Loves martyr or, Rosalins complaint. Allegorically shadowing the truth of Loue, in the constant Fate of the Phoenix and Turtle. A Poeme enterlaced with much varietie and raritie; now first translated out of the uenerable Italian Torquato Caeliano, by Robert Chester. With the true legend of famous King Arthur, the last of the nine Worthies, being the first Essay of a new British Poet: collected out of diuerse Authenticall Records. To these are added some new compositions, of seuerall moderne Writers whose names are subscribed to their seuerall workes, upon the first Subiect: viz. the Phoenix and Turtle |
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The Authors request to the Phœnix.
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The Authors request to the Phœnix.
Phœnix
of beautie, beauteous Bird of any
To thee I do entitle all my labour,
More precious in mine eye by far then many,
That feedst all earthly sences with thy sauour:
Accept my home-writ praises of thy loue,
And kind acceptance of thy Turtle-doue.
To thee I do entitle all my labour,
More precious in mine eye by far then many,
That feedst all earthly sences with thy sauour:
Accept my home-writ praises of thy loue,
And kind acceptance of thy Turtle-doue.
Some deepe-read Scholler fam'd for Poetrie,
Whose wit-inchanting verse deserueth fame,
Should sing of thy perfections passing beautie,
And eleuate thy famous worthy name:
Yet I the least, and meanest in degree,
Endeuoured haue to please in praising thee.
Whose wit-inchanting verse deserueth fame,
Should sing of thy perfections passing beautie,
And eleuate thy famous worthy name:
Yet I the least, and meanest in degree,
Endeuoured haue to please in praising thee.
R. Chester.
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