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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
Fowler, William (1560?-1612)

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POEMS FROM PRINTED TEXTS
 I. 
I. SONNET.
 II. 
II. SONNET
 III. 
III. SONET
 IV. 
IV. EPITAPHE VPON THE DEATH OF SIR IOHN SEton
 V. 
V. AN EPITAPHE VPON THE DEATH OF THE RIGHT HONO- rable, M. Robert Bowes Esquire, Thesaurer of Barwick:
 VI. 
VI. A FVNERAL SONET,
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THE TRIVMPHS OF PETRARKE
  
[dedication]
  
Sonnet to the authoure.
  
E. D. in praise of M.r W.m Foular her freind.
  
E. D. in commendatioun of the authour and of his choise.
  
Sonnet in M.r W.m Foulars commendatioun.
  
In commendatioun of the Translatour and the Ladye to whome thir Triumphs ar derected.
  
Ane Summarye and a Sonett vpon the Triumphs and the Translatour.
  
[When matcheles Homere his Achilles sings]
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The first triumphe of Loue.
 I. 
Cap. i.
 II. 
The Seconde Chapter of the First Triumphe of Lowe.
 III. 
The thrid chapter of the first Triumphe of Loue.
 IV. 
The 4. Chap. of the Fi[r]st Triumphe of Lowe.
  
The Seconde Triumphe called the Triumphe of chastetie.
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The thrid Triumphe of Deathe.
 i. 
Cap. i.
 ii. 
The Secounde chapter of the Triumphe of Deathe.
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The Fourt Triumphe called Fame.
 i. 
i. chap.
 ii. 
The Secound chapter of the Triumphe of Fame.
 iii. 
The thrid Chapter of fame.
  
The Fyift Triumphe of Tyme.
  
The Saxt and Last Triumphe of Immortalitie.
  
Epiloge
  
[conclusion]
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THE TARANTULA OF LOUE
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I.
 II. 
II.
 III. 
III.
 IV. 
IV.
 V. 
V.
 VI. 
VI.
 VII. 
VII.
 VIII. 
VIII.
 IX. 
IX.
 X. 
X.
 XI. 
XI.
 XII. 
XII.
 XIII. 
XIII.
 XIV. 
XIV.
 XV. 
XV.
 XVI. 
XVI.
 XVII. 
XVII.
 XVIII. 
XVIII.
 XIX. 
XIX.
 XX. 
XX.
 XXI. 
XXI.
 XXII. 
XXII.
 XXIII. 
XXIII. A DREAME.
 XXIV. 
XXIV.
 XXV. 
XXV.
 XXVI. 
XXVI.
 XXVII. 
XXVII.
 XXVIII. 
XXVIII.
 XXIX. 
XXIX.
 XXX. 
XXX.
 XXXI. 
XXXI.
 XXXII. 
XXXII.
 XXXIII. 
XXXIII.
 XXXIV. 
XXXIV.
 XXXV. 
XXXV.
 XXXVI. 
XXXVI.
 XXXVII. 
XXXVII.
 XXXVIII. 
XXXVIII.
 XXXIX. 
XXXIX.
 XL. 
XL.
 XLI. 
XLI.
 XLII. 
XLII.
 XLIII. 
XLIII.
 XLIV. 
XLIV.
 XLV. 
XLV.
 XLVI. 
XLVI.
 XLVII. 
XLVII.
 XLVIII. 
XLVIII.
 XLIX. 
XLIX.
 L. 
L.
 LI. 
LI.
 LII. 
LII.
 LIII. 
LIII.
 LIV. 
LIV.
 LV. 
LV.
 LVI. 
LVI.
 LVII. 
LVII.
 LVIII. 
LVIII.
 LIX. 
LIX.
 LX. 
LX.
 LXI. 
LXI.
 LXII. 
LXII.
 LXIII. 
LXIII.
 LXIV. 
LXIV.
 LXV. 
LXV.
 LXVI. 
LXVI.
 LXVII. 
LXVII.
 LXVIII. 
LXVIII.
 LXIX. 
LXIX.MILITAT OMNIS AMANS.
 LXX. 
LXX.
 LXXI. 
LXXI.
 LXXII. 
LXXII.
 LXXIII. 
LXXIII.
 LXXIV. 
LXXIV.
 LXXV. 
LXXV. RAPPORT.
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[A SONNET-SEQUENCE]
 I. 
I. SONETT.
 II. 
II. [Greive not, faire flouer of couleur, sight, and sent.]
 III. 
III. [Quho to the heavens gaue starns and wynds to aire.]
 IV. 
IV. [Quhils I beheld, bellisaes breist was baire.]
 V. 
V. [Hou oft I see your face and blissed eyes.]
 VI. 
VI. [Quho wald here see the Sunn but heate to burne.]
 VII. 
VII. SONET. IN ORKNAY.
 VIII. 
VIII. [By fals suspect, baithe Ielous & vnkynde.]
 IX. 
IX. [Iff wering tyme dois mortal beautyes waist.]
 X. 
X. SONETT PEDANTESQUE.
 XI. 
XI. THE SAME MAIR SENSEBLE.
 XII. 
XII. [No roring sees which roanting strykes on roks.]
 XIII. 
XIII. ORKNAY.
 XIV. 
XIV. [Thought vnsene Echo hyde frome me her face.]
 XV. 
XV. [Lord quha did marche vpon the stormye sees.]
 XVI. 
XVI. SONETT SPIRITUELL.
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OF DEATH
 I. 
I. ELEGIE.
 II. 
II. SONETT.
 III. 
III. SONETT. A DREAME.
 IV. 
IV. DIAL.
 V. 
V. RENPONIT.
 VI. 
VI. [My cheare and mirth, my plesour is exyld.]
 VII. 
VII. [That farest things to wrak ar maist inclynde.]
 VIII. 
VIII COMPLAINT.
 IX. 
IX. A FANTASIE.
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MISCELLANEOUS SONNETS
 I. 
I [Quhat euill presage is this that I behold?]
 II. 
II. ANSUER.
 III. 
III. [My winding scheits my steidfast love sal end.]
 IV. 
IV. [Though Iustlye thou in Iustice may afflict.]
 V. 
V. [Fairwell! fair saint, may not the seas nor vinds.]
 VI. 
VI. [In by way roadds I ran a restles race.]
 VII. 
VII. [Can eagells birdis flie lower then thair kynd.]
 VIIIa. 
VIII(a). O fatall death, that wnexspected came.
 VIIIb. 
VIII(b). O fatell death, that wnexspected came.
 IX. 
IX. TO THE ERLE OF CAITHNES.
 X. 
X. TO THE R. HONOBL SIR IOHNE COLVILL.
 XI. 
XI. ana. g: I FEAR NOT LOUE: Janett: Foullar.
 XII. 
XII. SONETT TO THE CONTESS OF ERROLL.
 XIII. 
XIII. UPPON A HOROLOGE OF THE CLOCK AT SIR GEORGE MOORE'S, AT HIS PLACE OF LOSELEY, 1603.
 XIV. 
XIV. TO THE MOST VERTEOUS AND TREULYE HONORABLE LADYE, LADYE ARBELLA STEWART.
 XV. 
XV. TO MY LADY ARBELLA.
 XVI. 
XVI. DEDICATION.
 XVII. 
XVII. VPON MY LORD MORDENT HOROLOGE.
 XVIII. 
XVIII. TO SIR EDUARD DYMOK.
 XIX. 
XIX. Sonetto sopra la Morte Dl Antonio Dargasso philosopho, platonico, philologo, phisiognomo, astrologo et theologo, Monacho Dominicano. a la Macoronesca. obiit Lond. 10 May 1605.
 XX. 
XX. SONETTE PEDANTESQUE.
 XXI. 
XXI. Σοραισμος ceu coaceruatio et Miscella quædam de diuersis ac variis idiomatibus.
 XXII. 
XXII. MEDITATION VPON VIRGIN MARYES HATT.
 XXIII. 
XXIII. AETNA.
 XXIV. 
XXIV. [QUHILS AS THE SUN IS IN AQUARIUS.]
 XXVa. 
XXV(a). 2 Jun. 1610. Houers suiftlye Comes, yea, dayes with thame draues yeares
 XXVb. 
XXV(b) 2 Iunii. 1610. Houers comes apace, and dayes with thame draues yeares
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CERTAINE PSALMES MEDITATED BE THEODORE BEZA
  
Ps. 6.
  
[PSALM 32.]
  
[PSALME 102.]
  
PSAL. 38.
  
[PSALM I.]
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THE PEST
  
THE PEST.
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MISCELLANEOUS POEMS
 II. 
II. The lamentatioun of the desolat olympia furth of the tent cantt of Ariosto. To the right hono Ladye Marye Betoun Ladye Boine.
 III. 
III. PSAL. 129.
 IV. 
IV. FOR HIS VALENTYNE.
 V. 
V. ANAGRAME.
 VI. 
VI. VERSES.
 VII. 
VII. TO MY ONLY L. ARB.
 VIII. 
VIII. TO SIR DAUID WOD.
 IX. 
IX. TO M. MELVIN
 X. 
X. [ON THOMAS CORYATE THE TRAVELLER.]
 XI. 
XI. EPITAPHE VPON IAMES STEUUARTS DEATHE.
 XII. 
XII. VPON SIR GEORGE WHARTON.
 XIII. 
XIII. THO. DURYIE.
 XIV. 
XIV. M. D. DRUMO[N]D[?].
 XVA. 
XV(A) Cold bontie did me warne.
 XVB. 
XV(B) RECANTATION.
 XVI. 
XVI. [Blist Blist and happie he.]
 XVII. 
XVII. [Wheare art thow, echo, who suld my planctus heare.]
 XVIII. 
XVIII. TESTAMENTO.
 XIX. 
XIX. Ie hay.
 XX. 
XX. [I will confes and will the treuth disclose.]
 XXI. 
XXI. [It is to yow, o Iesuits crewe.]
 XXII. 
XXII. Quid pluma leuius? pulvis.
 XXIII. 
XXIII. de me ipso cum decumberem. [3 7bris. 1610.]
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MISCELLANEOUS POEMS OF DOUBTFUL AUTHENTICITY
 I. 
I. ODE.
 II. 
II. PASTORELL.
 III. 
III. EPIGRAME.
 IV. 
IV. ELIGYE.
 V. 
V. EPIGRAME.
 VI. 
VI. EPIGRAME.
 VII. 
VII. [My dolefull harte, the tombe of deadly care.]
 VIII. 
VIII. EPIGRAME.
 IX. 
IX. ELIGYE.
 X. 
X. [If tyme might cause me tyre.]
 XI. 
XI. [Thoughe tyme & absence worketh wonders strange.]
 XII. 
XII. BALLAD.
 XIII. 
XIII. SONET.
 XIV. 
XIV. SONETT.
 XV. 
XV. ELEGYE.
 XVI. 
XVI. SONETT.
 XVII. 
XVII. SONETT.
 XVIII. 
XVIII. ELEGYE.
 XIX. 
XIX. 4 SONET. HARUEST.
 XX. 
XX. SONGE.
 XXI. 
XXI. SONET.
 XXII. 
XXII. SONET VPPON HOPE HELPS HEVYE HARTES.
 XXIII. 
XXIII. ENIGME.
 XXIV. 
XXIV. ELIGYE.
 XXV. 
XXV. HIMPNE.
 XXVI. 
XXVI. HIS LADIES DREAME.
 XXVII. 
XXVII. ELEGYE.
 XXVIII. 
XXVIII. [O well of witt, Of vertues head & springe.]
 XXIX. 
XXIX. ELEGYE.
 XXX. 
XXX. THE LASTE EPISTLE OF CRESEYD TO TROYALUS.
 XXXI. 
XXXI. [Whilst brazen bodies breathing flames of fire.]
 XXXII. 
XXXII. [What is beutie.]
 XXXIII. 
XXXIII. [Be as thow seemst, faire creature.]
 XXXIV. 
XXXIV. [If when I die to hells eternall shade.]
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POEMS ADDRESSED TO THE AUTHOR.
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SONET.
 II. 
[The princlie pallace braue, the glorius gouldin halls.]
 III. 
ANE ANSWER
 IV. 
A coniecture of this his vnknowin freind takin out of his awin wordes.
 V. 
Ther is a Certaine Fowler, as I vnderstand

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361

XX. SONGE.

The flaminge fyre that in the furnace fryes
Will breake at lengthe his forced boundes,
And sparcklinge springe in skyes;
The furious floode, when furious stormes aryse,
Oerflowes his banckes, and spreides the groundes
That lardge about him lyes;
Right so the hidden mischeife,
That burnes the bailfull breist,
Must neides consume, or showe what greife
Dothe martyred myndes molest.
What then should stay my tonge
To vtter out my smarte,
That hathe throughe loyall loue to longe
Consumed a constant hart?
But feare to'ffend
Dothe still attend,
Allas!
And drownes in dreid my hote desyre:
Yet hope dothe tell
All shall come well to passe.
Thus fainte I twixt the floodes & fyre.
But then againe, when I throughe hap behold
Hir heavenly hewe that hath my hart controlde,
Hir bewty & hir grace,
And hir celestiall face,
Hir glisteringe crisped haire,
Lyke Phebus in his chaire,
Hir eyes the starrs that always light
My hevye harte bothe daye & night,
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hir lipps lyke buddes of roses newe,
hir vaines lyke Indian Saphers blewe,
And euery thinge so well,
That all thinges dothe exell,
Then to my self I tell,
Some pittye heare muste dwell.
Then fortune, reason, loue, hope, & dispaire,
That kindled causeles first the flame,
That causeth all my care,
dothe push me forthe my dollours to declare,
And grantes my suite so that, madame,
Your free consent be ther.
Nowe, madam, since you prove
My harte is to you thrall,
And ye my fortune, reason, loue,
My hope, dispaire, & all,
And since that you may see,
Nowe cure or cause my smarte,
O lett it not be said that ye
haue kild a constant harte!
Thincke that the paines
my harte sustaynes,
Allas!
And thousand more all tymes & howers
I compt nothinge,
So loue could bringe
To passe
That ye would hold me wholly yours.
The troiayne prince that spoyld the flower of grece,
Nor yet the duke that wan the golden fleice,
No, nor that famous knight
That Minose daughters bright
Did free from all an̄oye
Might me compare in ioye.
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As Troyolus then I should be trewe,
A Piramus myne end shall shewe,
my steidfast part should then be knowne,
howe I ame yours or not myne owne.
But lett loue or disdaine
Augment my ioye or payne,
What euer I sustaine,
Yours will I still remayne.
Finis.
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