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Sonnettes, Madrigals, Elegies and Odes [by Barnabe Barnes]

Barnes, Barnabe (1569?-1609)

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SONNETS

ELEGIES

ODES PASTORALL.

TO THE RIGHT NOBLE Lord, Henry Earle of Northumberland.

TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE MOST renowned and valiant, Robert Earle of Essex, and Ewe, &c.

TO THE RIGHT NOBLE AND VERtuous Lord, Henry Earle of Southampton.

TO THE MOST VERTVOVS LEARned and bewtifull Lady Marie Countesse of Penbrooke.

TO THE RIGHT VERTVOVS AND most bewtifull Lady the Lady Straunge.

TO THE BEAVTIFVLL LADY THE Lady Brigett Manners.

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TO THE RIGHT VERTVOVS AND most bewtifull Lady the Lady Straunge.

Sweet Lady might my humble muse presume
Thy bewties rare perfection to set out,
(Whom she pride of our English court reputes)
Ambitious she would assume
To blazon, euery where about
Thy bewtie, whose dumbe eloquence disputes
With fayre loues Queene, and her by right confutes.
But since there is no doubt
But that thy bewties prayse, which shall consume
Euen time if selfe exceedeth
All Bryttish Ladyes, deigne my muses suites
Which vnacquainted of your bewtie craues
Acquaintance, and proceedeth
T'aproche so boldly, and behaues

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Her selfe so rudely, daunted at your sight
As eyes in darkenesse, at a suddeine light.