The Works of William Fowler Secretary to Queen Anne, Wife of James VI. Edited with introduction, appendix, notes and glossary by Henry W. Meikle |
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| II. | [The princlie pallace braue, the glorius gouldin halls.] |
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[The princlie pallace braue, the glorius gouldin halls.]
The princlie pallace braue, the glorius gouldin halls,the curius costlie caruit vark, the new deuyce of walls,
surpassinge sarueice [?] alls of dentie d[i]shis thair,
with euerie kynd of costlie Caics and rich desert so rair;
but more a nobil lord whois verteus doth surpas,
whois glorius deids doth steane the rest as costlie ston the glas,
whois perfyt prais to paint my pen haith no such skil,
his verteu and his valour both wil sound his prasis stil;
a verteus ladie rair, a mirrour to the rest,
for beutie and behauiour she is the onlie best—
theis al ar to be found, my fouller, whair thow art.
ȝit hier the counsal of thy freind who louis the with his hart:
hipocrates doth tech, and galen doth prescryue,
the onlie medcin for to keip and to presarue alyue
is skerss by dyet wsd on homlie cheir to fead:
cum to my houss, such stow ȝair is skerss stands in plenteis stead.
Thyn as his awne
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