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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12775	Daphnaïda An elegie vpon the death of the noble and vertuous Douglas Howard, daughter and heire of Henry Lord Howard, Viscount Byndon, and wife of Arthure Gorges Esquier. Dedicated to the Right honorable the Lady Helena, Marquesse of Northampton. By Ed. Sp.	Spenser, Edmund, 1552?-1599.	1591 (1591)	STC 23079; ESTC S111271	9,622	24

Daphnaïda An Elegie vpon the death of the noble and vertuous Douglas Howard Daughter and heire of Henry Lord Howard Viscount Byndon and wife of Arthure Gorges Esquier Dedicated to the Right honorable the Lady Helena Marquesse of Northampton By Ed. Sp. AT LONDON Printed for William Ponsonby dwelling in Paules Churchyard at the signe of the Bishops head 1591. To the right Honorable and vertuous Lady Helena Marquesse of North-hampton I Haue the rather presumed humbly to offer vnto your Honor the dedication of this little Poëme for that the noble and vertuous Gentlewoman of whom it is written was by match neere alied and in affection greatly deuoted vnto your Ladiship The occasion why J wrote the same was aswell the great good fame which J heard of her deceassed as the particular good will which J beare vnto her husband Master Arthure Gorges a louer of learning and vertue whose house as your Ladiship by mariage hath honoured so doo J finde the name of them by many notable records to be of great antiquitie in this Realm and such as haue euer borne themselues with honorable reputation to the world and vnspotted loyaltie to their Prince and Countrey besides so linially are they descended from the Howards as that the Lady Anne Howard eldest daughter to Iohn Duke of Norfolke was wife to Sir Edmund mother to Sir Edward and grandmother to Sir VVilliam and Sir Thomas Gorges Knights And therefore J doo assure my selfe that no due honour done to the white Lyon but will be most gratefull to your Ladiship whose husband and children doe so neerely participate with the bloud of that noble familie So in all duetie J recommend this Pamphlet the good acceptance thereof to your honorable fauour and protection London this first of January 1591. Your Honors humbly euer E. Sp. Daphnaïda WHat euer man he be whose heauie minde With griefe of mournefull great mishap opprest Fit matter for his cares increase would finde Let reade the rufull plaint herein exprest Of one I weene the wofulst man aliue Euen sad Aleyon whose empierced brest Sharpe sorrowe did in thousand peeces riue But who so else in pleasure findeth sense Or in this wretched life dooth take delight Let him be banisht farre away from hence Ne let the sacred Sisters here be hight Though they of sorrowe heauilie can sing For euen their heauie song would breede delight But here no tunes saue sobs and grones shall ring In stead of them and their sweete harmonie Let those three fatall Sisters whose sad hands Doo weaue the direfull threds of destinie And in their wrath breake off the vitall bands Approach hereto and let the dreadfull Queene Of darkenes deepe come from the Stygian strands And grisly Ghosts to heare this dolefull teene In gloomie euening when the wearie Sun After his dayes long labour drew to rest And sweatie steeds now hauing ouer run The compast skie gan water in the west I walkt abroade to breath the freshing ayre In open fields whose flowring pride opprest With early frosts had lost their beautie faire There came vnto my minde a troublous thought Which dayly dooth my weaker wit possesse Ne lets it rest vntill it forth haue brought Her long borne Infant fruit of heauinesse Which she conceiued hath through meditation Of this worlds vainnesse and lifes wretchednesse That yet my soule it deepely doth empassion So as I muzed on the miserie In which men liue and I of many most Most miserable man I did espie Where towards me a sory wight did cost Clad all in black that mourning did bewray And Iaakob staffe in hand deuoutlie crost Like to some Pilgrim come from farre away His carelesse locks vncombed and vnshorne Hong long adowne and beard all ouer growne That well he seemd to be sum wight forlorne Downe to the earth his heauie eyes were throwne As loathing light and euer as he went He sighed soft and inly deepe did grone As if his heart in peeces would haue rent Approaching nigh his face I vewed nere And by the semblant of his countenance Me seemd I had his person seene elsewhere Most like Alcyon seeming at a glaunce Aleyon he the iollie Shepheard swaine That wont full merrilie to pipe and daunce And fill with pleasance euery wood and plaine Yet halfe in doubt because of his disguize I sostlie sayd Alcyon There with all He lookt a side as in disdainefull wise Yet stayed not till I againe did call Then turning back he saide with hollow sound Who is it that dooth name me wofull thrall The wretchedst man that treades this day on ground One whome like wofulnesse impressed deepe Hath made fit mate thy wretched case to heare And giuen like cause with thee to waile and weepe Griefe findes some ease by him that like does beare Then stay Alcyon gentle shepheard stay Quoth I till thou haue to my trustie eare Committed what thee dooth so ill apay Cease foolish man saide he halfe wrothfully To seeke to heare that which cannot be tolde For the huge anguish which dooth multiplie My dying paines no tongue can well vnfold Ne doo I care that any should bemone My hard mishap or any weepe that would But seeke alone to weepe and dye alone Then be it so quoth I that thou art bent To die alone vnpiried vnplained Yet ere thou die it were conuenient To tell the cause which thee theretoo constrained Least that the world thee dead accuse of guilt And say when thou of none shalt be maintained That thou for secret crime thy blood hast spilt Who life dooes loath and longs to bee vnbound From the strong shackles of fraile flesh quoth he Nought cares at all what they that liue on ground Deeme the occasion of his death to bee Rather desires to be forgotten quight Than question made of his calamitie For harts deep sorrow hates both life and light Yet since so much thou seemst to rue my griefe And carest for one that for himselfe cares nought Signe of thy loue though nought for my reliefe For my reliefe exceedeth liuing thought I will to thee this heauie case relate Then harken well till it to ende bee brought For neuer didst thou heare more haplesse fate Whilome I vsde as thou right well doest know My little flocke on westerne downes to keepe Not far from whence Sabrinaes streame doth flow And flowrie bancks with siluer liquor steepe Nought carde I then for worldly change or chaunce For all my ioy was on my gentle sheepe And to my pype to caroll and to daunce It there befell as I the fields did range Fearelesse and free a faire young Lionesse White as the natiue Rose before the chaunge Which Venus blood did in her leaues impresse I spied playing on the grassie playne Her youthfull sports and kindlie wantonnesse That did all other Beasts in beawtie staine Much was I moued at so goodly sight Whose like before mine eye had seldome seene And gan to cast how I her compasse might And bring to