Like as the diuers-fretchled[265] Butter-flye, When Winter's frost is fallne upon his winge, Hath onely left life's possibility, and lies halfe dead untill the cherefull Spring: But then the Sunne from his all-quickning eye, Darts forth a sparkle of the liuinge fire: Which[266] with kinde heate, doth warme the frozen flye and with newe spirit his little breast inspire: Then doth hee lightly rise and spread his winges, And with the[267] beames that gaue him life doth playe: Tasts euery flower that on th' earthe's bosoome springs, and is in busye motion all the day: Soe my gaye Muse, which did my heart possesse, And in my youthful fantasie doth raigne: Which cleard my forehead with her cheerefullnes and gaue a liuely warmth unto my brayne: With sadder[268] studye, and with graue conceite Which late my Immagination entertaynd: Beganne to shrinke, and loose her actiue heate, and dead as in a læthargy remaynd. Long in that senseles sleepe congeald shee laye, Untill euen now another heauenly eye, And cleare as that which doth begett the daye, and of a like reviuinge simpathy: Did cast into my eyes a subtile beame, Which peirieinge[269] deepe, into my fancy went, And did awake my muse out of her dreame, and unto her new life and vertue lent: Soe that shee now begins to raise her eyes Which yett are dazled with her beautye's raye; And to record her wonted melodyes, Although at first shee bee not full so gaye. [Footnote 265: = freckled? G.] [Footnote 266: Miswritten 'with which.' G.] [Footnote 267: Miswritten 'they.' G.] [Footnote 268: = more serious. See Vol. I., p. 160, and related Note in Postscript. G.] [Footnote 269: _Sic_: _not_ peircinge. G.] THE KINGES WELCOME.[270] [Footnote 270: From the autograph MS. in All Souls' College, Oxford, MS. 155. W. W. 11, 26, fol. 72, _a_ and _b_. The contractions of the MS. have been expanded, but _u_ and _v_ are reproduced. This full holograph of 'The Kinge's Welcome,' while it supersedes the short and imperfect copy from Dr. Laing's MS.--as first printed in our F. W. L. edition--confirms the authorship thereof. The abbreviated copy is also given after this one, as it is expedient to reproduce the MS. in its integrity. G.] O nowe or never gentle muse be gaye, And mount vp higher on thy paper winges, Then doth the larke when he salutes the daye, And to the morne a merrie welcome singes. Fly swifter then the egle sent by art From Noremberg, to the Almaine emperour: A hand lesse cuning, but as true a hart Sends thee to a prince of greater worth and power. Rencounter him thowe shalt vpon the waye, like Phebus midst of all his golden trayne; And knowe him too thou shalt at first suruaye By proper notes and by distinctions plaine.