The Works in Verse and Prose (including hitherto unpublished Mss.) of Sir John Davies: for the first time collected and edited: With memorial-introductions and notes: By the Rev. Alexander B. Grosart. In three volumes |
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A Marriner with a boxe under his arme, contayning
all the seuerall things following, supposed to come
from the Carrick came into the Presence, singing this Song:
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Cynthia Queene of Seas and Lands,
That Fortune euery where commands,
Sent forth Fortune to the Sea,
To try her fortune eury way.
There did I Fortune meet, which makes me now to sing,
There is no fishing to the Sea, nor seruice to the King.
That Fortune euery where commands,
Sent forth Fortune to the Sea,
To try her fortune eury way.
There did I Fortune meet, which makes me now to sing,
There is no fishing to the Sea, nor seruice to the King.
All the Nymphs of Thetis' traine
Did Cynthia's Fortunes entertaine;
Many a iewell, many a iem,
Was to her fortune brought by them.
Her fortune sped so well, as makes me now to sing,
There is no fishing to the Sea, nor seruice to the King.
Did Cynthia's Fortunes entertaine;
Many a iewell, many a iem,
Was to her fortune brought by them.
Her fortune sped so well, as makes me now to sing,
There is no fishing to the Sea, nor seruice to the King.
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Fortune, that it might be seene
That she did serue a royall Queene
A franke and royall hand did beare,
And cast her fauors euery where.
Some toyes fell to my share, which makes me now to sing,
There is no fishing to the Sea, nor seruice to the King.
And the Song ended, he vttred this short Speech:That she did serue a royall Queene
A franke and royall hand did beare,
And cast her fauors euery where.
Some toyes fell to my share, which makes me now to sing,
There is no fishing to the Sea, nor seruice to the King.
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