Emblemes and Epigrames Psal: Quum defecerit virtus mea, ne derelinquas me, Domine. [A.D. 1600, by Francis Thynne ... ]: Edited by F. J. Furnivall |
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| 61. | (61) Iuye. |
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(61) Iuye.
Thow Bacchus plant, which allwaies greene dost springe,
Poets reward, and glorie of their penn,
the touchstone of wyne which to the sprite doth bringe
a quickning force to rouse the witt of menn,
why dost thow clyme my howse so spreddinglie,
and yeald thy sacredd budds soe frutefullie?
Poets reward, and glorie of their penn,
the touchstone of wyne which to the sprite doth bringe
a quickning force to rouse the witt of menn,
why dost thow clyme my howse so spreddinglie,
and yeald thy sacredd budds soe frutefullie?
In vaine thow doest ascend these rurall tyles
which profound Virgill never yet behelde,
nor wantonn Ouid, whose rare penn compyles
strange changed shapes which abstruse science yeald,
nor wittie Flaccus did hange his harpe here,
nor doth Tibullus gold in this appere.
which profound Virgill never yet behelde,
nor wantonn Ouid, whose rare penn compyles
strange changed shapes which abstruse science yeald,
nor wittie Flaccus did hange his harpe here,
nor doth Tibullus gold in this appere.
ffor in this cottage rurall muse doth reste;
here dwelleth Cherill, and Topas the knighte;
pore oten ryme is onelie here exprest,
noe helicon verse or muse of rare delight;
but since thow hast this rusticke wall adorned,
doe florishe longe, all though my verse be scorned.
here dwelleth Cherill, and Topas the knighte;
pore oten ryme is onelie here exprest,
noe helicon verse or muse of rare delight;
but since thow hast this rusticke wall adorned,
doe florishe longe, all though my verse be scorned.
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