644 Love him that has eternized your name. 645 _E. S._ 646 647 648 _To the right noble and valorous knight, Sir Walter Raleigh_, 649 Lo. Wardein of the Stanneryes, and lieftenaunt of 650 Cornewaile. 651 652 _TO thee that art the sommers Nightingale, 653 Thy soueraine Goddesses most deare delight, 654 Why doe I send this rusticke Madrigale, 655 That may thy tunefull eare vnseason quite? 656 Thou onely fit this Argument to write, 657 In whose high thoughts Pleasure hath built her bowre, 658 And dainty loue learnd sweetly to endite. 659 My rimes I know vnsauory and sowre, 660 To tast the streames, that like a golden showre 661 Flow from thy fruitfull head, of thy loues praise, 662 Fitter perhaps to thonder Martiall stowre, 663 When so thee list thy lofty Muse to raise: 664 Yet till that thou thy Poeme wilt make knowne, 665 Let thy faire Cinthias praises bee thus rudely showne._ 666 E. S. 667 647 648 _To the Right Noble and Valorous Knight, Sir Walter Raleigh, 649 Lord Warden of the Stannaries, and Lieutenant of 650 Cornwall_ 651 652 To you, that are the summer's nightingale, nightingale > (Cf. I:241) 653 Your sovereign goddess' most dear delight, 654 Why do I send this rustic madrigal, 655 That may your tuneful ear unseason quite? unseason > {Strike or affect disagreeably} 656 You only fit this argument to write, You only > [Only you are] argument > subject-matter 657 In whose high thoughts Pleasure has built her bower, bower > chamber, retreat 658 And dainty love learned sweetly to indite. 659 My rhymes I know unsavoury and sour know > [know to be too] 660 To taste the streams, that like a golden shower 661 Flow from your fruitful head, of your love's praise, 662 Fitter perhaps to thunder martial stour, stour > conflict, tumult 663 Whenso you list your lofty Muse to raise: Whenso > Whenever list > choose, please 664 Yet till you your poem will make known, your poem > (_The Ocean's Love to Cynthia_, a paean to Queen Elizabeth) 665 Let your fair Cynthia's praises be thus rudely shown. rudely > roughly, crudely