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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05322	Great Britains beauties, or, The female glory epitomized, in encomiastick anagramms, and acrostiches, upon the highly honoured names of the Queenes most gracious Majestie, and the gallant lady-masquers in her Graces glorious grand-masque. Presented at White-Hall on Shrove-Tuesday at night, by the Queenes Majestie and her ladies. With disticks, and illustrations, upon their severall anagramms, being in number fifteene, whose names ensure in order on the next side. Published by authoritie. Framed, and formed, by the humble pen of Francis Lenton, the Queenes poet.	Lenton, Francis, fl. 1630-1640.	1638 (1638)	STC 15465; ESTC S109403	9,994	40

which do adorn The baits of Love from whose inchanting parts You conquer and inchaine the stoutest hearts There Love takes fire and from that traine it steales Downe to the heart which the Report reveales Besides these ornaments chast Lady faire Your rose at Cheek your corall Lip and Haire Your Person Presence Vertues all unite In which the greatest Prince may take delight In rings by all your Servants this be worne Next to their vanquish'd hearts Thy Eyes adorn And let her be adored to the skies That is adorn'd with such All-conquering Eyes Her Acrostiche D ull world awake and with thy Dimme Eyes looke O 're all the Beautyes of Dame Natures Booke R ead till thy Eyes fall out thou ne're wilt find O ne of so cleare a Beauty cleare a Mynd T ake heed you flaming Hearts how you come neare H er faire and princely Presence for I feare E ach of you will be taken by her Eye A nd led into Loves wish'd Captivity SIDNEY of Endlesse Fame whose rare Compile I nrich'd is with sweet Eloquence and Stile D id not so much all other Pens controule N or so delight the sense as shee the Soule E ach Part of her deserves the best of Men Y mployed in her Praise beyond my Pen. An Anagramme upon the Name of the flourishing Lilly of Vertues field the beauteous ELISABETH FEILDING Anagr. THY LIFE AN EB GLIDES Distichon Although thy Life like to an Eb doth glide Thy Vertues doe aspier like a Tide Illustration LAdy the first day of our life and Birth Wee doe begin to dye and goe to Earth And here 's a Paradox to you I show Our Life doth Eb Maugre our time doth flow Lesse yeares to lesse the more in age wee grow And yet our dayes they cannot backward goe If Life then be an Eb and fadeth swift Long Life 's a blessing and a heavenly gift The which for you my Muse shall e're implore That from such noble Stems wee may see more Faire Branches of so high a well-growne Tree T' increase your honour'd Name and Pedigree Yet shee who longest on this Globe abides Her Life like thine 's an Eb and quickly glides Her Acrostiche E ven as the Rose or Lilly of the Field L ooks faire and fresh and fragrant sweets doth yeeld I n the full Time and season of the Yeare S o this pure Lady to her Prime is growne A nd like a Flower blossom'd is and blowne B eyond the Beauty which in them appeare E ven as the Passengers more curious Eye T empted by Rose or Fruit as he goes by H ath a desire to tast or plucke the same F ull so the noble Youths about the Court E nur'd to see such Beautyes here resort I f they desire to touch it is their Flame L et then that Flame be quench'd in nuptiall Fires D eare Lady so may both have their desires I n which you 'r knit till one by Death expires N ow Vesta guard you till faire Hymen shall G reet you with Garlands at Loves Festivall An Anagramme upon the Name of the Vertuous and Beauteous Lady FRANCES HOVVARDE Anagr. HER FACE DRAVV'S ON Distichon Her Face Loves Seat is Beauties Paragon And like a Load-star drawes Affection Illustration HEr lovely forme the beauty of her Face Vnto the Graces is the onely Grace The Poets faine that wheresoe're they spy The Graces three within one Phis'nomy There is perfection But let them but view Her sweet complexion amorous eye and hue Where the fresh fragrant red Rose and the white In her faire Cheeke doe mingle with delight Her snowy Brow her Ivory neck and haire Transcending Beauties Queene who was so faire And they will all confesse that they descry A thousand Graces in her Face and Eye Her Eye the neast of Cupid where his Dart Secretly wounds the Gazers to the heart Needs must her Face draw on then and attract Which is so pure so gracefull and exact That Loves beholders in their ardencie Doe all adore her for a Deity Thus truly wee may say Her Face draw's on When all are turn'd to love shee lookes upon Her Acrostiche F ramed of Earthly Mould Angelique Faire R eason and Sense begin both to dispaire A t thy Diviner Presence and denye N ature a share or in thy Face or Eye C ause they exceed this low Mortality E xpresse then that thou art of Humane shape S ince Gods in sundry Formes have made Escape H eavenly thou seemest vnto Mortall Sense O r if thou Earthly art 't is Exellence W here vertues doe attend on such a Feature A Goddesse we may well affirme that Creature R are Lady know your Honour and Esteeme D eserves the same which you to vs doe seeme An Anagramme upon the Name of the Vertuous Witty and Victorious Virgin Lady VICTORIA CAREY Anagr. CARY A VICTORIE Distichon 'Cause you to Vertue ever have an Eye Your Actions all are crown'd with Victorie Illustration IN your chast Honour and your vertuous Fame In your rare Wit which doth deserve A Name In your sweet Tongue and language Elegant Which in Discourse no Rhetorick doth want In your rare Musick Mirth sweet Voice and Song Which doe A Captive Lovers life prolong In your so active Dance and smoother measure Which fils the Gazers with admiring Pleasure In your desires and in your modest Love To which all Youth doe naturally move In any thing your honour'd Worth shall try The day be yours Cary a Victorie Her Acrostiche V ictorious Lady your so many Parts I n reall Truth repleate with high Deserts C onquer the knowing Soules of every one T hat see 's you come so nigh Perfection O still be Victor in your Enterprize R aysing your Name and Fame vnto the Skyes I n your faire Carriage Lovely Courtesie A n humble Soule in Honours height we spie C ausing a Reverence and humble Knee A ttracted by your high Humilitie R are Mirrour in which you your selfe doe see E njoy all good on Earth and when you Dye Y mmortall live in endlesse Victorye An Anagramme upon the Name of the truly Vertuous and Happy M ris SAPHIA NEVILL Anagr. LIVE'S HAPI'N AL. Distichon Where Piety true Vertue doth install Her Life 's a Happy Pilgrimage in all Illustration HAppy in Birth and Education Happy in Nearnesse and Relation To Sacred Mary our most gracious Queene Whose Paralel on Earth's not to be seene Happy in Choice Happy in Off-spring too Happy in all you undertake to doe Happy in Hopes and Happy in Supplyes Happy in Friends and Happy in Allyes Happy in Wisedome Wit and Government Happy in Vertue Beauties ornament Happy in her sweet Carriage Courtesie Esteeme Respect Honour and Chastitie Happy in her Deportment faire Desert Which every where hath gain'd each vertuous heart Here shee both Happy lives and drawes sweet Breath And doubtlesse will be Happy in her Death Then Certes wee may her most Happy call Who nought exempt doth Happy live in all Her Acrostiche S ummon the Muses all vnto her Name A nd when they have in a Nectarian Flame P aus'd on her Uertues publish in her Glory H er reall Worth which doth deserve a Story I n whom is Wisdome Piety and Grace A chast white Soule and a sweet Modest Face N o Pride can seise her no Shee 's still the same E rst knowing when Pride commeth then comes shame V ertue's her Object Uice her Abject slave I n whose black Art nor thought nor Act shee 'l have L ooke on her Actions with impartiall Eye L oe then a Mortall Saint you will descry FINIS