The Famous, true and historicall life of Robert second Duke of Normandy, surnamed for his monstrous birth and behauiour, Robin the Diuell Wherein is contained his dissolute life in his youth, his deuout reconcilement and vertues in his age: Interlaced with many straunge and miraculous aduentures. Wherein are both causes of profite, and manie conceits of pleasure. By T. L. G. [i.e. Thomas Lodge] |
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The second Sonnet.
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The second Sonnet.
[Sayling the sea of my forepointed greeuaunce]
Sayling
the sea of my forepointed greeuaunce,
My will the helme of my misfortune guiding,
Expecting gaine suspecting no mischeeuaunce,
With stailesse keele I cut the waters gliding.
My will the helme of my misfortune guiding,
Expecting gaine suspecting no mischeeuaunce,
With stailesse keele I cut the waters gliding.
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The faire diurnall lamps whilst that I fayled
With neuer partiall eye my course assisted,
But when the lights delightfull bewtie fayled,
And wauering Cinthia in her course persisted.
With neuer partiall eye my course assisted,
But when the lights delightfull bewtie fayled,
And wauering Cinthia in her course persisted.
In siluer fould two brother Starres appeered,
That in the cloudy iorney I attempted,
Incenst the Seas, and more my Ship they neered,
(Though faire in forme) my Barck from hope exempted,
Amidst the storme my will the helme forsaketh,
And thus my Ship a lucklesse shipwrack maketh.
That in the cloudy iorney I attempted,
Incenst the Seas, and more my Ship they neered,
(Though faire in forme) my Barck from hope exempted,
Amidst the storme my will the helme forsaketh,
And thus my Ship a lucklesse shipwrack maketh.
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