The Pastime of Pleasure by Stephen Hawes A literal reprint of the earliest complete copy (1517) with variant readings from the editions of 1509, 1554, and 1555 together with introduction notes, glossary, and indexes: By William Edward Mead |
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Of dame astronomy. Ca. xxii.
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XXII. Of dame astronomy. Ca. xxii.
Than forthe I wente into a medowe grene
With flora paynted in many a sondry coloure
Lyke a gay goddesse of all floures the quene
She encensed out her aromatyke odoure
The brethe of zepherus encreased the floure
A myddes the medow fayre resplendysshaunt
Was a pauylyon ryght hye and quadraunt
With flora paynted in many a sondry coloure
Lyke a gay goddesse of all floures the quene
She encensed out her aromatyke odoure
The brethe of zepherus encreased the floure
A myddes the medow fayre resplendysshaunt
Was a pauylyon ryght hye and quadraunt
Of grene sarcenet bordred with golde
Where in dyde hange a fayre astrologye
Whiche ofte astronomye dyde full well beholde
Vnto whome than I came full shortly
And kneled a downe before her mekely
Besechynge her of her grete gentylnes
Of her scyence to shewe the perfytenes
Where in dyde hange a fayre astrologye
Whiche ofte astronomye dyde full well beholde
Vnto whome than I came full shortly
And kneled a downe before her mekely
Besechynge her of her grete gentylnes
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My scyence sayd she it is ryght resonable
And is the last of the scyences feuē
Vnto man it is also ryght profytable
Shewynge the course aboue of the heuen
Ryght merueylous for ony man to neuen
Who knewe astronomy at euery maner season
Myght set in order euery thynge by reason
And is the last of the scyences feuē
Vnto man it is also ryght profytable
Shewynge the course aboue of the heuen
Ryght merueylous for ony man to neuen
Who knewe astronomy at euery maner season
Myght set in order euery thynge by reason
Also the other .vi. scyences lyberall
By astronomy pryncypally were sounde
And one were lost they were vaynysshed all
Eche vpon other hath so sure a grounde
In all the worlde that is so wyde and rounde
Is none so wyse that can them multeply
Nor knowe them all ryght well and surely
By astronomy pryncypally were sounde
And one were lost they were vaynysshed all
Eche vpon other hath so sure a grounde
In all the worlde that is so wyde and rounde
Is none so wyse that can them multeply
Nor knowe them all ryght well and surely
The hye astronomyer that is god omnypotent
That the fyrst day deuyded all the lyght
Frome the derkenes with his wyll prepotente
And the seconde day with his excellent myght
The waters aboue he dyde deuyde aryght
Frome the erthely waters whiche are inferyall
The thyrde daye / herbes and fruytes in specyall
That the fyrst day deuyded all the lyght
Frome the derkenes with his wyll prepotente
And the seconde day with his excellent myght
The waters aboue he dyde deuyde aryght
Frome the erthely waters whiche are inferyall
The thyrde daye / herbes and fruytes in specyall
In erthe he planted for to haue theyr lyfe
By dyuers vertues and sundry growynge
So to contynue and be vegytatyfe
And the thyrde day he sette in werkynge
The bodyes aboue to haue theyr mouynge
In the .xii. sygnes themselfe to domyfy
Some rethrogarde / and some dyrectly
By dyuers vertues and sundry growynge
So to contynue and be vegytatyfe
And the thyrde day he sette in werkynge
The bodyes aboue to haue theyr mouynge
In the .xii. sygnes themselfe to domyfy
Some rethrogarde / and some dyrectly
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The fyfth day he dyde fysshes make
In the see the grete stormy flode
To and fro theyr courses for to take
And in the water for to haue theyr fode
Lyke to the same colde alway theyr blode
The .vi. day bestes with foules sensatyue
And man also with soule intellectyue
In the see the grete stormy flode
To and fro theyr courses for to take
And in the water for to haue theyr fode
Lyke to the same colde alway theyr blode
The .vi. day bestes with foules sensatyue
And man also with soule intellectyue
The seuenth day he rested of his werke
Nothynge constrayned as of werynes
As wryteth many a ryght famous clerke
But that he had acomplysshe doutles
His purpensed purpose by infynyte prowes
As to vs doth moost playnely dyscure
The perfyte grounde of holy scrypture
Nothynge constrayned as of werynes
As wryteth many a ryght famous clerke
But that he had acomplysshe doutles
His purpensed purpose by infynyte prowes
As to vs doth moost playnely dyscure
The perfyte grounde of holy scrypture
Thus god hymselfe is chyef astronomyer
That made all thynge accordynge to his wyll
The sonne the mone and euery lytell sterre
To a good intente and for no maner of yll
Withouten vayne he dyde all thynge fulfyll
As astronomy doth make apparaunce
By reason he weyed all thynges in balaunce.
That made all thynge accordynge to his wyll
The sonne the mone and euery lytell sterre
To a good intente and for no maner of yll
Withouten vayne he dyde all thynge fulfyll
As astronomy doth make apparaunce
By reason he weyed all thynges in balaunce.
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Of dame astronomy. Ca. xxii.
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