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Flowers strowed by the muses, against the coming of the most illustrious Infanta of Portugal, Catharina, Queen of England by John Crouch.
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Crouch, John, fl. 1660-1681.
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1662
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Wing C7298; ESTC R29668
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FLOWERS Strovved by the MUSES Against the coming of the most Illustrious Infanta of PORTUGAL Catharina Queen of ENGLAND 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Tibi lilia plenis Ecce ferunt Nymphae calathis By John Crouch Gent. LONDON Printed for Francis Kirkman and Henry Marsh at the Princes Arms in Chancery Lane 1662. TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE Henry Marquis of DORCHESTER Earl of Kingston Viscount Newark And one of his MAJETIES most Honourable Privy Councel May it please your Lordship THe humble presenter of this Poem once your Lordships I Domestick had almost said your Favorit is as well acquainted with your Lordships goodness as your Lordship can be with his unworthiness and therefore stands more in need of Merit then Incouragement However his Subject the greatest and best of Princes will easily court your Lordship to the kindest Reception Since his Majesties Royall Spouse is now become the care of the Priest it is time She should appear the Ioy of the Poet and have Her Canticles as well as Prayrrs My Lord the Authors presumption in borrowing your name to adorn his Frontespiece hach two honest and Honourable Designes to be improv'd by your Lordships Favour the one is an Ambition to proclaim his Alleigance by so great and glorious a Herald of all Honour Vertue and Learning by so Noble a Confessor of a Martyrd cause which Your Wisdome and Courage maintained to its last and longest breathing Oxford that Loyal Sphear of clouded Majesty may without the use of Sophismes vindicate your Lordshs untainted Reputation whose early surrender you so strenuously oppos'd His other design as innocent though not so honourable as the former is to make the world a witness too corrupt to be a Judge how much Duty and Service is owing to your Lordship from My Lord Your Lordships most humble Servant JO. CROUCH Upon the approach of the most Illustrious Infanta of PORTUGAL Queen of England A Prologue to the following Poem AFter such Dire Scenes this Romantick Age Acted in England on her publick stage Vicisitudes the Sun nor Moon ere saw Moving without the Circle of their Law When faith rackt on the wheel and scru'd too high Suspected sence grew jealous of the Eye What can be strange posterity may tell Some little wonders no new miracle Time with expanded wings has things reveald Like the Sphears glorious but by clouds conceald The Spheares those plastick wheels which Sages say Inform us as the Potter forms his clay Rapt with whose motion Ptolemys sharpest spies Midst bright Intelligences lost their eyes Though ' assisted with auxiliary light Of Sun Moon Starrs inlightued into Night Dull Ignorance has still a Gazer been Of truths not as Perplext but not foreseen The People fear to be surpris'd with good Traduce all Acts by them not understood Which yet in wisdomes ballance poys'd are found Full weight and Fools Absurdities prov'd sound Could popular Pride make good its bold appeal Heaven nor the King should have their Privy Seal Happy that man who learnd in Natures Lawes Admires th' Effect because he knew the Cause But Kings sit in a higher Orbe and so Discover Stars not seen by us below Act their cleer wills and then a license give For curious Eyes to use their Perspective The Poem A Match with Portugal Good news but strange Beleive me t is a Royal New Exchange We once affaires so inauspicious stood Mingled in slaughters now in kinder blood Heaven that pacifick Throne serenely wise Makes two strange Nations strangely sympathize One lately ravisht from the Eagles claws One later from a Bears untoward Pawes cromwel Link not in League but Love joyne Hearts and Hands Thames sylver streams with Tagus golden sands East West North South so opposite may share In tempers mixe affections though not Aire If in this vast bulk of the World there be A Forme or Soul doubtless t is sympathy Hence conflicts kindness ills compassion move Extreams dispute themselves into a Love This match to prove great Digbys Secret good Cur'd two States by the sympathy of blood Time before now has known the Brittish Sun Henry 2. In converse with the Lusitanian Moon Our Prince in honor of the Forraign Mayd Though Black himself against the Moors sent aide Some Legends talke of Interests as neer As those fam'd Duellers York and Lancaster Crown-Controversies well espouse and Wed Make best Convinctions in the Nuptial Bed Thy Catharina Charles approacheth nigh South Winds blow-warme not from the Austrian Skie Fair Catharina favorit of same whose vertue is her Nature and her name Purity Since Edwards Resormation first began We he're had such a gratious Puritan From whose prest lips divinest Nectar flows An aire of Spices with her motion goes Her eyes though black so quick and piercing bright Sparkles like Stars through clouds make darkness light But her best Excellencies glorys bless Like Heaven's are rich invisibilitys He that hath eyes can reach a vertuous mind May there fair Catharin's Beauty find Shall there the greatness of her spirit see Rais'd on a Columne of Humility When joys exalt the lusture of her Eye Her Soul descends as low as Heaven is high One that a glorious Cabinet views may guess By that first cost how rich the jewell is Joyn happy payr your Ring is richly set But still the Diamond thanks the friendly Iet Mix your majestick Locks those mystick bands At home are amorous and abroad commands Black and yet lovely must not be denied Enamour'd Heaven courts a dark-featur'd Bride When th' Altars Coal in flames of Incense glow's Ther 's no such beauty in the fairest Rose Natures first Cabinet wore this Royal Hue From whence unlockt a world of Beauties flew From whose rich Blackness sprang the Sun Moon Stars Fire Aire Earth Sea Espoused by their Jarrs Nor Nature nor Apelles ever made Sun shine or Picture smile without a shade Beloved Black whose never alterd dye Gathers the opticks and unites the Eye When glittering Colours in their weakness gay Make sight by loose Emissions weak as they O may your likeness of complexions find Similitude of Vertue Temper mind May your kind Hearts as close in union come As nature that admits no vacuum Or when you sever for short days or nights Renew your Nuptials meet with fresh Delights But can Kings fancy what they never saw Create Love not by sympathy but law Not to transcend a Poets sphear and tell How nobler Objects are invisible Princes commence not Suits like common men Their leaden eyes must see and see agen Whos 's first congress if it fall out by night No love no faith till the next day give light And then poor amorous moles look themselves blind Meet not as Rationals but like beasts too kind So few once fir'd are in their slames discreet Like wild sparks to their own Extinction meet When Monarchs like their Brother-sun dispence Pure rayes send Spirits for intelligence Court not the woman but the Goddess Queen Who like his Daphne must be ever green Vend not their passions at a vulgar rate Distance is merit in Amours keep slate Subject not Honor to their sostest will But though great Lovers are great Princes still Pictures serve them whose active fancy give Spirit to paint and make dead Colours live Can kiss those cheeks and lips inspir'd by Art T' express the silent language of the heart Gaze on two Starrs till fancy working high They twinkle Time now to lay the Picture by No durty passion such a flame controuls Where two espouse not Bodies but chast Souls Angels ride post twixt such a payr as this Act their affaires and expedite their bliss Temper the weak and strong the fair and wise Lovers inspir'd mou'd by impulse not eyes If business render Love more nicely kind Letters that brightest imag'ry of the mind From heart to heart so swift intelligence brings As if the inclosed Thoughts had lent them wings Heaven seals such matches If all this be true Princes may Love without an interview Sit still ye floating Isles y 'ave long wheeld round Danc'd mazes long centerd on aire not ground With stormes and Earthquakes long bin rent and torne Yet toylings Turks have still the crescent worn When your half Moon grew big began to swell Rebells turnd Lunaticks and madly fell Now Britaine's moon is full Her total summe Containes the fractions of all Christendome Let civil but wise Spain cease to be kind Englands Queen shall be treated not design'd Not all the Mynes of India should controul Or Bribe the judgement of a generous soule Resolve to conquer first with slighter pains ndias whole body with its wealthy veins Blush blush degenerous Princes you that Mate Not to concern your Honour but estat Conclude how little England is afraid Whose King has wood a persecuted Maid A Phaenix destin'd for the Eagles prey But by the care of Providence snacht away He whom Heaven rescued with so strong a hand Owed a Protection to some tottering Land An Act worthy a Martyrs sonne to wed As well his Ladys Sufferings as her bed Spain could not his Infanta thus advance To britains Monarch and the King of France Fortune in this has hallowed her lost name By dealing Crowns to Merit and not fame Triumph great Heir of Portugal To Thee This marriage is beyond a victory Affinity with England either ends Thy warrs by Power or makes thy foes thy friends Ride on brave Prince victorious to maintain Thy Portugal against usurping Spain Those Ensignes spread tempests had surld before Conquer thy pristin conqueror the Moor But few and fools to Castile back return And let the Proverb prove the Coyners scorn This Match and their Recovery declare Spain wise what fools the Portuguesses are See the grave Spaniard well advis'd inclines To save his Honour and his Silver Mines Thou first Restorer of thy self and Kings Whose sharper Policy prund the Eagles wings Sleep great Briganza Let the proud Bird soare She may be blind but thou disthrond no more Hast good Queen England with impatience naites Till Charles have Tangeers and possess the Straits FINIS