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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.
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II.
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III.
 IV. 
IV.
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V.
 VI. 
VI.
 VII. 
VII.
 VIII. 
VIII.
 IX. 
IX.
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X.
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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.
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[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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XXVII. ELEGYE.

What greater pleasure would ye wish to haue
Then fynde all thinges conforme to your desyre?
But what more greife maye any wight receave
Then lack the thinge his hart dothe moste requyre?
Suche is my chancè, suche is my haples hyre,
Since first of loue I felt the hopinge dread:
Hope bides me hope when moste I seme to tyre,
But colde dispayre, faithe, I shall neuer speid;
I spye the right, and yet the wronge I frame;
I beit the fyre, and burne me in the flame.
Those sugred sighs that sinckethe to my hart,
The sweit regardes of those celestiall eyes,
Thalluringe speache that lendes me ioye & smart,
Me thinckes a meaner hope dothe me devyse;
But yet so slowlye dothe this hope aryse,
That black dispayre I maye it better name:
For nother grantes I gett nor flatt denyes,
But as betwixt the furious floodes & flame
I frye in hope, and drownes in dreid agayne;
Desyre me burnes, yet freise I throughe disdayne.
Goe ye, my sighes, dissolue those frosen Ise
That rewthe nor pittye neuer could relent!
Goe, plead my peace! I yelde to hir the pryce,
And peace must fall when all hir warrs are spent.
The pleasant peace that partyes dothe content
More worthy is then conquest gott with stryffe.
What helps the succour that to late is sent?
Shorte deathe is better then a lothed lyffe;
A hatefull lyffe engendrethe but dispayre;
Sweit is the deathe that makes an end of care.
Finis.
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