hath her bosome deckt with flowers Whilst the nearest torch of heauen vvith bright rayes warmes Eloraes lap Making nights and dayes both euen Chearing plants with freshnes sap S. Daniell Of VVinter The wrathfull Winter proching on a pace vvith blustring blasts had all ybard the treene And old Saturnus with his frosty face vvith chilling cold had pearst the tender greene The mantles rent wherein inwrapped beene The gladsome Groues that now lay ouer-throwne The Tapers torne and euery tree downe blowne The soyle that erst so seemely was to seeme vvas all dispoiled of her beauties hewe And stole fresh flowers wher-with the somers Queene Had clad the earth now Boreas blast downe blew And small fowles flocking in their songs did rew The vvinters wrath where-with each thing defast In wofull wise bewayl'd the Sommer past Hawthorne had lost his motly liuerie The naked twigs were shiuering all for cold And dropping downe the teares aboundantlie Each thing me thought with weeping eye me told The cruell season bidding me with-hold My selfe within for I was gotten out Into the fields whereas I walkt about M. Sackuille When ye count ye free from feare Comes the breame Winter with chamfered browes Full of wrinkles and frosty furrowes Shooting his grisly dart Which cruddles the blood and pricks the hart Ed. Spenser Ianuarie Now sad Winter welked hath the day And Phoebus weary of his yearely taske Yshackled hath his steeds in lowly lay And taken vp his Inne in fishes haske Idem Autumnus The wearied nights approached on a pace With darksome shades which somwhat breedeth care The sunne hath take more neere the earth his race In Libra then his greatest sway he bare For pardy then the dayes more colder are Then fades the greene fruite liuely hearbs are done And Winter gins to wast that Sommer wone I. H. Mir. of Mag. Sommer Iulie Now the sunne hath reared vp his siluer footed teame Making his wayte betweene the cup and golden Diademe The rampant Lyon hunts he fast with doggs of noysome breath VVhose balefull barking brings in hast pine plague and drery death Edm. Spencer August That time of yeere when the inamoured sunne Clad in the richest roabes of liuing fires Courted the Virgin signe great Natures Nunne â—vhich barraines earth of all that earth desires â—uen in the month that from Augustus wone His sacred name which vnto heauen aspiâ—es And on the last of his tentrebled dayes W. Shakespeare â—t was the month in which the righteous mayde That for disdaine of sinfull worlds vpbraid â—ed backe to heauen where she was first conceiu'd â—nto her siluer bower the sunne receiu'd And the hote Syrian dog on him awayting After the chafed Lyons cruell bayting â—orrupted had the ayre with noysome breath And powrd on earth plague pestilence dearth Rob. Greene. â—ow was the month that old Sextilis name â—hangd by the Romaine Senates sage degree And glorying so to innouate the same â—o haue himselfe new christned did agree â—oude that Augustus God-father should be 〈◊〉 whilst Ceres clad him in a mantle fayre Of bearded Corne still quauering with the ayre Char. Fitz Ieffrey Iulie VVhat time sleepes Nurse the silent night begun To steale by minutes on the long-liu'd dayes The furious dog-starre chasing of the sunne Whose scorching breath adds flames vnto his raies At whose approch the angry Lyon braies The earth now warm'd in her celestiall fire To coole her heate puts off her rich attire M. Drayton Of Morpheus Morpheus the liuelie sonne of deadly sleepe VVitnes of life to them that liuing die A prophet oft and oft an historie A Poet eke as humors flie or creepe S. Phil. Sid. Hee making speedy way through persed ayre And through the world of waters wide and deepe To Morpheus house doth
tremble when I thinke Her cheekes are like the blushing clowde That beautifies Auroras face Or like the siluer crimson shrowde That Phoebus smiling locks doe grace Her lips are like two budded Roses Whom ranks of Lillies neighbour nie vvhich with bounds she stil incloses Apt to intice a deitie Her necke is like a stately towre vvhere Loue himselfe in pleasure lies To watch for glaunces euery howre From her diuine and sacred eyes Her paps are centers of delight Her paps are rocks of heauenly flame vvhere Nature moulds the dew of light To feede perfection with the same With orient pearle with Rubie red vvith Marble white with azure blew Her body euery way is fed Yet soft in touch and sweet in view Nature herselfe her shape admires The Gods are wounded in her sight And Loue forsakes his heauenly fires And at her eyes his brands doth light D. Lodge She lay and seemd a flood of Diamant Bounded in flesh as stil as Vespers haire When not an Aspen leafe is stird with ayre She lay at length like an immortal soule At endlesse rest in blest Elizium And then did true felicitie inroule So faire a Lady figure of her kingdom Now as she lay attirde in nakednes His eye did carue him on that feast of feasts Sweet fieldes of life which deaths foote dare not presse Flowrd with th'vnbroken waues of my loues breasts See wherewith bent of gold curld into knots In her heads groue the spring-bird Lameat nests Her body doth present those fields of peace vvhere soules are feasted with the soule of ease To proue which Paradice that nurseth these See see the golden riuers that renowne it Rich Gyhon Tigris Phison Euphrates Two from her bright Pelopian shoulders crowne it And two out of her snowy hills doe glide That with a deluge of delight doe drowne it These highest two their precious streames deuide To tenne pure floods that do the body dutie Bounding themselues in length but not in beauty These wind theyr courses through the paynted bowers And raise such sounds in theyr inflection As ceaselesse start from earth fresh sorts of flowers And bound that booke of life with euery section In these the Muses dare not swim for drowning Theyr sweetnes poysons with such sweet infection And leaues the onely lookers on them swouning These formes and colour makes them so to shine That Gods for them would cease to be diuine G. Chapman Her Lilly hand her rosie cheekes lie vnder Coosning the pillow of a lawfull kisse Who therefore angry seemes to part in sunder Swelling on eyther side to want his blisse Betweene whose hills her head entombed is Where like a vertuous monument she lyes To be admirde of lewd vnhallowed eyes VVithout the bed her other fayre hand was On the greene Couerlet whose perfect white Shewd like an Aprill daisie on the grasse vvith pearlie sweat resembling dewe of night Her eyes like Marigolds had sheath'd theyr light And canopied in darknes sweetly lay Till they might open to adorne the day Her haire like golden threds playd with her breath O modest wantons wanton modestie Shewing lifes tryumph in the Map of death And deaths dim lookes in lifes mortalitie Each in her sleepe themselues so beautifie As if betweene them twaine there were no strife But that life liu'd in death and death in life Her breasts like Iuory globes circled with blew A payre of mayden worlds vnconquered Saue of theyr Lord no bearing yoke they knew And him by oath they truly honoured These worlds in Tarquin new ambition bred vvho like a foule vsurper went about From this faire throne to heaue the owner out W. Shakespeare Starres fall to fetch fresh light from her rich eyes Her bright brow driues the sunne to clowdes beneath Her haires reflexe with red strakes paint the skies Sweet morne and euening dew falls from her breath T. Nash Fayrer then Isaacks louer at the vvell Brighter then inside barke of new hewen Cedar Sweeter then flames of fire-perfumed Mirrhe And comlier then the siluer clowdes that daunce On Zephyrus wings before the King of heauen G. Peele Her lookes were like beames of the morning sunne Forth-looking through the windowes of the East When first the fleecie cattell haue begunne Vpon the pearled grasse to make theyr feast Her thoughts are like the fume of Francensence Which from a golden Censor forth did rise And throwing forth sweet odours mounts from thence In rolling globes vp to the vaulted skies There she beholds with hie aspyring thought The cradle of her owne creation Among the seates of Angels heauenly wrought Much like an Angell in all forme and fashion S. Daniell Her locks are pleighted like the fleece of wooll That Iason with his Grecian mates atchiu'd As pure as gold yet not from gold deriu'd As full of sweets as sweet of sweetes is full Her browes are prety tables of conceate Where Loue his records of delight doth quote On them her dallying locks doe daily floate As loue ful oft doth feede vpon the baite Her eyes faire eyes like to the purest lights That animate the sunne or cheere the day In whom the shining sun-beames brightly play vvhilst fancie doth on them deuine delights Her cheekes like ripened Lillies steept in wine Or fayre Pomegranate kirnels washt in milke Or snow-white threds in nets of Crimson silke Or gorgeous clowdes vpon the sunnes decline Her lips like Roses ouer-washt with dew Or like the Purple of Narcissus flowre No frost theyr faire no wind doth wrest theyr powre But by her breath theyr beauties do renew Her christal chin like to the purest mould Enchast with dainties Daisies soft and white Where Fairies faire pauilion once is pight Whereas embrasd his beauties he doth hold Her necke like to an Iuory shining towre Where through with azure vaines sweet Nectar runnes Or like the downe of swanns Or like delight that doth it selfe deuoure Her paps are like fayre apples in the prime As round as orient pearles as soft as downe They neuer vaile theyr faire through winters frowne But from these sweets Loue suckt his sommer time Her bodies beauties best esteemed bowre Delicious comely dainty without staine The thought whereof not toucht hath wrought my paine Whose face so faire all beauties doth distaine Her maiden wombe the dwelling house of pleasure Not like for why no like surpasseth wonder O blest is he may bring such beauties vnder Or search by suite the secrets of that treasure R. Greene. Like to Diana in her sommer weede Girt with a Crimson robe of brightest die goes fayre Samela As fayre Aurora in her morning gray Deckt with the ruddy lustre of her loue is fayre Samela Like louely Thetis on a calmed day When as her brightnes Neptunes fancie moues Shines faire Samela Her tresses gold her eyes like glassie streames Her teeth are pearle the breasts are Iuory of faire Samela Her cheekes like rosie-lillies yeeld forth gleames Her browes bright arches framde of Ebonie thus faire Samela Passeth faire Venus in
too much hast And with the striuing oft is in such taking As scant a man may yet it out with shaking Idem Sorrow As one that saw in Aprill or in May A pleasant garden full of fragrant flowers Then when the earth new clad in garments gay Decks euery wood and groue with pleasant bowers Comming againe on some Decembers day And sees it mard with winters stormes and showers So did the Court to Bradamant appeare When as she saw Rogero was not there I. Harr. As gorgious Phaebus in his first vprise Discouering now his scarlet-coloured head By troublous motions of the lowring skies His glorious beames with fogs are ouer-spred So are his cheerfull browes ecclipst with sorrow which clowd the shine of his youths smiling morrow M. Drayton Like as when Phaebus darting forth his rayes Glydeth along the swelling Ocean streames And whilst one billow with another playes Reflecteth backe his bright translucent beames Such was the conflict then betwixt our eyes Sending forth lookes as teares do fall and rise Idem Like to a vessell with a narrow vent Which is fild vp with licour to the top Although the mouth be after downeward bent Yet is it seene not to distill a drop Euen thus our breast brimful with pensiue care Stopping our tongues with greefe we silent are Idem As the high Elme when his deare Vine hath twind Fast in her hundred armes and holds imbrast Beares downe to earth his spouse and darling kind If storme or cruell steele the tree downe cast And her full grapes to nought doth bruze and grind Spoyles his own leaues faints withers dies at last And seemes to mourne and die not for his owne But for the death of her that lyes orethrowne So fell he mourning mourning for the dame Whom life and death had made for euer his E. Fairefax As when a foggy mist hath ouer-cast The face of heauen and the cleere ayre ingrost The world in darknes dwells till that at last The watry South-wind from the Sea-bord coast Vp blowing doth disperse the vapours lost And powres it selfe forth in a stormie showre So the fayre Britomart hauing disclost Her cloudy care into a wrathfull stowre The midst of greefe dissolued into vengeance powre Edm. Spen. As a stroke giuen on the righter eye Offends the left euen so by simpathy Her husbands dolours made her hart vnglad And Iudiths sorrowes made her husband sad T. Hudson Dissimulation As when a wearie trauailer that straies By muddy shore of broad seauen-mouthed Nile Vnwitting of the perilous wandring wayes Doth meete a cruell craftie Crocodile vvhich in false greefe hiding his harmefull guile Doth weepe full sore and sheddeth tender teares The foolish man that pitties all the while His mournfull plight is swallowed vp vnwares Forgetfull of his owne that minds anothers cares So wept Duessa vntill euentide Edm. Spencer As cunning singers ere they straine on hie In loude melodious tunes theyr gentle voyce Prepare the hearers eares to harmonie With fainings sweet low notes and warbles choyce So she not hauing yet forgot pardie Her wonted shifts and sleights in Cupids toyes A sequence first of sighes and sobs forth cast To breede compassion deere then spake at last Ed. Fairefax As guilefull Goldsmith that by secret skill vvith golden foyle doth finely ouer-spred Some baser mettle which commend he will Vnto the vulgar for good gold indeed He much more goodly glosse thereon doth shed To hide his falshood then if it were true So hard this Idole was to be ared That Florimell her selfe in all mens view Shee seemd to passe so forged things do fairest shew Edm. Spencer As when two sunnes appeare in th' azure skie Mounted in Phaebus Chariot fierie bright Both darting forth faire beames to each mans eye And both adornd with lamps of flaming light All that behold so strange prodigious sight Nor natures work them gesse nor what to weene Are rapt with wonder and with rare affright So stoode Sir Marinell when he had seene The semblance of this false by this faire beauties queene Idem Loue. As men tormented with a burning feauer Dreame that with drinke they swage their greeuous thirst But when they wake they feele theyr thirst perseuer And to be greater then it was at first So shee whose thoughts frō loue sleepe could not seuer Dreamt of that thing for which she wake did thirst But waking felt and found it as before Her hope still lesse and her desire still more S. I. Harr. The man that dwells farre North hath sildome harme With blast of winters winde or nypping frost The Negro sildome feeles himselfe too warme If he abide within his natiue coast So loue in mee a second nature is And custome makes me thinke my woes are blisse Tho. Watson The Harpie byrds that did in such despight Greeue and annoy old Phineus so sore Were chasde away by Calais in fight And by his brother Zeth for euermore vvho followed vntill they heard on hie A voyce that said ye twins no farther flie Phineus I am that so tormented was My Laura heere I may a Harpie name My thoughts and lusts be sonnes to Boreas Which neuer ceast in following my dame Till heauenly grace sayd vnto me at last Leaue fond delights and say thy loue is past Idem All as the greedy fisher layes his hookes Alongst the coast to catch some mighty fish More for his gaine then wholsome for the dish Of him that buies euen so these sisters braue Haue louers more then honest maydens haue Tho. Hudson As when mightie Macedon had wonne The Monarchie of earth yet when he fainted Greeu'd that no greater action could be done And that there no more worlds was to subdue So loues defects loues conquerour did rue Edm. Spencer Looke as the faire and fiery-poynted sunne Rushing from forth a clowde bereaues our sight Euen so the curtaine drawne his eyes begun To winke beeing blinded with a greater light W. Shakespeare Like as in furie of a dreadfull fight Theyr fellowes being slaine or put to flight Poore souldiours stand with feare of death dead strooken So at her presence all surprizd and tooken Await the sentence of her scornefull eyes He whom she fauours liues the other dies C. Marlow Feare Like as a Hinde forth singled from the heard That hath escaped from a rauenous beast Yet flies away of her owne feete afrayd And euery leafe that shaketh with the least Murmure of windes her terror hath increast So fled fayre Florimell from her vaine feare Edm. Spencer He shakes aloft his Romaine blade Which like a Faulchon towring in the skies Coucheth the foule below with his wings shade Whose crooked beake threats if he mount he dies So vnder his insulting Fauchion lyes Harmelesse Lucretia marking what he tells With trembling feare as foule heares Faulchons bells W. Shakespeare As the poore frighted Deere that stands at gaze Wildly determining which way to flie Or one incompast with a winding maze That cannot tread the way out readily So with
her selfe she growes in mutinie To liue or die which of the twaine were better When life is sham'd and deaths reproches better Idem Like as the Snayle whose hornes being once hit Shrinks backward in his shelly caue with paine And there all smoothred vp in shade doth sit Long after fearing to creepe forth againe So at his bloody view her eyes are fled Into the deepe darke cabbins of her head Idem As in the night each little fierie sparke May plainly be discerned with our eyne But when the day doth come we then shall marke That all are dampt and doe no longer shine So kindles feare in minde which doubt made darke Vntill my sunne in my Horizon shine S. I. Harr. So great a terror in theyr minde was bred That straight as if with sprites they had beene skard This way and that confusedly they fled And left the gates without defence or gard As tumults often are at stage plaies bred When false reports of sudden fits are heard Or when the ouer-loaden seates doe cracke One tumbling downe vpon anothers back Idem Like as in time of Spring the water 's warme And crowding frogs like fishes there doe swarme But with the smallest stone that you can cast To stirre the streame theyr crowding staies as fast So while Iudea was in ioyfull dayes The constancie of them was worthy praise For that in euery purpose ye should heare The praise of God resounding euery where So that like burning candles they did shine Among theyr faithfull flock like men diuine But looke how soone they heard of Holoferne Theyr courage quaild and they began to derne T. Hudson Of Flight Looke how a purple flower doth fade and die That painefull ploughman cutteth vp with share Or as the Poppies head aside doth lye When it the body can no longer beare So did the noble Dardanello die And with his death fild all his men with feare As waters runne abroade that breake theyr bay So fled his souldiours breaking theyr aray S. I. Harr. As the swift Vre by Volgaes rolling flood Chasde through the plaine the mastife curres to-forne Flies to the succour of some neighbour wood And often turnes againe his dreadfull horne Against the dogs imbrude in sweat and blood That bite not till the beast to flight returne Or as the Moores at theyr strange tennis runne Defenst the flying balls vnhurt to shunne So ranne Clorinda so her foes pursude Ed. Fairefax Like as a Lyon whose imperiall power A proude rebellious Vnicorne defies To auoyd the rash assault and wrathfull stowre Of his fierce foe him for a tree applies And when in running in full course he spies He slips aside the whilst that furious beast His precious horne sought of his enemies Strikes in the stock ne thence can be releast But to the mighty victor yeelds a bounteous feast With such fayre flight him Guion often foyld Edm. Spencer Errour As when old father Nilus gins to swell With timely pride aboue th' Egyptian vale His fatty waues doe fertile shine out well And ouer-flow each plaine and lowly dale But when his later ebbe gins to auaile Huge heapes of mud he leaues wherein there breed Ten thousand kinde of creatures partly male And partly female of his fruitfull seede Such vgly monstrous shapes elswhere may no man reâ— Ed. Spen. compard to Errors vomit Of Rage As sauage Bull whom two fierce mastiues bait When rancor doth with rage him once ingore Forgets with warie ward them to await But with his dreadfull hornes them driues afore Or flings aloft or treads downe in the floore Breathing out wrath and bellowing disdaine That all the forrest quakes to heare him rore So ragde Prince Arthur twixt his foe-men twaine That neither could his mighty puissance sustaine Edm Spen. Looke what a noyse an heard of sauage swine Doe make when as the Wolfe a pig doth take That doth in all theyr hearings cry and whine Flocking about as nature hath them taught So doe these souldiours murmure and repine To see theyr Captaine thus to mischiefe brought And with great fury they doe set vpon him All with one voyce still crying on him on him I. Harr. As when within the soft and spungie soyle The winde doth pierce the intrailes of the earth Where hurly buâ—ly with a restlesse coyle Shakes all the centre wanting issue forth Tell with the tumour townes mountaines tremble Euen such a meteor doth theyr rage resemble M. Drayton As when a Comet farre and wide descride In scorne of Phaebus midst bright heauen doth shine And tydings sad of death and mischiefe brings So shond the Pagan in bright armour clad And rold his eyes Ed. Fairefax Like as a Bull when prickt with iealousie He spies the riuall of his hote desire Through all the fields doth bellow rore and cry And with his thundring voyce augments his ire And threatning battaile to the emptie skie Teares with his horne each plant each bush each brier And with his foote cast's vp his hand on hight Defying his strong foe to deadly fight Such was the Pagans fury such his cry Idem Like as a Goshauke that in foote doth beare A trembling Culuer hauing spyde on hight An Eagle that with plumy wings doth sheare The subtile ayre stooping with all his might The quarry throwes to ground with fell despight And to the battaile doth herselfe prepare So ranne the Giantesse vnto the fight Her fiery eyes with furious sparks did stare And with blasphemous bans high God in peeces tarâ— Edm. Spencer As Lyons meete or Bulls in pastures greene With teeth and hornes and staine with blood the field Such eager fight these warriours was betweene And eythers speare had peirst the others shield I. Harr. Like as with equall rage and equall might Two aduerse windes combate with billowes proud And neyther yeeld seas skies maintaine like fight Waue against waue opposd and clowde to clowde So warre both sides with obstinate despight With like reuenge and neither partie bowd Fronting each other with confounding blowes No wound one sword vnto the other owes Sam. Daniell With equall rage as when the Southerne-winde Meeteth in battaile through the Northerne blast The sea and ayre to weather is resignde But clowd gainst clowd waue gainst waue they past So from this skirmish neither part declind But fought it out and keepes theyr footings fast And oft with furious shock together rush And shield gainst shield helme gainst helme they crush Ed. Fairefax transl Such was theyr furie as when Boreas teares The shattered crags from Taurus Northerne clift Vpon theyr helmes theyr Launces long they broke And vp to heauen flew splinters sparks smoake Idem As when two Tygers prickt with hungers rage Haue by good fortune found some beasts fresh spoile On which they weene theyr famine to asswage And gaine a feastfull guerdon of theyr toyle Both falling out doe stirre vp strifefull broyle And cruell battaile twixt themselues doe make Whilst neither lets the other touch the soile
soile Lawrel the ornament of Phaebus toile Fresh Rododaphne and the Sabine flowre Matching the wealth of the auncient Frankensence And pallid Ivie building his owne bowre And Boxe yet mindfull of his old offence Red Amaranthus lucklesse paramour Oxeye still greene and bitter patience Ne wants there pale Narcisse that in a well Seeing his beautie in loue with it fell Ed. Spencer Mirtle's due to Venus greene Lawrell due to Apollo Corn to the lady Ceres ripe grapes to the yōg mery Bacchus Poplar to Alcides and Oliues vnto Minerua Gentle Amarāthus thou fairest floure of a thousand Shalt be loues floure hēceforth thogh thou cam'st frō a bleeding Yet blood shalt thou stanch this gift will I giue thee for euer Abr. Fraunce Dead-sleeping Poppy and black Hellebore Cold Coloquintida and Tetra mad Mortall Samnites and Cicuta bad With which th'vniust Athenians made to die Wise Socrates who thereof quaffing glad Powr'd out his life and last Philosophie To the faire Critias his dearest Belamye Ed. Spencer The wholesome Sage and Lauender still gray Ranke-smelling Rue and Comin good for eies The Roses raigning in the pride of May Sharpe Isope good for greene wounds remedies Faire Marygolds and Bees alluring Thime Sweet Marioram and Daizies decking prime Coole Violets and Orpin growing still Embathed Balme and chearfull Galingale Fresh Costmary and breathfull Camomill Dull Poppey and drinke-quickning Setnale Veine-healing Veruin and head-purging Dill Sound Sauory and Bazill harry hale Fat Colworts and comforting Perseline Cold Lettuce and refreshing Rosmarine Idem A soft enflowred banke imbrac'd the fount Of Chloris ensignes an abstracted field Where grew Melanthy great in Bees account Amareus that precious balme doth yeeld Enameld Pansies vsde at nuptialls still Dianaes arrow Cupids crimson sheeld Ope-morne Night-shade and Venus Nauill Sollem Violets hanging heads as shamed And Verdant Calaminth for Odour famed Sacred Nepenthe purgatiue of care And soueraigne Ruberb that doth rancor kill Sia and Hyacinth that Furies weare White and red Iessamines merry Melliphill Faire crowne imperiall emperour of flowres Immortall Amaranth white Aphrodil And cuplike twill pants strewd in Bacchus bowres G. Chapman The Marigold Phaebus beloued friend The Moly which from sorcery doth defend M. Dray Of Beasts The spotted Panther and the tusked Boare The Pardale swift and the Tygre cruell The Antelope and Woolfe both fierce and fell Ed. Spencer There might you see the burly Beare The Lyon king the Elephant The mayden Vnicorne was there So was Acteons horned plant M. Roydon Riuers The fertile Nile which creatures new doth frame Long Rhodams whose sourse springs from the skie Faire Ister flowing from the mountaines hie Diuine Scamander purpled yet with bloud Of Greeks and Troians which therein did lie Pactolus glistering with his golden floud And Tigris fierce whose streams of none may be withstood Ed. Spencer Great Gauges and immortal Euphrates Deepe Indus and Meander intricate Slowe Peneus and tempestuous Phasides Swift Rhene and Alpheus stil immaculate Oraxes feared for great Cyrus fate Tibris renowmed for the Romane fame Idem Fishes Spring-headed Hydraes and sea-shouldring Whales Great Whirpooles which all Fishes make to flie Bright Scholopendraes arm'd with siluer scales Mightie Monoceros with immeasured tailes The dreadfull Fish that doth deserue the name Of death and like him lookes in dreadfull hue The grisly wasserman that makes his game The flying ships with swiftnesse to pursue The horrible sea Satyre that doth shewe His fearful face in time of greatest storme Huge Ziffius whom mariners do eschewe No lesse then rockes as trauailers informe And greedy Rosmarines with visages deforme Ed. Sp. Is the braue Normans courage now forgot Or the bold Britons lost the vse of shot The big bon'd Almains and stout Brabanters Or do the Piccards let the Crosbowes lie Once like the Centaurs of old Thessaly M. Dray Of Birdes The skie-bred Eagle royall bird Percht there vpon an Oake aboue The Turtle by him neuer stird Example of immortall loue The Swan that sings about to die Leauing Meander stood thereby M. Roydon The ill fac'te Owle deaths dreadfull messenger The hoarse night Rauen trompe of dolful dreere The lether winged Bat dayes enemie The ruful Strich stil wayting on the beere The Whistler shril that who so heares doth die The hellish Harpies prophets of sad destenie Ed. Spencer The red-shankt Orcads toucht with no remorse The light-foote Irish which with darts make warre Th'rancke ridin'd Scot his swift running horse The English Archer of a Lyons force The valiant Norman all his troopes among In bloody conquest tryed in armes traind long M. Drayton Of Hounds Grimme Melampus with the Ethiops feete White Leucon and all-eating Pamphagos Sharp-sighted Dorceus wild Oribasus Storme breathing Lelaps and the sauage Theron Wing-footed Pteretas and hind-like Ladon Greedy Harpia and the painted Stycte Fierce Tygris and the thicket searcher Agre The blacke Melaneus and the brisled Lachne Leane-lustfull Cyprius and big chested Aloe G. Chapman Repentance sad Praier sweete charming fasting hairy clad I. Syl. In one consort there sate Cruell reuenge and rancorous despight Disloyall treason and heart-burning hate But gnawing Iealouzie out of their sight Sitting alone his bitter lips did bite And trembling feare still too and fro did flie And found no place where safe he shrowd him might Lamenting sorrowe did in darkenesse lie And shame his vgly face did hide from liuing eie Ed. Sp. Fresh Hyacinthus Phoebus paramoure Foolish Narcisse that likes the watrie shore Sad Amaranthus made a flowre of late Idem Nimphs The wooddy Nymphs faire Hamadryades And all the troupes of lightfoot Naides Ed. Sp. Satires The Fawnes and Satires from the tufted brakes Their brisly armes wreathd all about with snakes Their horned heads with woodbine chaplets crownd With Cypresse Iauelings and about their thies The flaggy haire disordered loosely flies M. Drayton Fresh shadowes fit to shrowd from sunny ray Faire fawnes to take the sunne in season due Sweet springs in which a thousand bubbles play Soft rombling brookes that gentle slomber drew High reared mounts the lands about to vew Low looking dales disioynd from common game Delightful bowres to solace louers true False Labyrinths fond runners eyes to daze All which by nature made did natures selfe amaze Ed. Spencer * Behind Cupid were reproach repentance shame Reproach the first shame next repent behinde Repentance feeble sorrowfull and lame Reproach despightfull carelesse and vnkinde Shame most il-fauoured bestiall and blinde Shame lowrd repentance sighed reproach did scold Reproach sharpe repentance whips entwinde Shame burning Taper in her hand did hold All three to each vnlike yet all made in one mould Idem * Stearne strife and anger stout Vnquiet care and sad vnthriftie head Lewd losse of time and sorrow being dead Inconstant change and false disloyaltie Consuming riotize and guiltie dread Of heauenly vengeance faint Infirmitie Vile pouertie and lastly death with Infamie Idem * His angry steed did chide his frowning bitte Idem Rich Oranochye though but knowne of late