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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| II. | II. The lamentatioun of the desolat olympia furth
of the tent cantt of Ariosto. To the right
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II. The lamentatioun of the desolat olympia furth of the tent cantt of Ariosto. To the right hono Ladye Marye Betoun Ladye Boine.
The love, the treuth, the steidfast faith, the kynd and loyall hart,the greatnes of a graitfull mynd, the wyse and constant pairt,
the plaints, the smarts, [the] griefs and grones, the schrilling cryes and cair,
the trikling teares, the loud laments that perst the poorest air
of fair olympia will I tell, of help with ayd bereft,
And to the wyld and savage beasts by fals bireus left.
O betoun brave! o noble boyne, and glorye of your sex!
whose courteous beames beyond desert dois mak on me reflex,
receave these verse, and thame pervse, euen of that wonnted grace
that planted is within your brest, and buddeth in your face.
[OMITTED]ts tyme afford vnto my Muse some mater of more art
[OMITTED]yow for gretar glore and prayse I may impart,
whair ȝe sal se my painting pen, appropriat in your praise,
conspyre with that quhilk trew report gius furth of yow thir dayes.
And look, quhat fame hes blowen abrod, and Verlen hes furth shawen,
quhat beutye hes with wounder spred, and Ponnte hes maid knowen,
Quhat bountye, beautye, vertew, fame hes so of yow record,
I meane some day for to proclame, gif so it pleis the lord
that to this work he giue me force and pouer to my will,
and that vnto my reddye mynd proportiond be my skill.
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