Epitaphes, Epigrams, Songs and Sonets with a Discourse of the Friendly affections of Tymetes to Pyndara his Ladie. Newly corrected with additions, and set out by George Turbervile |
Of Homer and his birth.
|
Epitaphes, Epigrams, Songs and Sonets | ||
Of Homer and his birth.
The Poet Homer Chius claimes,Colophon doth the leeke:
And Smyrne sweares that he is hirs
that was the learned Greeke.
70
of Iö other some:
And diuers make report that he
of Thessale line did come.
Thus sundred and deuided are
the peoples mindes of thee,
(Thou Princely Poet) but my thought
with neyther doth agree.
For I assuredly suppose
and deeme the Heauenly Speare
Thy soyle, and Pallas lap the wombe
that did thy body beare.
Hir breast (the Dug) that thou didst suck
in Cradle when thou layst:
With haughtie stile so much (thou Greeke)
thy mazed head dismayst.
Epitaphes, Epigrams, Songs and Sonets | ||