Sir Philip Sydneys Ourbania That is, Endimions Song and Tragedie, Containing all Philosophie. Written by N. B. [i.e. Nathaniel Baxter] |
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To the Right Noble, and Honorable Lady Susan Vera Mongomriana.
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To the Right Noble, and Honorable Lady Susan Vera Mongomriana.
V Aliant whilome the Prince that bare this Mot,
E Ngraued round about his golden Ring:
R Oaming In VENICE ere thou wast begot,
A Mong the Gallants of th' Italian spring.
E Ngraued round about his golden Ring:
R Oaming In VENICE ere thou wast begot,
A Mong the Gallants of th' Italian spring.
N Euer omitting what might pastime bring,
I Talian sports, and Syrens Melodie:
H Opping Helena with her warbling sting,
I Nfested th' Albanian dignitie,
L Ike as they poysoned all Italie.
I Talian sports, and Syrens Melodie:
H Opping Helena with her warbling sting,
I Nfested th' Albanian dignitie,
L Ike as they poysoned all Italie.
V Igilant then th' eternall majestie,
E Nthraled soules to free from infamie:
R Emembring thy sacred virginitie,
I Nduced vs to make speedie repaire,
V Nto thy mother euerlasting faire,
S O did this Prince begette thee debonaire.
E Nthraled soules to free from infamie:
R Emembring thy sacred virginitie,
I Nduced vs to make speedie repaire,
V Nto thy mother euerlasting faire,
S O did this Prince begette thee debonaire.
S O wast thou chast and princely Nymph begot,
V Nder Cecilias education
S Trong in allyed friendes of highest lot,
A Midd the court of estimation
N Or doe I giue thee this for adulation:
N O Pen can show thy propagation,
A Ll heauens blesse thine operation.
V Nder Cecilias education
S Trong in allyed friendes of highest lot,
A Midd the court of estimation
N Or doe I giue thee this for adulation:
N O Pen can show thy propagation,
A Ll heauens blesse thine operation.
N Aked we landed out of Italie,
I Nthral'd by Pyrats men of noe regard,
H Orror and death assayl'd Nobilitie,
I F Princes might with crueltie be scar'd
L O thus are excellent beginnings hard.
I Nthral'd by Pyrats men of noe regard,
H Orror and death assayl'd Nobilitie,
I F Princes might with crueltie be scar'd
L O thus are excellent beginnings hard.
C Onioyn'd thou art to great Mongomria,
A Peerelesse Ladie onely fit for him:
S Ober and chaste, he was in Cardiff Cambria,
T He Knight I knew before mine eyes were dimme,
I F Temperance, and continence, an Earle may trimme,
V Nder the Orbe of mightie Phœbes round,
S Ydneian Knights like him are hardly found.
A Peerelesse Ladie onely fit for him:
S Ober and chaste, he was in Cardiff Cambria,
T He Knight I knew before mine eyes were dimme,
I F Temperance, and continence, an Earle may trimme,
V Nder the Orbe of mightie Phœbes round,
S Ydneian Knights like him are hardly found.
N. B.
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