The complete works in verse and prose of Samuel Daniel ::

The complete works in verse and prose of Samuel Daniel

Edited with memorial-introduction and a glossarial index embracing notes and illustrations. By the Rev. Alexander B. Grosart

Daniel, Samuel (1562-1619)

Vol. I.

I. INEDITED POEMS, ETC.

II.

II. SONNETS TO DELIA.

III.

III. THE COMPLAINT OF ROSAMOND.

IV.

IV. A LETTER FROM OCTAUIA TO MARCUS ANTONIUS.

V. A PANEGYRIKE CONGRATVLATORIE TO THE KING

VI.

VI. A Fvnerall Poeme Vpon the Death of the late noble Earle of Deuonshire.

VII.

VII. CERTAINE EPISTLES.

VIII.

VIII. Musophilus, or Defence of all Learning.

IX.

IX. OCCASIONAL POEMS FROM VARIOUS SOURCES.

An Ode.

A Pastorall.

A Description of Beauty, translated out of Marino.

To the Angell Spirit of the most excellent, Sr. Phillip Sidney.

Vlisses and the Syren.

“To Edward Seymour Earle of Hertford:

Of William Jones, his “Nennio 1595.”

From “Penelopes Complaint: Or, A Mirrour for wanton Minions.

From “Il Pastor Fido; or The Faithfull Shepheard.”

From “BARTAS his Deuine Weekes & Workes.”

From Clement Edmundes (Remembrancer of the Cittie of London): his “Obseruations vpon Cæsars Comentaries, 1609.”

From “Queen Anna's New World of Words,” etc. Collected by John Florio. 1611.

From John Florio's 1613 edition of his “Done into English” Essayes written in French by Michael Lord of Montaigne.

Concerning the honor of bookes.

From “The Essayes, of Morall Politike and Millitarie Discourses of Lo: Michaell de Montaigne, Knt, 1603 edition.”

To the Right Reuerend Father in God, Iames Montague, Lord Bishop of Winchester, Deane of the Chapell, and one of his Maiesties most Honorable Priuy Councell.

II.

VOL. II. THE CIVILE WARS BETWEEN THE TWO HOUSES OF LANCASTER AND YORKE. 1595–1623.

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SONNET. XXXVII.

[VVhy doost thou Delia credit so thy glasse]

VVhy doost thou Delia credit so thy glasse,
Gazing thy beauty deign'd thee by the skies:
And doest not rather looke on him (alas)
Whose state best shewes the force of murdering eies?
The broken tops of lofty trees declare
The fury of a mercy-wanting storme;
And of what force thy wounding graces are,
Vpon my selfe thou best mayst finde the forme:

Then leaue thy glasse, and gaze thy selfe on me,
That Mirror shewes what power is in thy face:
To view your forme too much, may danger bee,
Narcissus chang'd t'a flower in such a case.
And you are chang'd, but not t'a Hiacint;
I feare your eye hath turnd your heart to flint.

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SONNET. XXXVII.

[VVhy doost thou Delia credit so thy glasse]