English poetry -- History and criticism; Poetry -- Early works to 1800
_Skie, 1
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A zurd 2
in the
assurde.
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And better, 3
And richer,
Much greter,
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Crowne & empir
After an hier
For to aspire 4
Like flames of fire
In formes of spire
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To mount on hie,
Con ti nu al ly
With trauel & teen
Most gratious queen
Ye haue made a vow 5
Shewes vs plainly how
Not fained but true
To euery mans vue
Shining cleere in you
Of so bright an hewe
Euen thus vertwe
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Vanish out of our sight
Till his fine top be quite
To taper in the ayre 6
Endeavors soft and faire
By his kindly nature
Of tall comely stature
Like as this faire figure_
_From God the fountaine of all good, are deriued into the world
all good things: and vpon her maiestie all the good fortunes any
worldly creature can be furnisht with. Reade downward according
to the nature of the deuice.
1 God
On
Hie
Frome
2 A bove
Sends loue,
Wise dome,
Iu stice
Cou rage,
Boun tie,
3 And doth geue
All that liue
Life & breath
Harts ese helth
Children, welth
Beauty strength
Restfull age,
And at length
A mild death,
4 He doeth bestowe
All mens fortunes
Both high & low
And the best things
That earth can haue
Or mankind craue,
Good queens & kings
Fi nally is the same
Who gaue you (madam)
Seyson of this Crowne
With pouer soueraigne
5 Impug nable right,
Redoubt able might,
Most prosperous raigne
Eternall re nowne,
And that your chiefest is
Sure hope of heavens blis.
_The Piller, Pillaster or Cillinder._
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