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A18765
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Sorrovvfull verses made on [the] death of our most Soueraigne Lady Queen Elizabeth, my gracious mistresse
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Churchyard, Thomas, 1520?-1604.
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1604
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STC 5256; ESTC S117141
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Sorrovvfull Verses made on ãâã death of our most Soueraigne Lady Queene ELIZABETH my Gracious Mistresse ENGLAND may mourne as many Kingdomes way A losse of late that Gold nor Pearle redeemes A gale of winde that made Kings hoyse vp Sayles When blustring blasts brought Barkes in great extreemeâ Her Realme shee rul'de and bridled as GOD would With Reasons raine that holds backe Bayards bit To purchase peace payd massie summes of Gold Did what ãâã might to win a world with wit Wised ãâ¦ã ules Starres clymes vp to Heauens gate Makes Peace and Warres and stayes a tottering State Her insight saw all outward flawes of winde Her iudgement crept into our cunning Age No practize could surpasse her Princely minde Her calmie wordes could swelling Sea asswage Religion burnd like Lampe in her bare brest And for her faith shee still set vp her rest Shee gaue great things to thousands world well knowes As at well head and Fountaine Water flowes Caesars sharpe Spirit her speeches vttr'ed oft Cyrus great power and wealth she wanted not Shee pluc't downe Pride to set meeke hearts aloft Her matchles deedes great Fame and Glorie got Opened her bagges to such as suffered wrong Much money lent but felt the losse to long Escap't bad men that sought to shed her blood Forgaue great faultes to winne worldes loue and zeale But when most safe in health we thought shee stood Her Ghost past hence from Crowne and Common-weale To GODS high Throne like Torch and Candle blaze Lost earthly light and left vs in a maze FINIS T. Church-yard Esquââ This Phoenix dead from her warme Cynders streight Informe of Man another Phoenix rose Who clapt his wings And flew vp such a height So neere the Sunne that he GODS glorie showes