A poore Knight his Pallace of priuate pleasures Gallantly garnished, with goodly Galleries of strang inuentio[n]s and prudently polished, with sundry pleasant Posies, & other fine fancies of dainty deuices, and rare delightes. Written by a student in Ca[m]bridge. And published by I. C. Gent |
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A discription of Diana and her army.
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A discription of Diana and her army.
Iust by Eurota flowing streame, where many Laurelles grow,A pleasaunt place, which all the Nimphes, of Dians traine do know.
Beholde God Morpheus offered mee, a place to vew at will,
The safe returne of Dians traine, which her hest doth fulfill.
With bow in hand so ready bent, and well addrest therfore.
Her couch was couerd al with white, white Harts the same did draw
Whose swiftnesse pleasde Diana well, to bring the Beare in awe.
For solely in the woods shee kept, in groues shee did remaine,
And Acteon hath his tale to tell, although vnto his paine.
Within the Couch kept Modesty, as ruler of her will,
Where Prayse & Honner were as guides, to hold the helme with skil.
A crowne shee weares of precious price, bedecte in ritch aray,
Whose pleasant lookes, in seemely sorte, her nature did bewray.
Thus while from wood shee did returne, vnto the feelde to fight,
And when her host assembled was against Dame Cupids might.
Beholde the Captaines do discharge, the duty that they owe,
And euery one his good intent, to Dians host doo show.
The rout by Chastitie is swayde, the Misterisse of the rest,
Who set the Souldiers in aray, as shee esteemde it best.
There Constancy is called to ayde, and helpe them at a neede,
And Temperance is well esteemde, as Dian hath decreede.
Sobriety hath sage Aduise, to counsell Dian well,
And Labor stands against his foes, their sloth for to expell.
Fidelity a faithfull freend, within the wood doth stay,
Who seekes to spoyle the forraine foe, as hee passe by the way.
For Dian hath commaunded him, to rest within the wood,
And campe himselfe most orderly, iust by Eurota flood.
With whom Dame Thisbe takes a place, wher is Pandor his Neece,
And Phedra shee which somtime was, Duke Theseus wife of Greece.
And if I should resite them all, which couched by this brooke,
My pen would faynt in halfe the way, in wrighting of this booke.
But sithe I haue discribde the tente, as breefely as I may,
And as my Morpheus would giue leaue, the same for to display.
Behold Desire presents him selfe, before this Dame on knee,
And from the saint, whom hee did serue, these voyces vttered hee,
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