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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A41370	A friendly apology, in the behalf of the womans excellency together with some examples of women-worthies : as also the character of a virtuous and accomplished woman : wherein ladies of pleasure are taxed and admonished / written in verse by J. Golborne ...	Golborne, John.	1674 (1674)	Wing G1009; ESTC R6976	33,308	70

Of fear Their courage in the proof was clear If not from wild-fire-rashness yet from fear Not a few ages puts this out of doubt Wherein their valour through defeats held out Many Commanders courage did commence Famous at the Acts of Experience That need not be ashamed to confess They owed almost all unto success Or yield they have deriv'd their famous spirit From Ancestors success which they inherit Successes caus'd not valour but from hence Their native courage sprang experience Their Mothers victories got in late fight They could not look upon as their own right Or sith their husbands prospered in Deed Of arms think therefore they must need succeed Had success only rais'd their spirits then Some few defeats had beaten down agen They that are bred under the tyranny Of long and hard oppression will be shye To own their Native-freedom have no thought Higher than to do what they have been taught In time are brought to this degenerate sense To think their reason piece of Impudence They have Heroick Spirits truly great Whose mettle loseth little by defeat If over-powr'd by force yet can maintain Their minds so high that Victors scarce shall gain Thus may we find the valiant Amazon Conquer'd and conquering to seem all one Not that subjection since first sin began Adjudg'd a curse of woman unto man Not weakness of her sex made weaker by Her liberty to rule but Infantry Not banishment from friends and native s●oil Not murder of her husband not her spoil Not inexperience in war that can Daunt courage of the Amazonian These in their first engagement bravely know The way to fight and how to overthrow Turning the Distaff into Lance the Wheel They cast away get Gorgets made of steel Having their minds most stout as bows were bent To make a strange unheard Experiment Whether their nature or condition brought Them to subjection and so dreadful thought Of wars when they assault the enemy Think it securest way for life to fly Not in a Complement but forc'd give place As if the Asian bounds were but a Chase Where they do follow pleasant warlike sport And each one carries in her heart a fort All other forts they leave and Champion By them is fittest to be trod upon By providence they seem to have a Charter To rule o're men The strongest spirit of Tartar Was weak to theirs Now we read of a Quarum To put in Maps Insulam foeminarum Is no great courtesie It seems they meant To prove the world but narrow Continent To their desires Maragnon banks do pay Honour to their Names in America And the supposed head of Nile will dare To challenge that they once were seated there Euxine looks black at that supposing thanks For them was chiefly due unto his banks Where ere they came they made Crowns use another Phrase and great Kingdom to obey their Mother Of Menalippe GReat Hercules for ever famous is For all his labours and not less for this With Menalippe that engag'd to fight Who could not be match'd but by such a Knight The Victory with hardship she let go At last and glad was he he go it so Not by pure valour then my Author lyes That gives the greatest part unto surprize If most renowned of the Greeks comes here As chapmen she will sell them conquest dear The Conquerors by Chariot that lead Their Vassal-Kings might be thus vanquished With honour too 't is credit more by some To get a foyle than elsewhere overcome Of Penthesile PEnthesile brought with a kind intent Of helping Priam her Maid-Regiment As some affirm and had she sooner come Despairing Greeks with shame had ridden home On Wooden Horse They now that dare to tax Troyes folly yet do dread the Battle-ax Which she invented heart was fully try'd Of great Achilles Son before she dy'd Such brave Virago's not by smoother words Of Complements were overcome but Swords The gallant Grecian yonkers that did Court Before they wan their love fought stoutly for 't Of Artemisia HAlicarnassus Queen her self did shew Fit to command the Archipelago While Persians stand at gaze the Grecians are Forc'd to make way for more than Men of War Which she conducted as though she would glory And make the Sea part of her Territory The Persian-Carpet-Knights with courage cold Run to secure themselves into the Hold Giving Achaians leave to understand Ships overcharg'd with such were poorly man'd The ink may blush and Scribes that are to write At her stout heart of Oak their wings for flight Xerxes spectator is asham'd to see The Queens top and top-gallant-gallantry More are the Greeks enrag'd that overcome And scarce can carry half the honour home Her most renown'd Mausoleum could not be For braveness half such wonder as was she What was for honour of her husband meant Of her great praise is made the Monument Of Zenobia WE 'l boast Zenobia in triumph led Yet by Aurelian not conquered Not having life nor begging pitteously To live not blushing nor asham'd to dye For when her army 's broken and command She more undaunted than the Victor stands Though outward splendour must be left behind She will reserve the greatness of her mind Of the Queen of Sheba ARabia the Happy boasts of her That by her wisdom made it happier And from Saboean-land did come upon Errand of proving wisest Solomon With questions hard she questionless gave much Assurance that she was another such The greatest Warriers were prov'd we see By women in the feats of Chivalry The wisest meer man in the Holy Writ Is said to be try'd by a womans wit With men in noblest exploits they 'l compare That in the wonders of the world had share Are they so equal We may therefore render Acts that are glorious in the Doubtful Gender Of Deborah WHen oppress'd Israel did sadly moan Under their losses which they might not own When government was needful to ●ppease Those who in restlesness take greatest ease When by what Laws command and Rulers say People take pattern how to disobey When Malefactors need make no defence For their outrages but more violence Then Deborah is rais'd for none so free From fear so wise so stout so good as she Here Widows Orphans strangers freely might Have their cause pleaded and receive their right Assoon as richest for she knew right well How to give Judgement but had none to sell No tedious demu●rers here no witty Cobweb-exceptions Courts of foolish pitty For Chancery no argument she draws From Topick of the person but the cause They that stood by her could not but invoke God when they heard the Oracles she spoke Nay bifront Ja●us could not put a face Upon 't if there to deny her the place Barak gives her right hand is glad to be Beholding for his branch to her Palm-tree She gave first blow in the attempt and lead The host and Jacl knock'd nail to the head Of Esther THe proud Amalekite fate daily at His Pur Pur