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Tottel — Songes and Sonettes — 1557, by Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey

Tottel — Songes and Sonettes — 1557

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Tottel — Songes and Sonettes — 1557. Songes written by Nicolas Grimald. by Nicolas Grimald

What sweet releef

Phebe twise took her horns

Louers men warn the corps

Sythe, Blackwood

Imps of king Ioue

In workyng well

Who wold beleeue mans life

By heauens hye gift

Charis the fourth

What cause, what reaso[n]

Deserts of Nymphs

Now flaming Phebus

To you, madame, I wish

As this first daye of Ianus

Gorgeous attire

To you this present yere

No image carued

What one art thou

The auncient time commended

What path list you to tred?

What race of life ronne you?

When princes lawes

Of all the heauenly gifts

The issue of great Ioue

The worthy Wilfords body

For Wilford wept first men

Man, by a woman lern

Myrrour of matrones

Now, blythe Thaley

Yea, and a good cause

The noble Henry

Mee thought, of late

Now clattering arms

Therfore, when restlesse rage

Tottel — Songes and Sonettes — 1557 Vncertain auctors. by uncertain authors

Tottel — Songes and Sonettes — 1557 Other Songs and Sonettes written by the earle of Surrey. by Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey

Other Songes and sonettes written by sir Thomas wiat the elder

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What one art thou

Description of Vertue.

What one art thou, thus in torn weed yclad?
Vertue, in price whom auncient sages had.
Why, poorely rayd? For fadyng goodes past care.
Why doublefaced? I mark eche fortunes fare.
This bridle, what? Mindes rages to restrain.
Tooles why beare you? I loue to take great pain.
Why, winges? I teach aboue the starres to flye.
Why tread you death? I onely cannot dye.