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The Works of William Fowler

Secretary to Queen Anne, Wife of James VI. Edited with introduction, appendix, notes and glossary by Henry W. Meikle

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XII. SONETT TO THE CONTESS OF ERROLL.
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XII. SONETT TO THE CONTESS OF ERROLL.

He quho to heauen gaue starns and Winds to aire,
flouers, hearbs to earth, and waues vnto the see,
doeth to our age his woundars more declaire,
since things more strainge then these we see in the:
and that we suld cast bothe our mynds and Ee
vpon his gracious and his glorious frame,
In you he hathe maide placed for to be
quhat most was raire, quhat most is faire, Madame,—
bright haire and eyes, that starns and sunn dothe schame,
whense love his flammes dothe fechehe and netts doeth make,
sueit smyles, chaist wourds, that peace and weres proclame,
graue port, auld witt in youngest yeares but lak,
with store of graces and off beautyes strainge,
which giues to Nature Law, and stay to chainge.