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The Works of William Fowler

Secretary to Queen Anne, Wife of James VI. Edited with introduction, appendix, notes and glossary by Henry W. Meikle
Fowler, William (1560?-1612)

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POEMS FROM PRINTED TEXTS
 I. 
I. SONNET.
 II. 
II. SONNET
 III. 
III. SONET
 IV. 
IV. EPITAPHE VPON THE DEATH OF SIR IOHN SEton
 V. 
V. AN EPITAPHE VPON THE DEATH OF THE RIGHT HONO- rable, M. Robert Bowes Esquire, Thesaurer of Barwick:
 VI. 
VI. A FVNERAL SONET,
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THE TRIVMPHS OF PETRARKE
  
[dedication]
  
Sonnet to the authoure.
  
E. D. in praise of M.r W.m Foular her freind.
  
E. D. in commendatioun of the authour and of his choise.
  
Sonnet in M.r W.m Foulars commendatioun.
  
In commendatioun of the Translatour and the Ladye to whome thir Triumphs ar derected.
  
Ane Summarye and a Sonett vpon the Triumphs and the Translatour.
  
[When matcheles Homere his Achilles sings]
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The first triumphe of Loue.
 I. 
Cap. i.
 II. 
The Seconde Chapter of the First Triumphe of Lowe.
 III. 
The thrid chapter of the first Triumphe of Loue.
 IV. 
The 4. Chap. of the Fi[r]st Triumphe of Lowe.
  
The Seconde Triumphe called the Triumphe of chastetie.
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The thrid Triumphe of Deathe.
 i. 
Cap. i.
 ii. 
The Secounde chapter of the Triumphe of Deathe.
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The Fourt Triumphe called Fame.
 i. 
i. chap.
 ii. 
The Secound chapter of the Triumphe of Fame.
 iii. 
The thrid Chapter of fame.
  
The Fyift Triumphe of Tyme.
  
The Saxt and Last Triumphe of Immortalitie.
  
Epiloge
  
[conclusion]
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THE TARANTULA OF LOUE
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I.
 II. 
II.
 III. 
III.
 IV. 
IV.
 V. 
V.
 VI. 
VI.
 VII. 
VII.
 VIII. 
VIII.
 IX. 
IX.
 X. 
X.
 XI. 
XI.
 XII. 
XII.
 XIII. 
XIII.
 XIV. 
XIV.
 XV. 
XV.
 XVI. 
XVI.
 XVII. 
XVII.
 XVIII. 
XVIII.
 XIX. 
XIX.
 XX. 
XX.
 XXI. 
XXI.
 XXII. 
XXII.
 XXIII. 
XXIII. A DREAME.
 XXIV. 
XXIV.
 XXV. 
XXV.
 XXVI. 
XXVI.
 XXVII. 
XXVII.
 XXVIII. 
XXVIII.
 XXIX. 
XXIX.
 XXX. 
XXX.
 XXXI. 
XXXI.
 XXXII. 
XXXII.
 XXXIII. 
XXXIII.
 XXXIV. 
XXXIV.
 XXXV. 
XXXV.
 XXXVI. 
XXXVI.
 XXXVII. 
XXXVII.
 XXXVIII. 
XXXVIII.
 XXXIX. 
XXXIX.
 XL. 
XL.
 XLI. 
XLI.
 XLII. 
XLII.
 XLIII. 
XLIII.
 XLIV. 
XLIV.
 XLV. 
XLV.
 XLVI. 
XLVI.
 XLVII. 
XLVII.
 XLVIII. 
XLVIII.
 XLIX. 
XLIX.
 L. 
L.
 LI. 
LI.
 LII. 
LII.
 LIII. 
LIII.
 LIV. 
LIV.
 LV. 
LV.
 LVI. 
LVI.
 LVII. 
LVII.
 LVIII. 
LVIII.
 LIX. 
LIX.
 LX. 
LX.
 LXI. 
LXI.
 LXII. 
LXII.
 LXIII. 
LXIII.
 LXIV. 
LXIV.
 LXV. 
LXV.
 LXVI. 
LXVI.
 LXVII. 
LXVII.
 LXVIII. 
LXVIII.
 LXIX. 
LXIX.MILITAT OMNIS AMANS.
 LXX. 
LXX.
 LXXI. 
LXXI.
 LXXII. 
LXXII.
 LXXIII. 
LXXIII.
 LXXIV. 
LXXIV.
 LXXV. 
LXXV. RAPPORT.
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[A SONNET-SEQUENCE]
 I. 
I. SONETT.
 II. 
II. [Greive not, faire flouer of couleur, sight, and sent.]
 III. 
III. [Quho to the heavens gaue starns and wynds to aire.]
 IV. 
IV. [Quhils I beheld, bellisaes breist was baire.]
 V. 
V. [Hou oft I see your face and blissed eyes.]
 VI. 
VI. [Quho wald here see the Sunn but heate to burne.]
 VII. 
VII. SONET. IN ORKNAY.
 VIII. 
VIII. [By fals suspect, baithe Ielous & vnkynde.]
 IX. 
IX. [Iff wering tyme dois mortal beautyes waist.]
 X. 
X. SONETT PEDANTESQUE.
 XI. 
XI. THE SAME MAIR SENSEBLE.
 XII. 
XII. [No roring sees which roanting strykes on roks.]
 XIII. 
XIII. ORKNAY.
 XIV. 
XIV. [Thought vnsene Echo hyde frome me her face.]
 XV. 
XV. [Lord quha did marche vpon the stormye sees.]
 XVI. 
XVI. SONETT SPIRITUELL.
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OF DEATH
 I. 
I. ELEGIE.
 II. 
II. SONETT.
 III. 
III. SONETT. A DREAME.
 IV. 
IV. DIAL.
 V. 
V. RENPONIT.
 VI. 
VI. [My cheare and mirth, my plesour is exyld.]
 VII. 
VII. [That farest things to wrak ar maist inclynde.]
 VIII. 
VIII COMPLAINT.
 IX. 
IX. A FANTASIE.
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MISCELLANEOUS SONNETS
 I. 
I [Quhat euill presage is this that I behold?]
 II. 
II. ANSUER.
 III. 
III. [My winding scheits my steidfast love sal end.]
 IV. 
IV. [Though Iustlye thou in Iustice may afflict.]
 V. 
V. [Fairwell! fair saint, may not the seas nor vinds.]
 VI. 
VI. [In by way roadds I ran a restles race.]
 VII. 
VII. [Can eagells birdis flie lower then thair kynd.]
 VIIIa. 
VIII(a). O fatall death, that wnexspected came.
 VIIIb. 
VIII(b). O fatell death, that wnexspected came.
 IX. 
IX. TO THE ERLE OF CAITHNES.
 X. 
X. TO THE R. HONOBL SIR IOHNE COLVILL.
 XI. 
XI. ana. g: I FEAR NOT LOUE: Janett: Foullar.
 XII. 
XII. SONETT TO THE CONTESS OF ERROLL.
 XIII. 
XIII. UPPON A HOROLOGE OF THE CLOCK AT SIR GEORGE MOORE'S, AT HIS PLACE OF LOSELEY, 1603.
 XIV. 
XIV. TO THE MOST VERTEOUS AND TREULYE HONORABLE LADYE, LADYE ARBELLA STEWART.
 XV. 
XV. TO MY LADY ARBELLA.
 XVI. 
XVI. DEDICATION.
 XVII. 
XVII. VPON MY LORD MORDENT HOROLOGE.
 XVIII. 
XVIII. TO SIR EDUARD DYMOK.
 XIX. 
XIX. Sonetto sopra la Morte Dl Antonio Dargasso philosopho, platonico, philologo, phisiognomo, astrologo et theologo, Monacho Dominicano. a la Macoronesca. obiit Lond. 10 May 1605.
 XX. 
XX. SONETTE PEDANTESQUE.
 XXI. 
XXI. Σοραισμος ceu coaceruatio et Miscella quædam de diuersis ac variis idiomatibus.
 XXII. 
XXII. MEDITATION VPON VIRGIN MARYES HATT.
 XXIII. 
XXIII. AETNA.
 XXIV. 
XXIV. [QUHILS AS THE SUN IS IN AQUARIUS.]
 XXVa. 
XXV(a). 2 Jun. 1610. Houers suiftlye Comes, yea, dayes with thame draues yeares
 XXVb. 
XXV(b) 2 Iunii. 1610. Houers comes apace, and dayes with thame draues yeares
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CERTAINE PSALMES MEDITATED BE THEODORE BEZA
  
Ps. 6.
  
[PSALM 32.]
  
[PSALME 102.]
  
PSAL. 38.
  
[PSALM I.]
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THE PEST
  
THE PEST.
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MISCELLANEOUS POEMS
 II. 
II. The lamentatioun of the desolat olympia furth of the tent cantt of Ariosto. To the right hono Ladye Marye Betoun Ladye Boine.
 III. 
III. PSAL. 129.
 IV. 
IV. FOR HIS VALENTYNE.
 V. 
V. ANAGRAME.
 VI. 
VI. VERSES.
 VII. 
VII. TO MY ONLY L. ARB.
 VIII. 
VIII. TO SIR DAUID WOD.
 IX. 
IX. TO M. MELVIN
 X. 
X. [ON THOMAS CORYATE THE TRAVELLER.]
 XI. 
XI. EPITAPHE VPON IAMES STEUUARTS DEATHE.
 XII. 
XII. VPON SIR GEORGE WHARTON.
 XIII. 
XIII. THO. DURYIE.
 XIV. 
XIV. M. D. DRUMO[N]D[?].
 XVA. 
XV(A) Cold bontie did me warne.
 XVB. 
XV(B) RECANTATION.
 XVI. 
XVI. [Blist Blist and happie he.]
 XVII. 
XVII. [Wheare art thow, echo, who suld my planctus heare.]
 XVIII. 
XVIII. TESTAMENTO.
 XIX. 
XIX. Ie hay.
 XX. 
XX. [I will confes and will the treuth disclose.]
 XXI. 
XXI. [It is to yow, o Iesuits crewe.]
 XXII. 
XXII. Quid pluma leuius? pulvis.
 XXIII. 
XXIII. de me ipso cum decumberem. [3 7bris. 1610.]
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MISCELLANEOUS POEMS OF DOUBTFUL AUTHENTICITY
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I. ODE.
 II. 
II. PASTORELL.
 III. 
III. EPIGRAME.
 IV. 
IV. ELIGYE.
 V. 
V. EPIGRAME.
 VI. 
VI. EPIGRAME.
 VII. 
VII. [My dolefull harte, the tombe of deadly care.]
 VIII. 
VIII. EPIGRAME.
 IX. 
IX. ELIGYE.
 X. 
X. [If tyme might cause me tyre.]
 XI. 
XI. [Thoughe tyme & absence worketh wonders strange.]
 XII. 
XII. BALLAD.
 XIII. 
XIII. SONET.
 XIV. 
XIV. SONETT.
 XV. 
XV. ELEGYE.
 XVI. 
XVI. SONETT.
 XVII. 
XVII. SONETT.
 XVIII. 
XVIII. ELEGYE.
 XIX. 
XIX. 4 SONET. HARUEST.
 XX. 
XX. SONGE.
 XXI. 
XXI. SONET.
 XXII. 
XXII. SONET VPPON HOPE HELPS HEVYE HARTES.
 XXIII. 
XXIII. ENIGME.
 XXIV. 
XXIV. ELIGYE.
 XXV. 
XXV. HIMPNE.
 XXVI. 
XXVI. HIS LADIES DREAME.
 XXVII. 
XXVII. ELEGYE.
 XXVIII. 
XXVIII. [O well of witt, Of vertues head & springe.]
 XXIX. 
XXIX. ELEGYE.
 XXX. 
XXX. THE LASTE EPISTLE OF CRESEYD TO TROYALUS.
 XXXI. 
XXXI. [Whilst brazen bodies breathing flames of fire.]
 XXXII. 
XXXII. [What is beutie.]
 XXXIII. 
XXXIII. [Be as thow seemst, faire creature.]
 XXXIV. 
XXXIV. [If when I die to hells eternall shade.]
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POEMS ADDRESSED TO THE AUTHOR.
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SONET.
 II. 
[The princlie pallace braue, the glorius gouldin halls.]
 III. 
ANE ANSWER
 IV. 
A coniecture of this his vnknowin freind takin out of his awin wordes.
 V. 
Ther is a Certaine Fowler, as I vnderstand

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337

I. ODE.

As Maye most worthy we doe call
Of all the moneths in the yeare,
AsMaye doth comforte creatures all
And maks them looke with lyvelye cheare,
AsMaye so brave the soyle adornes
With bewtye that the heaven it scornes,
Right so my love moste worthye is
Of euerye lyffe that I haue seene;
Hir countenance baiths ther hartes in blisse
That dothe beholde hir cherfull eyne;
And then hir bewtye & hir grace,
Wherso she comes, adornes the place.
What pleasures Maye vnto vs brings,
What frutes or flowers, what herbs or grasse,
What treis or beistes, what fouls that sings,
What lookes or wordes, what thoughtes that passe,
What sighs for love, what songes or playe,
What kyndes or mocions moves in Maye,
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As manye bewtyes in hir flowes,
As manye vertues flowringe forthe,
As manye graces in hir growes,
As manye prayses is she worthe:
Were all thinges tongus that spreides in Maye
They could not half hir prayse displaye.
And as she is the maie that maye
Transforme to Maye my winter colde,
So nowe in Maye some mayenge daye
I hope she maye my cares vnfould,
That I in prayse of hir maye saye,
“Loe, all my ioyes began in Maye.”
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