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
in her degree And next her self her righteous ballance hanging bee Ed. Spencer Then iustice comes the last of all the gods That left her residence here on the earth For lacke of whom the world grew all at ods And man to man curses each others birth For then vsurping wrong succeeded straight That no man knew how long to hold his right Then calls the world for Iustice back againe Complaining how they now were ouerrunne And they would suffer any scourging paine In pennance for those sinnes themselues had donne For that their wickednesse did force that power To leaue the seate whereas she sate before Whereas the Gods did in their courts decree Iustice should be transformed to the starres There foolish men might euery minute see Her that should helpe these miseries of theirs But stand like Tantalus within those brinkes Where he sees water but yet neuer drinkes Ch. Middleton Faire Astraea of the Titans line Whom equitie and iustice made diuine M. Drayton Well did the Anticke world inuent That Iustice was a God of soueraigne grace And Altars vnto him and temples lent And heauenly honours in the highest place Calling him great Osyris of the race Of th' old Aegyptian Kings that whilome were With fained colours shading a true case For that Osyris whil'st he liued here The iustest man aliue and truest did aspire His wife was Isis whom they likewise made A goddesse of great power and soueraigntie And in her person cunningly did shade That part of Iustice which is equitie Ed. Spencer Vntill the world ftom his perfection fell Into all filth and foule iniquitie Astraea here mongst earthly men did dwell And in the rules of iustice then and stumbled well Idem Where Iustice growes there growes eke quiet grace The which doth quench the brand of hellish smart And that accurst hand-writing doth deface Idem Sparing Iustice feeds iniquitie W. Shakespeare The first was Bacchus that with furious might All th' east before vntam'de did ouerrunne And wrong repressed and establisht right Which lawlesse men had formerly foredone Their iustice forc't her princely rule begunne Next Hercules his like ensample shewed Who all the west with equall conquest wonne And monstrous Tirants with his club subdued The club of Iustice dread with kingly power endued Ed. Spencer Who so vpon himselfe will take the skill And Iustice vnto people to deuide Had need of mightie hands for to fulfill That which he doth with righteous doome decide And for to maister wrong and puissant pride For vaine it is to deeme of things aright And make wrong doers Iustice to deride Vnlesse it be perform'd with dreadlesse might For power is the right-hand of iustice truly hight Idem Offences vrg'd in publike are made worse The shew of Iustice aggrauates despight The multitude that looke not to the cause Rest satsfied so it be done by lawes S. Daniel It often falles in course of common life That right long time is ouerborne of wrong Through auarice or power or guile or strife That weakens her and makes her partie strong But Iustice though her doome she do prolong Yet at the last she will her owne cause right Fd. Spencer Good causes need not curious termes equall Iudges heare The equitie not eloquence W. Warner Who passeth iudgement for his priuate gaine He well may iudge he is adiudg'd to paine R. Greene. Kings Kings are the Gods vicegerents on the earth The Gods haue power Kings from that power haue might Kings should excell in vertue and in birth Gods punish wrongs kings should maintaine right They be the sunnes from which we borrow light And they as Kings should still in iustice striue With Gods from whom their beings they deriue M. Drayton The baser is he comming from a King To shame his hopes with deeds degenerate The mightier man the mightier is the thing That makes him honoured or begets him hate For greater scandall waits on greater state The Moone being clouded presently is mist But litle starres may hide them where they list The Crowe may bathe his cole-blacke wing in mire And vnperceiu'd flie with the filth away But if she like the snow white swan desire The staine vpon his siluer downe will stay Poore groomes are sightles nights kings glorious day Gnats are vnnoted wheresoeuer they flie But Eagles are gaz'd vpon with euery eie VV. Shakespeare Since the heauens strong arms teach Kings to stād Angells are plac't about the glorious throne To gard it from the stroakes of traitrous hand Th. Dekkar When thou becom'st an earthly God mens faults to ouersee Forget not that eternall God that ouerlooketh thee W. Warner The least part of a King is allowing him and none Lesse priuate then a Prince the weale or woe of euery one Idem He and his people make but one a body weake or strong As doth the head the limbs or limbs the head assist or wrōg Idem Kings Lords of times and of occasions May take th' aduantage when and how they list S. Daniell Kings will be alone Competitors must downe Neare death he stands that stands to weare a crowne Idem It is a daungerous thing In rule of loue but once to crosse a King M. Drayton Endles cares concur with crowns a bitter sweeting is raign W. VVarner Not all the water in the rough rude sea Can wash the balme from an anoynted King The breath of worldly men cannot depose The deputie elected by the Lord. W. Shakespeare He knowes not what it is to be a King That thinkes a Scepter is a pleasant thing R. Greene. A glittering Crowne doth make the haire soone gray Within whose circle a king is but arrested In all his feasts hee 's but with sorrow feasted And when his feete disdaine to touch the mold His head 's a prisoner in a Iaile of Gold M. Drayton Vnhappy Kings that neuer can be taught To know themselues or to discerne their fault S. Daniell No outragious thing From vassall actors can be wipte away The Kings misdeeds can not be hid in clay W. Shakespeare No Scepter serues dishonour to excuse Nor kingly vaile can couer villainie Fame is not subiect to authoritie M. Drayton Thinke not but Kings are men and as the rest miscarry Saue that their fame and infamy continually doth tarry VV. VVarner Kings want no meanes to accomplish what they will M. Drayton Mislikes are silly lets where Kings resolue them Where counsell chasing will hath emperie Deeds are too prest for reason to dissolue them In mightie mindes a grounded vanitie Like springs that ceassesse neuer stoppeth Vntill her neighbour Oake she ouertoppeth D. Lodge Great men too well grac'd much rigor vse Presuming fauorites mischiefe euer bring So that concluding I may boldly speake Minions too great argue a king too weake S. Daniell New kings do feare when old kings farther straine Establisht state to all things will consent Idem Good from kings must not be drawne by force Idem A Scepter like a pillar of great height Whereon
eye appeares It fits that youth the spring of man should bee Richt with such flowers as vertue getteth thee R. Greene. For noble youth there is no thing so meete As learning is to know the good from ill To know the tongues and perfectly endite And of the lawes to haue the perfect skill Things to reforme as right and iustice will For honour is ordained for no cause But to see right maintained by the lawes M. of M. The youth of Princes haue no boundes for sinne Vnlesse themselues doe make the bounds within S. Daniell Most true it is as vessels of first licours euer taste Loue seasoned so with sweetnes of youth the same dooth euer last W. Warner Like as the vessell euer beares a taste Of the same iuice wherewith it first was fil'd And as in fruitfull ground the seede growes fast That first is sowen after the ground is till'd So looke what lore in youthfull yeeres is plast By that they grow the worse or better willed When as they came to manly age and stature Sith education is another nature S. I. H. The tunne retaineth long the taste and sent Of that pure licour which at first it hent And what impression one in youth retaine In age our reason hardly will restraine D. Lodge What by vaine example youth conceiues The same for lawfull daily he receiues Idem Age is deformed youth vnkind Wee scorne their bodyes they our mindes Th. Bastard The youth are foolish hardy or lesse hardy theÌ„ they ought Effeminate fantasticke in few not few are nought W. Warner Forward sinne in raines of foolish rage Leaues heedlesse youth inchaind his captiue page D. Lodge Youth doth deserue by might But old age by good counsell and fore-sight Idem Youth may loue and yongmen may admire If old age cannot yet it will desire I. Weeuer In grained habits died with often dips Are not so soone discoloured yong slippes New set are easily mou'd and pluckt away But elder rootes clippe faster in the clay I. Murston The plow-man first his land doth dresse and turne And makes it apt or ere the seede he sow VVhereby hee is full like to reape the corne VVhere otherwise no seede but weed should grow By which example men may easily know When youth haue wealth before they can well vse it It is no woonder though they doe abuse it M. of M. Reform the eueÌ„ to day vnapt to day least apt to morrow Youth aptly offers vertues such as yeares vnaptly borrow VV. VV. Looke what wee haue when youth is most in prime That shall wee want in age by course of time Th. Churchyard The diuision of the day naturall Mediae noctis inclinatio Night was farre spent and now in Ocean deepe Orion flying fast from hissing snake His flaming head did hasten for to steepe Ed. Sp. By this th' eternall lamps wherewith high Ioue Doth light the lower world were halfe yspent And the moyst daughters of huge Atlas stroue Into th' ocean deep to driue their wearie droue IdeÌ„ The gentle humorous night Implyes her middle course and the sharpe east Breathes on my spirit with his fierie steedes G. Chapman The silent night that long had soiourned Now gan to cast her sable mantle off And now the sleepie waine-man softly droue His slow-pac't teeme that long had trauailed Th. Kyd. Gallicinium By this the Northerne Wagoner had set His seuen-fold teeme behind the stedfast starre That was in Ocean waues yet neuer wet But firme is fixt and sendeth light from farre To all that in the wide deepe wandring are And cheereful chauntte cleere with his notes shrill Had warned once that Phebus fierie carre 〈◊〉 haste was climing vp to Esterne hill Full enuious that the night so long his roome did fâ—ill Ed. Spencer What time the natiue Bel-man of the night The bird that warned Peter of his fall First rings his siluer bel to each sleeping wight That should their mindes vp to deuotion call Idem The cheerefull cocke the sad nights trumpeter Wayting vpon the rising of the sunne Doth sing to see how Cynthia shrinks her horne Where Clitia takes her progresse to the East VVhere wringing west with drops of siluer dew Her wonted teares of loue she doth renew The wandering swallow with her broken song The countrie wench vnto her worke awakes Whilst Cytherea sighing walks to seeke Her murdered loue transformed to a rose Whom though she see to croppe shee kindly feares But kissing sighes and dewes him with her teares Th. Kyd. Now ere the purple dawning yet did spring The ioyfull Larke began to stretch her wing And now the cocke the mornings trumpeter Plaid hunts vp for the day-starre to appeare Downe slideth Phebe from her cristall chayre S'daigning to lend her light vnto the ayre M. Drayton Diliculum At last fayre Hesperus in highest skie Had spent his lamp brought forth dawning light Ed. Spencer The night growen old her blacke head waxen gray Sure shepheards signe that morn wil soon fetch day S. Ph. Sydney It was the time when gainst the breaking day Rebellious night yet stroue and still repined For in the east appeares the morning gray And yet some lampes in Ioues high pallace shined Ed. Fairfax By this Apolloes golden harpe beganne To send forth musicke to the Ocean Which watchfull Hesperos no sooner heard But hee the day bright bearing carre prepar'd And ranne before as harkenger of light And with his flaming beames â—ockt vgly night Ch. Marlow Lycaons sonne The hardy plough-swaine vnto mightie Ioue Hath trac'd his siluer furrowes in the heauen And turning home his ouer-watched teeme Giues leaue vnto Apolloes chariot R. Greene. Nights candles are burnt out and iocond day Stands tiptoe on the mistie mountaines top VV. Sh. Loe now the gentle Larke wearie of rest From his moyst cabynet mounts vp on hie And wakes the morning from whose siluer breast The sunne ariseth in his maiestie VVho doth the world so gloriously behold That Cedar tops and hilles seem'd burnisht gold Idem Mane The ioyous day gan earlie to appeare And fayre Aurora fro her dewy bed Of aged Tithon gan her selfe to reare With rosie cheekes for shame as blushing red Ed. Spencer Now when the rosie-fingred morning fayre Wearie of aged Tithons saffron bed Had spread her purple robe through dewie ayre And the high hilles Titan discouered The royall Virgin shooke off drowsie bed Idem Now sullen night with slow sad pace descended To vgly hell when loe the blushing morrow Lends light to all faire eyes that light will borrow W. Sh. Soone as the morrow saire with purple beames Disperst the shadowes of the mistie night And Titan playing on the easterne streames Gan cleare the dewie ayre with springing light Ed. Spencer The dewie Rose at morne had with her hayres In sundrie sorts the Indian clime adornde And now her eyes apparelled in teares The losse of louely Memnon long had mornde D. Lodge The gaudie morne out of her golden sleepe Awakte and little birdes vncagde
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
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
body thin and bare as any bone Whereto was left nought but the case alone And that alas was gnawne on euery where All full of holes that I ne mought refraine From teares to see how she her armes could teare And with her teeth gnash on her bones in vaine When all for nought she faine would so sustaine Her staruen corps that rather seem'd a shade Then any substance of a creature made Great was her force whom stone walles could not stay Her tearing nayles snatching at all she sawe With gaping iawes that by no meanes y may Be satisfied from hunger of her mawe But eates her selfe as she that hath no lawe Gnawing alas her carkas all in vaine While you may count each sinew bone and vaine On her while we thus firmly fixt our eie That bled for â—uth of such a drery sight Lo suddenly she shrikte in so huge wise As made hell gates to shiuer with the might Where with a dart we sawe how it did light Right on his brest and therewithall pale death Enthrilling it to reaue her of her breath M. Sackuile Meane cates are welcome still to hungry guests B. Ioh. Fancie Fancie we feele includes all passions might S. Phil. Sydney Fancie by kind with reason striueth still Th. Watson Vid. loue Fate What God hath said that cannot but ensue Though all the world would haue it ouerthrowne When men suppose by fetches of their owne To flie their Fate they further on the same Like blasts of winde which oft reuiue the flame M. of M. The heauens do rule in their continuall course That yeelds to Fate that doth not yeeld to force M. Drayton Chaunce is vncertaine fortune double faced Ed. Fairfax Transl Demogorgon ruler of the Fates R. Greene. The Fates can make Waie for themselues their purpose to pertake Ed. Spencer What the Fates do once decree Not all the gods can chaunge nor Ioue himself can free Idem The lawes of Fate Being grau'n in steele must stand inuiolate Th. Dekkar Who can escape what his owne Fate hath wrought The work of heauens wil surpasse all humane thought Ed. Spencer Who can deceiue his destenie Or weene by warning to auoid his Fate That when he sleepes in more securitie And safest seemes him soonest doth amate And findeth due effect or soone or late So feeble is the power of fleshly arme Idem Indeed the Fates are firme And may not shrinke though all the word do shake Yet ought mens good endeuours them confirme And guide the heauenly causes to their coÌ„stant terme Idem Each man they say his Fate hath in his hands And what he makes or marres to leese or saue Of good or euil is euen selfe do selfe haue I. H. M. of M. The Fates farre off foreseene come gently neare M. Drayton Our Fate is not preuented though fore-knowne For that must hap decreed by heauenly powers Who worke our fall yet make the fault still ours S. Daniell Fate Keeps in eternall darke our fortunes hidden And ere they come to know them t is forbidden Idem All men are men in ignorance of Fate To alter chance exceedeth humane state I. Markham The heauens do rule in their continuall course That yeelds to Fate that doth not yeeld to force M. Drayton Feare Feare all arm'd from top to toe Yet thought himselfe not safe enough thereby But fear'd each shadow mouing too and fro And his owne armes whom glistering he did spie Or clashing heard he fast away did flie As ashes pale of hew and winghie heeld And euermore on danger fixt his eie Gainst whom he alwaies bent a brazen sheeld Which his right hand vnarmed faithfully did weeld Ed. Spencer Who so for fickle feare from vertue shrinkes Shall in his life imbrace no worthy thing No mortall man the cup of suretie drinkes S. Phil. Sid. Feare is more paine then is the paine it feares Disarming humane minds of natiue might Where each conceit an vgly figure beares Which were not euil well viewd in reasons light Idem The gift being great the feare doth still exceed And extreame feare can neither fight nor flie But cowardlike with trembling terror die W. Shakespeare The feare of ill exceeds the ill we feare Ed. Fairfax Transl Feare lendeth wings to aged folke to flie And made them mount to places that were hie Feare made the wofull child to waile and weepe For want of speed on foote and hands to creepe Th. Hudson Transl Feare in a fearefull heart frets more then plagues that he feareth A. Fraunce Feare that is wiser then the truth doth ill S. D. Feare casts too deepe and neuer is too wise Idem In vaine with terror is he fortified That is not guarded with firme loue beside Idem A fearefull thing to tumble from a throne M. Drayton Where crowned might crossed right so near togither dwel Behoues that forrest flying feare whereof the Foxe doth tel Our factious Lancaster Yorke thereof could witnes wel VV. Warner Thunder affrights the Infants in the schooles And threatnings are the conquerors of fooles I. Markham Whom feare constraines to praise their Princes deeds That feare eternall hatted in them feeds R. Greene. Feare misinterprets things each angury The worser way he fondly doth imply Weaknes is false and faith in cowards rare Feare findes our shifts timitidie is subtill S. Daniell T is incident to those whom many feare Many to them more greeuous hate to beare M. Drayton He whom all men feare Feareth all men euery where Hate inforcing them thereto Maketh many vndertake Many things they would not do Th. Kyd. The only good that growes of passed feare Is to be wise and ware of like againe Ed. Spencer A man to feare a womans moodie eire Makes reason lie a slaue to seruile feare S. Ph. Sydney Nothing seene fearefull we the most should feare Great amistes rise before the greatest raine The water deep'st where we least murmure heare In fairest Cups men temper deadliest baine The nearer night the ayre more cleare and still The nearer to one deaths least fearing ill M. Drayton Bloodlesse trustlesse witlesse feare That like an Aspen tree trembles each where She leads blacke terror and blacke clownish shame And drowsie sloth that counterfeiteth lame With snailelike motion measuring the ground Foule sluggish drone barren but sinne to breed Diseased begger steru'd with wilfull need I. S. Transl The feare of euill doth affright vs more Then th' euill it selfe though it seeme nere so sore Fortitude Rich buskind Seneca that did declaime And first in Rome our tragicke pompe compile Saith Fortitude is that which in extreame And certaine hazard all base feare exile It guides saith he the noble minde from farre Through frost and fire to conquer honours warre I. Markham Honey tong'd Tully Marmaid of our eares Affirmes no force can force true Fortitude It with out bodies no communion beares The soule and spirit soly it doth include It is that part of honestie which reares The heart to heauen and euer doth
seemes Not to beleeue and yet too credulous Thy weale and woe are both of them extreames Dispaire and hope makes thee ridiculous The one doth flatter the inthoughts vnlikely The likely thoughts the other killeth quickly W. Sha. Loue goes towards loue as schoole boyes from their bookes But loue from loue toward schoole with heauy lookes Idem Loue can comment vpon euery woe Idem Cupids deep riuers haue their shallow fordes His griefe bring ioyes his losse recompences He breeds the sore and cures vs of the paine Achilles launce that wounds and heales againe Ed. Fairfax Wonder it is to see in diuers mindes How diuersly loue doth his pageant play And shewes his power in variable kindes The baser wit whose idle thoughts alway Are wont to cleaue vnto the lowly clay It stirreth vp to sensuall desire And in leaud sloth to waste his carelesse day But in braue spirits it kindles goodly fire That to all hie desert and honour doth aspire Ed. Spencer Such ones ill iudge of loue that cannot loue Ne in their frozen hearts feele kindly flame For thy they ought nothing vnknowne reproue Ne naturall affection faultlesse blame For it of honor and all vertue is The roote and brings forth glorious fruites of fame That crowne true louers with immortall blisse The meed of them that loue and do not liue amisse Idem The persons must in passions iumpe else loue is but a game Nor thinke I of a womans graunt but as a wooers game VV. Warner Pure loue said she the purest grace pursues And there is contract not by application Of lippes or bodies but of bodies vertues As in our elementall motion Starres by their powers which are their heat and light Do heauenly workes and that which hath probation By vertue all contract hath the noblest plight Both for the lasting and affinitie It hath with naturall diuinitie G. Chapman Loue is a lord of truth and loyaltie Lifting himselfe out of the lowly dust On golden plumes vp to the purest skie Aboue the reach of loathly sinfull lust Whose base affect through cowardly distrust Of his weake wings dare not to heauens flie But like a mold warpe in the earth doth lie Ed. Spencer One louing howre For many yeares of sorrow can dispence A dramme of sweet is worth a pound of sowre Idem Loue and maiestie dwell ill together S. Daniell The ioyes of loue if they should euer last Without affliction or disquietnes That worldly chaunces do among them cast Would be on earth too great a blessednes Liker to heauen then mortall wretchednes Therefore the winged God to let men weet That here on earth is no sure happines A thousand sowres hath tempered with one sweet To make it seeme more deare and daintie as is meet Ed. Spencer True it is said what euer man it said That loue with gall and hony doth abound But if the one be with the other waid For euery dramme of hony therein found A pound of gall doth ouer it abound Idem Loue hath delight in sweet delicious fruite Loue neuer takes good counsell for his friend Loue author is and cause of idle care Loue is destraught of wit he hath no end Loue shooteth shafts of burning hot desire Loue burneth more then either flame or fire Loue doth much harme through Iealousies assault Loue once imbrac't will hardly part againe Loue thinkes in breach of faith there is no fault Loue makes a sport of others deadly paine Loue is a wanton childe and loues to brall Loue with his warre brings many soules to thrall Th. Watson Gods themselues are chaung'd by Loue Ioue steales from skies to lie by Laedaes side Arcas descends for faire Aglauraes sake And Sol so soone as Daphne is espide To follow his chariot doth forsake Idem The sweetest honey Is loathsome in his owne deliciousnesse And in the tast confounds the appetite Therefore Loue moderately long loue doth so Too swift arriues as tardie as too slowe W. Shakespeare The rights In which Loues beautious empresse most delights Are banquets Doricke musicke midnight reuelling Plaies maskes and all that sterne age counteth euill Ch. Marlowe Those easily men credit whom they loue S. Daniell Play with the fire yet die not in the flame Shew passion in thy words but not in hart Least whē thou think'st to bring thy thoughts in frame Thou proue thy selfe a prisoner by thy art Play with these babes of loue as Apes with glasses And put no trust in feathers wind or lasses D. Lodge The greedie moone along her giddie spheare Boads not such change in her inconstant course No crinite comet in the waine of yeare No rising rage nor swelling of sourse As Loue in shape in substance and effect But Gods and men with fury doth infect A morning starre that peereth from the pride Of siluer floate bedew'd and sparkling bright Borne from the second forme of waters glide The queene of Loue the mistresse of delight Aye such is loue in semblance at the first But his effects are cruell and accurst D· Lod Albeit bewtie moues to loue and loue doth make thee sue Better at first be nonsuite then at length not to subdue W. Warner It hath bene when as heartie loue did treat and tie the knot Though now if gold but lacking be the wedding fadgeth not Idem Loue learnes rural wits and base borne brats to be reading Heartburning secrets and wonders daintily written In faire flaming eyes by the hand of louely Cupido A. Fraunce Loue nill consent that bewties fiel◠lie waste Ed. Fairfax T is often seene Loue workes a man a weake deiected minde For euer seene a womans loue doth alter as the winde W· VVarner No stile is held for base where loue well named is Each eare suckes vp the words a true loue scattereth S. Ph. Sydney All losse is lesse and lesse the infamy Then losse of loue to him that loues but one Ne may loue be compeld by maisterie For as soone as maisterie comes sweete loue anon Taketh his nimble wings and soone is gone Ed. Spencer For euery pleasure that in loue is found A thousand woes and more therein abound Th. Watson Like as a nibling fish that halfe mistrusts The golden shew of an enticing baite Makes many offers for the thing she lusts Daring to deale with that she deemes deceite So plaies the amorous God with his faire prize Whom loue and lust bids board but shame denies Ch. Middleton From these hie hills as when a spring doth fall It thrilleth downe with still and subtill course Of this and that it gathereth aide and shall Till wit haue iust done flowed to streame and force Then at the foote it rageth ouer all So fareth Loue when he hath tane a course Rage is vaine resistance vaileth none The first issue is remedie alone E. of Surrey Not all the writs Diana hath can Cupids plaint remoue W. Warnaer Lordly Loue is such a Tyrant fell That where he rules all power he doth expell Ed. Sp. If Loue
must Be torturde with the racke of his owne frame For he that holds no faith shall finde no trust But sowing wrong is sure to reape the same Idem Cunning sinne being clad in vertues shape Flies much reproofe and many stormes doth scape D. Lodge Place for people people place and all for sinne decay vv vvarner To punish sinne is good it is no nay They wrecke not sinne but merit wrecke for sinne The fathers fault that wreake vpon the kin M. of M. The sinne to which a man by loue is driuen So much rhe rather ought to be forgiuen S. I. H. Slaunder Her face was vgly and her mouth distort Foming with poyson round about her gils In which her cursed tongue full sharpe and short Appeard like Aspes sting that closely kils Or cruelly does wound whom so she wils A distaffe in her other hand she had Vpon the which she litle spins but spils And faine to weaue false tales and leasings bad To throw amongst the gods which others had dispred Ed. Sp. Her nature is all goodnesse to abuse And causelesse crimes continually to frame With which she guiltlesse persons may abuse And stole away the crowne of her good name Ne euer knight so bold ne euer dame So chaste and loyall liu'd but she would striue With forged cause them falsly to defame Ne euer thing was done so well aliue But she with blame would blot and of due praise depriue Idem All like the stings of Asps that kill with smart Her spightfull words do pierce and wound the inner part Idem Foule canker of faire vertuous action Vile blaster of rhe fresh bloomes here on earth Enuies abhorred child detraction I. Marston Happie is he that liues in such a sort That need not feare the tongues of false report E. of S. The vulgar tongues are armed euermore With slaunderous brute to blemish the renowne Of vertuous dames which though at first it spring Of slender cause yet doth it swell so fast As in short space it filleth euery eare With swift report of vndeserued blame G. Gascoigne It euer hath bene knowne They other vertues scorne that doubt their owne S. Daniell No plaister heales a deadly poysoned sore No secret hid where slaunder keepes the dore M. Drayton Against bad tongues goodnesse cannot defend her Those be most free from faults they least will spare But prate of them whom they haue scantly knowne Iudging their humours to be like their owne S. I. H. Slaunder once set on foot though false is talkt in euery street VV. VVarner No wound with warlike hand of enemie Inflict with dint of sword so sore doth light As doth the poysonous sting which infamie Infuseth in the name of noble wight It neuer can recured be againe Ne all the skill which that immortall spright Of Podalyrius did in it retaine Can remedie such hurts such hurts are hellish paine Ed. Sp. A sprightly wit disdaines detraction I. Marston Backbiting pens and pens that sooth vp sinne â—nuious the one th' other clawbacks binne I. Syl. Sleepe Amidst a darke thicke wood there is a caue Whose entrance is with Iuie ouerspread They haue no light within nor none they craue â—ere Sleepe doth couch her ouerdrowsie head â—nd sloath lies by that seemes the goute to haue â—nd Idlenes not so well taught as fed â—hey point forgetfulnes the gate to keepe â—hat none come out or in to hinder Sleepe â—he knowes no meanes of men ne none will learne â—heir messages she list not vnderstand She knowes no busines doth her concerne Silence is Sentinell of all this band And vnto those he comming doth discerne To come too neere he beckens with his hand He treadeth soft his shooes are made of felt His garment short and girded with a belt S. I. H. By care lay heauie sleepe the couzen of death Flat on the ground and still as any stone A very corps saue yeelding forth a breath Small keepe tooke he whom fortune frownd on Or whom she lifted vp into the throne Of high renowne but as a liuing death So dead aliue of life he drew the breath M. Sack A drowsie head to earth by dull desire Draws downe the soule that should to heauen aspire Writing these later lines wearie well-nie Of sacred Pallas pleasing labour deare Mine humble chin saluteth oft my brest With an Ambrosian deawe mine eies possest By peece-meale close all moouing powers die still From my dull fingers drops my fainting quill Downe in my sloath-bound bed againe I shrinke And in darke Laethe all deepe cares I sinke I. Syl. Solitarinesse Sweete solitarie life thou true repose Wherein the wise contemplate heauen aright In thee no dread of warre or worldly foes In thee no pompe seduceth mortall sight In thee no wanton eares to winne with words Nor lurking toies which silly life affords D.L. Souldiers O Souldiers enuie neere ally to Kings Maiesticke humour carefull iealous thought Thou which awak'st vs from ignoble things A passion nearest to a godhead brought Onely indefinite to whom none brings Limit or bound thou greater then our thought Who holds thee holds a power to make him able Who looses then becomes most miserable I. Mark None is so poore of sence and eine To whom a souldier doth not shine G. Chap. No elegancie can bewtifie A shamelesse lumpe of gluttonie His heart sweete Cupids tents reiects That onely meate and drinke affects O Flora all mens intellects Know souldiers power such respects Meere helpes for need his minde sufficeth Dull sleepe and surfets he despiseth Loues trumpe his temples exerciseth Courage and loue his life compriseth Idem Soule He that spread the skies And fixt the earth first form'd the soule in man This true Prometheus first made men of earth And shead in him a beame of heauenly fier Now in their mothers wombes before their birth Doth in all sonnes of men their soules inspire And as Minerua is in fables fainde From Ioue without an other to proceed So our true Ioue without an others aide Doth daily millions of Mineruaes breed I Dauies Like as the sunne aboue the light doth bring Though we behold it in the aire belowe So from the eternall light the soule doth spring Though in the body she her powers do showe Idem The soule a substance and a body is Which God himselfe doth in the body make Which makes the man or euery man from this The nature of a man and name doth take And though the spirit be to the body knit As an apt meane her power to exercise Which are life motion sense and will and wit Yet she suruiues although the body dies Shee is a substance and a reall thing Which hath it selfe an actuall working might Which neither from the senses power doth spring Nor from the bodies humours tempered right She is a vine which doth no propping need To make her spread her selfe or spring vpright She is a starre whose beames do not proceed From any sinne but from a natiue light Idem She is