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Wittes Pilgrimage

(by Poeticall Essaies): Through a VVorld of amorous Sonnets, Soule-passions, and other Passages, Diuine, Philosophicall, Morall, Poeticall, and Politicall. By Iohn Davies

Davies, John (1565?-1618)

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To the Right noble, and Highly honored Lord Phillip Herbert, Earle of Mountgomery and Baron of Shurland. &c.

Againe, To the same truelie-noble Earle, and his most honorable other halfe Sir Iames Haies knight, &c.

The Booke to Grauitie.

The Author to his Muse.

Of my selfe.

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Other Sonnets vpon other Subiects.

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Essaies vpon certaine Sentences.

Other Essayes vpon more serious and sacred Subiects.

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Againe, To the same truelie-noble Earle, and his most honorable other halfe Sir Iames Haies knight, &c.

Sith God and King, and your mindes sympathie

Hee is truly liberall and magnanimous vvhich delights more in good renovvne then money. Seneca.

Haue made you Two, an vndeuided One,
(One, as of two loue makes an Vnity,)
I cannot giue a Guift to one alone:
For (will I, nill I) if to one I send
A token of my loue, or loues desire,
That sending to the other must extend,
Sith loue doth make your Vnion so intire!
Your Soueraigne (that with Iudgments Sharpest Eye
Transpearceth all that is oppos'd to it)
Saw ye were made for loue of Maiestie,
Sith carelesse yee were of more

That bounty and beneficence that stands in trauaile & diligēce is both more honest and also spreades further, & is able to profit more. Cicero.

benefit.
O they are worthie to be Minions
To God, and King that loue but for their loue:
Who, to them both, and their dominions,
Yeeld fruites of sweete Affects for bothes behoue.
No Sunne ere saw two Fau'rites of a King
(For, for the most part, such hurt Great, and small)
More deere to al, for their Place mannaging,
Then your (deere Paire) prest to do good to all!
In loue contending who, for Uertues sake,
(O blessed Strife excelling Vnitie!)
Shall do most good, & most

As the touch-stone trieth gold so gold trieth men. Plato.

men bounden make
To you, to whom the World it selfe would tye:
Hold on rare Spirites; this emulation
Is such as, with fine force, your fames aduance
Beyond the compasse of Confusion,
And reach of Enuy, Sclander, and Mischance.
O striue you still to show the World yee scorne
To turne such publicke grace to priuate

He is a vicious person saith S. Augustine that attendeth only his ovvne profit.

gaine:
(As if you were for your selues onely borne)
Sith all, but Uertue, is as vile as vayne:
And if I liue, you, liuing thus, I may
Legend your liues in Liues that scorne decay:
And, Skill shall faile me but Ile place yee neere
Cestor, and Pollux in the Heau'nly Spheare.

The sinceare louer of your heroicall vertues Iohn Dauies.