THE P OE M S O F

SIR WA L TE R RA L E I GH

C O L L E C TE D AN D A UT H E NTI C ATED

W I TH TH OS E OF

SIR HENRY W O TT ON

AND O T HER C OU RT L Y P OE T S

F R OM 1 5 40 TO 1 650 .

E DI T ED W I TH AN I N T RO D U C T IO N A ND NOT ES

BY J . HANNAH D C L. . .

P B E B END A B Y O F C H I C II E S T E R A N D

VI CAB OF BRI GH ON. T

I ”1 94
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L O N DO N

EO RG E BE L L S O N S Y O RK S T REE T C O VE NT G A RD E N
, , ,

A N D NEW YO R K .
c m s w x cx P RE S S -c . WHI TT ING HA M A ND co .
,
T O O KS CO U R T ,

C H A N C E RY LA NE .
 C ON T E N T S .

IN T R O D U CT N IO

A pp di t en x oI n t r oducti on , A . E a l ) E x t r acts
r

on R P
al e igh s oe t r a n d L i
’
y f
e.

I . T h e C ritics
Ed u d S II m n e n se r

a p s E a igh
.

I I I L m oon
. n R le

s s I V A n we r t o
. Th e L ie
V R acti a ft
Th e
. e athon e r h is D e
A pp di t ducti
en x B ist of Poe ms
t o I n ro on , L .

gl y asc i b d R al igh
w ron r e to e x x x

PA RT I .

THE POE MS OF R AL E I G H N o w F I R ST C o r
SIR W AL T E R .

L E C T E D A N D A UT H E N T I CA T E D .

I . W alt e r Ra we ly of t h e M iddl e T mp l e i n com e

me d a t i on of t h e S t e e l Gl ass 1 5 7 6
n

II . T h e E cus e w r itt e n by S i W alt e r R al e igh n his

x ,
r 1

y u ge ye a s
o n r r

I II . A E p ita ph u p
n t h e R ight H on ou a b l e S i P hili p
on r r

S id e y K ight L o d G v e r o of F lushi g
n , n ,
1 o n r n

15 86
IV . A V isi on u p on this C c e it on of th e F ai y Q u
r ee n ;
1 5 90
V . A n oth e r of th e sa me 1 5 90
VI . Re pl y to M ar l ow e .

1 . s S o g ; T h e P assi on at e S h e p h e r d
M a r l o we ’
n

t o his L o v e ; b fo e 1 5 93 e r

2 R al e igh s R e p l y ; b e f e 1 5 99
.
’
or

VI I . L i k e H e mit p o ; b e f e 1 5 93
r or or

VI II . F a ewe ll t o t h e C ou rt ; b e fo e 1 5 93
r r
vi C ONT E N T S .

Th e A e dvic
X In th e Gr e ac of Wi t , of T on gu e , an d F ac e ;
bf
.

e or e 1 5 93

XI . F ain wo ul d b ut I da e o t
I, r n

S i r Walt e R al igh t o his S n

r e o

XI I I . O t h e Ca ds a n d D ic e
n r

XI V T h e S il e n t L ov e r

A P o sy t o p rov e A fi ect on I s n ot bf
.

L ov e ;
'

XV .
e I e or e

1 602
XVI . Th e L i e c er tai n l y b e for e 1 6 0 8 p ssi b l y b f
, o e or e

1 5 96
X VII . Sir R al e igh s P i lg i mage ; c i 1 6 0 3 ?
W alt e r ’
r rc .

X VI I I . W hat is ou r L i fe ? T h e p la y of p ass i on
To t h e T a n slat or of L uca n ; 1 6 1 4
r

Con ti n uati on of th e l ost p oe m Cy n thia ; n ow ,

fi rst p u b lish e d from t h e Hat fi e ld MSS

1 6 04 1 6 18 ?
R al e igh s P e titi on to Q ueen A nn e
Si r W alt e r ’

of D e ma r k ; 1 6 1 8 n

XXI I Si r W alt e R al e igh s V e r s e s f u n d i n his B i b l e

'

. r o

i n t h e G at e -h ous e at W e st mi n st e r ; 1 6 1 8
XXI I I F ragmen ts an d E p ig a ms
. r

1 F om F ull e r s W o thi e s
’
. r r

2 R iddl e on Noe l
3 4 Tw o Q u ot ati on s f om Putt e ha m ; 1 5 8 9
.

, . r n

5 E p ita p h o t h e E a l of L e i ce s t e
. 1 5 88 n r 1 .

6 E p ita p h on t h e E a l of S al i b u y ; 1 6 1 2
. r s r

7 A P oe m p ut i n t o my L a d y L ait o s p ock t
’
. n e

8 S i W R al e igh on t h e S u ff f a Ca n dl e
. r . n o

t h e N ight b for e h e di e d ; 1 6 1 8 e

Me t ical T a slati on s occu i n g i n Si r IV

r r n rr .

R al e igh s Hist ory of t h e lVo ld 1 6 1 4

’
r ,

XXV - XXX Si x P oe ms asc i b e d t o R al e igh on l e ss

. r

c on clusive e vid e n c e
XXV N o P l e asu r e w ith out P ai n ; b fore 1 5 7 6
. e

X XVI T h e S h e p h e r d s P r ais e of his S ac d D ia n a ;

’
. re

bf e ore 1 5 93 .

XX II V
Th e . S heph e d s r
’
De sc ri p ti on of Lo ve ; b efo e r

16 00 [ r ea d 1 5 93 ]
XXVI II A s ou . y ca m f m t h H l y L a d e ro e o n

XXI X I,
. S hall li k h mit d w l l e an er , e

To his si gula f i d Willia m L ithg

n r r en , ow ; 16 18
 C O N T E NT S .

P ART II .

PO E MS FROM RE L I Q U U E W O TT O N I A NE ,
1 6 5 1 -1 6 8 5 ,

W ITH S OM E A D D I T I O NS .

A P oe m w itt e n by Si r H e r v W ott n i n his

r n o

y outh ; b ef e 1 6 0 2 or

Si H e y W ott on a n d S e j e a n t H os k i s r idi g
r nr r n n

on t h e w ay
. Th e Cha act e r of a Ha p p y L i fe By Si r H
r . .

W ott on ; c i c 1 6 1 4
T his H y mn w a s mad e by S i H Wtt on w h e n
r .

r . o

h w a s a n A mb assad o at V e ic e n t h e ti me
e r n
,
1

of a g e at sic k n e ss th r e
r e

U p on t h e S udd e R st ai n t of t h e E a l f So
n e r r o

m se t th e n falli n g f om fav ou r
er B y Si H r . r .

1V0 t t 0 n ; 1 6 1 5
To a b l F i d i h is S ic k ss B Si H
No e r en n ne . v r .

W tt o on

O his M ist ss t h Q u
n f Bh m a
re By Si e een o o e i . r

H Vl tt . i c 1 6 20
’
o on
'
c r .

VI I I . T a s at t h G av
e r f Si A i b tus M t
e r w pt e o r eI or on , e

by Si H lV tt ; 1 6 2 5
r . o on

U p t h D at h f S i A M t s W i f B y
on e e o r . or on
’
e .

S i H W tt
r ; 16 27
. o on

X . A sh t v or u p t h B i th f P n Cha l s on e r o r I nce r e .

B y Si H W tt ; 1 6 3 0
r . o on

XI . A O d t t h K i g at h is
n e o tu i g f m
e n , re rn n ro

S c tla d t th Q u
o n a ft h is c
o ati e e en , er or on on

h
t B y S i H W tt ; 1 6 3 3
e re . r . o on .

. O a B a k as I sat -
n n F ishi g B y S i H W t a n . r . o

t on ; c i r c. 16 38
XI II . A T ra n slati on of t h e ci v sal m t o th e or igi n a . P l
se n se . By
Si r H W ott on .

XI V . y
A H mn t o my God m a n igh t of my l at e sic k
n e ss . By
S i r H W ott on 1 6 3 8 or 1 6 3 9 .

To t h e r a re l y
A cc om lish e d , a n d w or th of p y
b p y
e st e m l o me n t , M ast e r H ow e ll, u p on his

Vocal o re st F
S i r H W ott on ; 1 6 3 9
. By .

XVI . p
A D e sc r i ti on of t h e C ou n t r s
’
e c r e ati on s y R .

A uth or u n c e r tai n
X VI I . F
A a r e we ll t o t h e a n iti e s of t h e World A uth or
V .

un e r c tai n
v fii C O N TE NT s

XV I I I I mi t a t i o H or a t i a n ze O d e s i x D on e c g r atus
—L i b iii A D ial ogu e e t wi x t
. .

e r a m ti i
”
b . . . b
God a n d t h e S o ul A uth or u n n o wn . k
Do ct o B ook of T a s
r r e e r

1 . B y C h i d ick Ty h b b i g y u g d th e c or n , e n o n an n

i t h e T ow e r t h e n ight b f
n his e e cuti on ;
,
e or e x

15 86
2 A n A n wer t o M r T
. s ich bor n e , w h o w as
ex e .

cu t e d w ith B ab i gt
n on

R is e , O my oS ul A uth u k
or n n ow n .

XXI I . T h e W or ld B y L or d B ac on
.

V s s ad by
er e m e M r Fr a B ac on . .

XXI V . 1 D e M or e
. t A uth u k
or n n ow n . .

2 .E p ig a
r m A uth u k
or n n ow n.

S p ci
e s E p ig a s by J h H sk i s
me n of r m o n o n

1 J oh n H osk i n s t o h is littl e Child B e nj a mi n

.
,
f m th T w
ro e o er

2 . V s s p s t d t t h K i g by M H
er e re en e o e n rs . os

k i s t h b h al f f h hus b a d p is
n , In e e o er n , r on e r

3 . Of th L ss f T i m
e o o e

4 . A E p ita p h
n a M f d i g N thi g on an or o n o n

PA RT I II .

S P E C I M E NS OF O T HE R CO U RTL Y P O E Ts FR O M
1 5 40 TO 1 6 5 0 .

I . Th e L o v e r compl i e th t h e U k i d n e ss o f h isa n n n

Lo e v B y Si T h mas Wy att or V i sc ou t
. r o , n

R ch fo d ; b e f e 1 5 4 2
o r or

II . A D e sc i p ti o of a m st
r b l L ad y U n ce
n o no e . r

tai b ut clai m d for J oh H e y wood ; b e f e

n, e n or

1557
Bei disdai n e d h e comp lai e t h B y T h omas
ng n .

L d V au ; di e d i 1 5 5 7
or x n

Of t h e me a E stat e B y T h omas L or d V au x
n .
,

or W H a is . nn

O f a C on t e t d M i d B y T h mas L o d V au
n e n . o r x

O f t h e I sta b ility of Y outh B y T h oma s L o d

n . r

V au o J H y gt
x , r . ar n on

On I sa b lla M a k ha m B y J H a ry n gt on ; b e
e r . .

for e 15 64 ?
V s s mad by Q u
er e e een E li ab e th
z . C ir o 1 5 6 9 .
 C O NTE N T S .

IX T h e e S on e ts f om t h e W k s of Si r P hili p
r n r or

S d y ; b o n 1 5 5 4 di d 1 5 8 6
.

i ne r ,
e

X . P sal m L X I X F m t h T a slati . f th e ro e r n on o

P al ms by S i P hili p S id y a d his S ist e r

s r ne , n

M a y C u t ss f P mb k
r , o n e o e ro e

XI Fa c y a d D si e B y E d wa d E a rl of O for d ;
n n e r . r ,
x

b 15 40 ? di d 16 04
.

or n e

XI I . I f W me n c ould b e fai r 8 0
o B y E d wa rd E a l , 4 .
,
r

of O fo d x r .

XI I I . F ai n w oul d I si ng & c B y E d w a rd E arl of , .

,

O for d
x

XI V . Th e E a l of O fo d t o t h e R e ad e r of B e di n g
r x r

fi ld s Carda us 1 5 7 6
e
’
n

XV . 1 E p igr a m B y E d wa d E a l of O
. . x for d r , r

2 A s w e e d thus by S i P S
. n r r . .

3 A oth e r of a n th e m i d
. n , o r n

4 A
. th e of a th e mi d
no r, no r n

XV I . M M i d t o me a K i gd m is B y S i r E d wa d
v n n o . r

D y e ; b or c i c 1 5 4 0 di e d 1 6 0 7
r n r .
,

1 1 h e S h e p h e d s C on c e it of P ome th e us B y
’
XV I I
'
. . r r .

S i E d wa r d D y e r
r

2 A R e p l y B y S i r P hili p S id n e y
. .

X VI I I . T h e ma n wh os e th oughts & c B y Sir E dwar d , .

I) ye r
XI X . A F a c y B y S i E d w a d Dy
n . r r er

XX . M ast D y s F a c y tu
er d a Si er
’
n r ne to nn e r
’
sC o m
p lai t B y R h t S uth w ll ; b
n . o ei o e or n 15 60,
i d 1 5 95
d e

XXI . W h o g ac e f r or z e n ada p tati n

ith had . A n oth e r o

f Si r E D ye s F a c y
B y F ul k e G e vill e ’
o . r n . r ,

L o d B ook e ; b o n 1 5 5 4 di e d 1 6 2 8
r r r ,

X XI I
‘
. M ta n us F a n c y g r av
on
’
u p on t h e b a r k of a en

tall b e e ch t e e B y T h omas L odg e ; b o n r . r

1 5 5 5 ? di e d 1 6 2 5
XXI I I . T h e S h e p h e d t o t h e F l o we s ; b e f r e 1 5 93
r r o

X XI V . T h e e is n o e 0 n o e b ut y
r n B y R ob er t
, ,
n ou .
,
E a l of E ss e ; b rn 1 5 6 7 di e d 1 6 0 1
r x o ,

X XV . A P assi of my L o d of E ss e
on r x

XXVI . V e s s mad e by t h e E a l of E ss e x
r e his r In

T ubl e
T o T i me B y A W; b f e 1 6 0 2
ro

X X VI I . . . . e or

V
XX I I I . Upo H e oical P m w hich h e h ad b e gu n
n an r oe

( i n i m itati o f V i gil ) f t h fi st i ha b it
n o r o e r n

i g this fa mous I sl e by B ut e
n d th e T o r an r

ja B A W ; b f
n s. v 16 0 2 . . e ore
1 C O N T E NTS .

XXI X . A Son n e t p e fi e d t o h is Maj e sty s In stru o

r x
’

ti n s t o his d e a e st Son H e n ry t h e P i n c e
o r , r .

B y K i g J a me s I n .

V s s add ss e d t o K i g J a m s I by Si r
er e re n e .

A thu G g e s ; J
r r 1 1 6 0 9-1 0
or an . ,

X XX I . T h e E p ita p hs o P i c e H e y ; di d No
re n r n nr e v.

XXXI I . T h e Mind of t h e Fr on t l sp I e ce t o R al e igh s ’

Hist o y of r th e Wor ld . B y Be n J on s on ;
1 6 14
XXX I I I . To t h e K i g Cha l e s I B y G eor g e S a n dy s
n ,
r .

b o 1 5 7 7 di e d 1 6 4 4
rn

B y G e or ge S an dy s
.
,

D o Op t M a x
e . .

A Hym t o my R e d e e me
n B y G eorg e r.

S a dy s n

L o d S t rafio d s M e ditati on s i n t h e Tow er

'
’
XXXV I r r .

A uth or u k w ; 1 6 4 1
.

n no n

XXX V I I M aj e st y i M is e y ; or a n I mp l or ati on t o
n r

W itt e by his lat e

.

t h e K i g of K i gs n n . r n

M aj e st y K i g Cha l e s I du i n g h is ca p
n r .
, r

t i i t y at Ca is b
v k Castl e 1 6 4 8 r roo ,

Th L i b e t y of t h e I mp is o e d R oy alist B y
e r r n .

S i r R g e L E s t a ge
’
o r r n

XXXI X A n c ll e n t New B allad t o t h e tu n e of

ex e ,

B y J ame s
.

I ll n e v r l v e th e e mo e ”
’

e o r .
,

M a q uis of M on t r os e ; b o n 1 6 12 di e d
r r
,

1 6 50
XL . U n ha ppy Is th e Man . By J am s e , M a r quis
of M on t r os e
XL I Mott oe s a n d Ej aculati on s . B y J a me s ,
M a rq uis of Mon t r os e
.

1 . On Caesa s C omme n ta ri e s r
’

2 . On Q ui tus Cu tius n r

3 . U po t h e D e ath f K i n g Cha l e s I
n o r .

L e t th e m b e st ow ”
&c , .

NOTE S AND IND IC ES .

No t e s on Pa t 1
r .

N ot e s on Pa t II r

Note s on P a t I II r .

Index of fi st li n e s
r

In d e x of A uth o s r
 r

I N TR O D U C TI O N .

Y chief design in p ublishing this small

volu me is t o do an act o f j ustice to the
me mo ry o f S ir Walter R aleigh W hose ,

p oetry has b een unaccountably neg

le ct e d b y his b i og r a p he r s t hough i t is singula rly
,

well fitt e d to illustrate his character while i t le ft

-
,

a distinct ma r k on the lite r ature of a most brilliant

age No a t te mp t was made during his li fetime
.

or for l ong a ft e r wards to identi fy or ga t her u p

,

his sca t t e r ed p ieces The most impo r tant of his

.

p oems , Cyn t hia has lo n g been lost The old

,
”
.

“
e ditions o f his R emains contain only th r ee
sho r t p oe ms The fi r st res p onsi b le editor o f his
.

min o r w r i t i n gs c o uld only extend the number to

ni n e ; and t h e collec t ion ad mitted to t h e standard
edi t i on of his w ork s is at once defe cti v e and re
d un d a n t .

It is many y ears since I called attention to this

subj ect in a v olu me which was meant i n the fi r st ,

i n s t a n ce t o illus tr ate the p oetry o f S ir H en r y

,

Wotton and his fr iend s B ut as Raleigh s p oe ms

.
’
xii INT R OD UC TI ON .

fo r med then a secondar y o bj ect my tr eatment of,

the question was in man y res p ects i mp er fec t ; a n d

, ,
’
Raleigh s l a t e r b i og r a p h e r s a n d c r itics h owe v e r ,

me r itor ious on ma n y high e r g r ou n ds ha v e con ,

t i n u e d to re p eat the old mis t ak es of trea t ing as ,

doub tful so me o f his best authenticated and m ost

char acteristic p oems while quoting as genui n e
, ,

without a word o f warni n g t h e m ere wai ts and

,

strays of Elizabethan lit e rature which a zealous ,

collector had swe p t toge t her u n der his name .

On e is unwilli n g to let a you t h ful wor k r e mai n

unfinished or to feel that a n y lab our has b e e n
,

wasted by being left incom plete I t hought i t .

worth while there fore to dev ote a su mme r s

, ,
’

vacat ion to the renewal o f l ong -suspended r e

searches among th ose p rinted a n d man uscri p t
miscellanies o f the E lizab e t han p e r i od which a r e
p reserved in our great public li b r ar ies ; and I ha v e
t hus enabled mysel f to go over the su bj ect a fresh ,

and m or e com p letely in the present volu me i n

, ,

which R aleigh t akes the lead The auth e n t ication

.

o f his poetr y has been car e fully re v ised a n d ex

tended ; and while I ha v e e x clud e d all the u m
au t henticated p oems fr om that di v isi on o f t h e
v olum e which bears his name I ha v e b e e n ab le t o
,

include m any ge n uine p ieces which had found n o

p r evious p lace among his writings .

I ho p e it will b e thought t hat the ca r e ful si ft i n g

to which his p oe ms have b ee n now subj ected h a s
caused them t o b ear a fa r more distinct witn e ss
to the features of his mar k ed yet v a r ied ch a rac t e r .

At all events i t ought t o have the e ffect o f gi v ing

m ore point and decisiveness to a r gum ents rested
 INT R O D U CT I O N xii i
’
on i n ter n al ev idence I n this res p ect Raleigh s .
,

c r itics have scarcely been fo r tunate Mr Tytler . .

,
’
for insta n ce t hought the lines on Gascoigne s
,

S teel Glass b elow his other pieces and unli k ely ,

”

to have flowed from the sa me sweet v ei n which

“

’
p r oduced the answer to Marlowe s Pas si onate
’
S he p herd Bu t surely Raleigh s
. vein was far
”
m ore frequently sententious than sweet O ther .

writers have j udged more correctly i n accepti n g

the lines as an excellent specimen of his b alan ced ,

“ ”
grav e j udicial censure
,
The style is his .
,

“
says Mr K ingsley ; solid stately e p igr ammatic
.
, ,
.

A gain Mr H allam said that The Li e ( called als o

”
.
,

T he S oul s E rrand ) had been ascribed to R aleigh

’ ”

“
without evidence and we m ay add without pro, , ,

h ability Perhaps t h e probabili ty is more a p

parent now that conclusive evidence h as been
found The poem seems to m e to be a typical ex
.

’
p r ession of R aleigh s character ; his vigour his ,

scorn his haughty directness Assume i t to have

, .

b een written at som e moment o f disgust and d is ap

p ointment a n d i t will be seen to breathe in every
,

lin e the pride with whic h he was always ready to

confront his adversaries ; yet the despondency ‘

with which he cried out ev en during his first ,

short im p risonment that n ow at last his heart

’

was bro k en ; ap es e t f or tu n a v a lete Do wi t h .

m e now there fore what you list I am mo r e

, , .

wear y of li fe than they are desirous I should

”
p erish .
( E dwa r ds ii 5 2 ; J uly ,
.
,

As is often the case with m en o f high coura ge

a n d r eally sanguine te mp erament Raleigh s thoughts
’

were perpetually saddened by the antici p ation o f

 INT R O D U CT I O N .

th e end No small p ortion o f his verses might

.

have been writte n as is actu ally said o f several

,

p ieces the night b e fore his d e ath

,
Dis missing
this tradi t ion except in the on e case whe r e i t
,

\
s e ems to b e a t once stro n g a n d p r ob ab le w e shall ,

fin d g r ounds for su pp osi n g t ha t he ma r k ed each

crisis o f his history b y w r i t i n g s ome short p oe m ,

in which the van i t y o f li fe is p roclai med u n de r an ,

as p ect suited t o his ci r cu mstan ces a n d age His .

fi r st slight chec k occu r red in 1 5 8 9 when he we n t ,

to visit Sp ense r i n I reland ; a n d mo r e seri ously a

little later whe n his secret ma r r iage or i ts dis
, ,

creditable p r elimi n aries sen t him to the To we r

,
.

“ ”
The L i e with i ts proud indign ant brev ity
, , ,

would then exactly express his angr y tem p er .

“
The P ilg r image belongs more naturally to a
ti me when he was smarti n g under the rudeness o f
the king s atto r ney at his trial in 1 6 03 Viewed
’
.

by the light of that unrighte ous p rosecution the ,

grotesque imagery which distu rb s its s olemn

asp irations may re mind us o f the more galli n g of
t h e annoya n ces from which he k new that death
would s e t h i m fr ee The few li n e s Ev en such
.
,

is tim e ma r k the cal m r e ali t y of the now ce r t ain

,
”

doom ; they ex p ress the thoughts a pp ro p riate for

the night now k nown t o b e ind eed th e l as t , whe n
no room r e mai n ed for b i tte rn e ss or a n ge r in the ,

contem plation of i mmediate an d i n e v i t a b le death .

”
T he Con t i n uati on of Cy n thi a must have
“

been w r it t en ve r y ea rly i n his l on g im p r ison

ment whi ch lasted fr o m Dece mber 1 6 03 to Ma r ch
,

1 6 1 6 and again in 1 6 1 8 fro m Augus t to Octo b er .

The handwriting rese mbles that of som e p a p ers

 I NT R O D U CTI O N XV

dated 1 6 03 a n d the fragment could scarcely hav e

fou n d i ts way to H atfield a fter t h e dea t h of Robert ,

E a r l o f S alisb u r y in 1 6 1 2 T he i n ternal evidenc e

,
.

p oi n ts in the sa me directio n The wh ole p oem is

.

c ol oured b y that ruling ficti on o f the Elizabethan

cou r t which c om p e lled l oyalty t o ex p ress i t s el f in
,

t h e la n guage o f a l o v e r -li k e de v oti on No doubt .

R aleigh preser v ed to his last hour an unshak en

revere n ce for the mem ory o f his royal mistress .

That stately homage is a leading feature i n all his

writi n gs ; from the ti me when he made her t h e
standard of vi r tue and beauty ( p i n whom .

“ ”
was vi r tue s p erfect image cas t ( p 7
’
fo r .

“ ”
whose d e fen ce we labour all ( p to the tim e .

when h e offered his touching p e t i t i on to Q ueen

Anne of Denmark j ust befo r e his death ( p 5 3) .

T hat I a d mi e m y e v e mou n t h miss

n n a n r r e

O f H e r w e had b ut p ais e o
,
r livi g Q u ur n ee n .
”

The author o f a well -known e p igram cau ght the

p osition exactly when he exclai med “
O hadst ,

thou served thy Heroine all thy days l B ut i t ”

is not so e asy to believe that he could ha v e main

t a i n e d to any late p e r iod o f his impris onment
,

under J am es that conven tional form o f flattery

, ,

which had continued welcome to the queen to

the last The poem c on tai n s n ot the slightest
.

r ecogn iti on o f those clai ms on t he hus b and and

the father which must have stre n gthe n ed their

hold on the heart of the ca p tive while his l oyal t y ,

resumed its more n atu r al and a pp r o p riate t enor .

The des p ondency o f his language will n ot su ffice

to prove a later dat e becau se it was his usual ton e
,
x v i I N T RO D U CT I O N .

u n de r v e r y dis a pp o i n tme n t
e Ev e n a s ea rly a s
.

1 5 9 5 - 6 a t the h e igh t o f h is p r oud a n d v ig or o us

,
.

ma n h oo d he c ould w r i t e i n w or ds which r e mi n d
, ,

us o f the v e r y ex p r essi on s o f thi s fr ag me n t : I t

is t r ue that as my e rr ors we r e g r e at so t hey ha v e
, ,

ielded very grievous e ffe cts ; and i f augh t migh t

y
have been dese r ved i n for me r ti mes t o ha v e c ou n
t e r p oi s e d any p a r t o f [ my] o ffe n c e s th e f r u i t th er eof ,

as it seemeth was l on g b e fore r om th e tr ee

( ) f a llen
f ,

and the d ea d s tock only r e mai n e d I did the r e .

,
.

fore e v en i n th e wi n ter of my life u n de r tak e t hese

, ,
”
tra v e ls &c ( Ep is t le dedicato r y t o the Disc ov e r y
,
.

o f Guia n a ,
Th r ough a great p a r t of the
p iece i t migh t b e d ou b ted whether t h e que e n was
really dead or on ly dead t o him ; i e whethe r
,
. .

the whole were n ot a mere e x agge r a t i on of s ome

earlier disa pp oi n tment S uch a notio n s e e ms to be
.

incompatible with the ex p ress wo r ds o f seve r al

passages ; b ut we cannot su p pose tha t the death
o f the queen was lo n g past at the date o f his
w r i t ing or the me r e la p se of tim e and cha n ge Of
,

circumstance w ould have forced him to a pp ear in

a larger a n d n obl e r cha r act e r than the conven t ional
part of a disapp oi n ted suit or .

B etwee n fi ction and figu r e and the o b scurity ,

which hangs ove r an u n finished wo r k i t is n ot ,

easy to car r y out any sa fe b iogra phical i n t e r pr e

t a t i on . H e b egins b y saying tha t his j oys died
“
when fi rst his fancy e rr ed ( p ”
a pp a ”
.

r e n tl
y one o f those ph r ases b y which he desc r i b ed

his boldness in see k i n g another mistress t han the

queen If t his is correct the p oint o f de p arture
.
,

i n the poem is not later than 1 5 92 At all events .

 INT R O D U C TI O N . xv ii
i t is clear that the defi n ite peri od of twelve years
” “
entire which he wasted in this war ; twelve
,
“ ” ”
years of his most hap p y you n ger days ( p .

must be reck o n ed fr om t h e begin n ing o f his cour t

favour about 1 5 8 0 which b r ings us to the sa me
, ,

year 1 5 92 for its close F r om that great check

, ,
.

h e had n ow pa ssed he tells u s i n to a state of , ,

hopeless n ess which he describes under a variety

,

of I mages ; amo n gst which the com plaint that he ,

’
“
has n ow no feed ing fl oc k s no she p herd s com ,
”
pany ( p reminds us o f the days when he
.

ta lk ed o f Cynthia and h e r floc k wi t h Sp enser ,

“ ”
under the green alders by the Mulla s shore ’
.

“ ”
When he tells us that the memory of th e
“
queen ,
more stro n g than were ten tho u sand
”
ships of war had n early brought him back from
,
“
his voyage towards new worlds i n search of
gold and praise and glory ( p
, w e are r e
,
.

minded t hat ou his Panama expedition in 1 5 92

, ,

she sen t aft er him a mor e potent summons than

“
her m emory i n the shape of a recall The
, .

images o f warm t h lingering in the cor p se and ,

heat in winter and m otion in the arrested wheel

, ,

are m eant to illustrate the tenacity of hope which

“
made him write on e v en in t h e dust aft er his , ,
”

disgrace ; and the reality mi n gles with the figure

when he speak s i n almost the ve ry langu age o f the
,

p reface to his H istory of t h e chee r less work of ,

b eginning by the fading light of li fe s evening

,
’
,

to write the story of all ages p ast ( p The ”

.

distraction which he descri b es on p 3 7 co uld b e .

p aralleled from his corres p ondence The tokens .

hung on breast and k indly worn ( p may .

b
x viii I NT R O D U CT I O N .

refer to the interchange of toys between t h e

q ueen and her courtiers as when she sent to S ir
H Gilbert a token from her Maj esty an anchor
.
,
”
guided by a lady with a request for his p icture
,
“
i n return A ri n g with a diamond which he
.

weareth on his finger given h i m by the late ,

Q ueen was among the j ewels found on R aleigh s

’
,

p erson after his execution I t would be p o ssi ble .

,

b ut precarious t o trace a reference i n other

,

passages to the loss of S herborne and to the ,

disappointed ex p ectations which had s o oft en

attracted him towa r ds the western world His .

closing words are simple and touching ( p 5 0 ) .

T hus h ome I d a w as d e ath s l on g n ig h t d r a w s on ;

r ,
’

Y e t e v y foot ld th oughts tu rn b ac k mi n e e y e s :
er , o

C o st ai n t me guid s as ld ge d a ws a st on e
n r e ,
o a r

A gai n st t h e hill w h ich o v e -w e ight y li e s

,
r

For fe e b l e a r ms o w ast d st e n gth t o mov e

r e r

M y st p s a e b ac k w a d ga i g on my l ss
e r r ,
z n o ,

M mi d s a ff cti o a d my s oul s s ol e l v
v n
’
e n n
’
o e,

N ot m i x e d w ith fa c y s ch ff o fo tu e s d oss
’ ’
n a r r n r .

T o God I l e av e it wh o fi st gav e it me , r ,

A d I h e gav e a d h e e tu e d gai
n r , n s r rn a n
,

A s it w a s h e r s ; s o le t His m ci s b e er e

O f my last c omfo ts t h e e ss e tial me a r n n .

B ut b e i t so or n ot t h e e ff cts a e p ast ; ,
e r

l e h ath e d ; m y w o must v last ”

H er ov n e e er .

W ith the p oe ms o f Raleigh and W o tton I have

now c ombined what may be acce p ted I hope as a , ,

fai rly representative collec t ion o f the minor p oetr y

”
o f those courtly m ak ers who k e p t u p the suc ,

cession to S urrey and Wyatt thr ough the event ful

u tury which inter v ened b e t ween t h e dea t h o f
,

I II and the execution of Cha r les I They

. .

Courtly P oets of E n glan d though ,

XX I NT R O D U CT I O N .

“
Poesy to prove A ffection is not His L ove .

“ ”
p o em called The Li e is probably the best in
stance of a poetical outbu r st o f a n ger an d scorn ,

which we can fin d th r oughout the minor lite r atu r e

of the proud and hasty Tudor times H is P il .

”
grimage with all its quai n tness is perhaps the
, ,

most stri k ing exam p le of s called death -be d verses

o - .

His reply to Ma rlowe remains even yet unrivalled ,

as the reto r t o f p olished comm on -sense to the

conven t ionalities o f p astoral p oetry E ven when .

tested by this higher standard the other courtie r s ,

whose verses are here represented are not unworthy

to take their places by t h e side of Raleigh B ut .

their p oetry will also render us the minor service

of enabling us to trace the changes in the tone of
E nglish society from one critical period to another ;
through intervals o f gloom under Mary and bound ,

less energy under E lizab eth and suspense under ,

J am es till the light -hea r ted gaiety of older E ng

,

land revived amidst the wani n g fortunes of Charles s ’

cavaliers B y the side o f much formal adulation we

.
,

can trace a vein o f that m anly self respect which

-
,

has al ways formed the m ainstay o f our p ublic

li fe ; and a strong under -current o f t hat religious
feeling which the darkest days could never hide
,
.

And we can also trace a deepening range of

thought and a richer harmony of verse and a
, ,

growing smoothness and facili ty of language ,

which bear witness to the influence of t h ose

greater writers who sustain t h e main weigh t of
,

the reputation of the E lizabethan age .

y
Tr i n it C oll e g e , Gle n almond ,
Ja n ua ry 2 8 , 1 8 7 0 .
 A PP E N D I X A .

E AR LY E XTR A CT S ON R AL E IGH S P OE TR Y ’

A ND L IF E .

1 . TH E CR I TI CS .

1 .

ditt y a n d a morous od e I fin d Sir IValte r

OR ,

R al e igh s v e i n most l ofty i s ol e n t a d p as ’

,
n ,
n

P t te h am s “
A r t of E glish ” ’
s io a t e n . u n n

P oe s y 1 5 8 9 p 5 1 ,
”
, . .

2 F a n cis M e r e s me n ti on s S i r W al t e r Ra
. r

l e igh as on e of t h most p assi o at e a mo g s t o be w ail a de n n u n

b e moa n t h e p e pl e x iti s of l ove r P a lla d is T a mia e .

”
,

1 5 98 , p . 15 4 , re p r .

3 E d mu d B olt on s p e ak s of h is p os e w o k s Guia n a
n r r , ,

a d h is p e fat y e p istl b fo e his might y u n d e rtak i n g i n

.

n r or e e r

t h e Hist o y of t h e W ld as ful l of p rop e r cl e ar a n d “

r or , ,

c ou tl y g ac s f S p e e ch a d c ou pl e s his E glis h p oe ms
r r e o n n

w it h th os e of D H lla d a d L o d B rook e as ot
on n e ,
“
o n ,
n r n

e asil y t o b e me d e d c pp ”
v
”
e c i t i ca i
n 1 6 10 2.4 9 r r , c r .
,
.
,

p
.

2 5 1, re r.

4 Gab i l Ha v e y is sai d i s ome M S n ot e s on Chauc e

. r e r , n . r,

t o hav e call e d R al igh s Cy thia a fin e a d s w e e t i n

e
’
n
”
n

v e t io
n — M al o
n . s S hak e s p e a e by B os w ll ii 5 7 9
ne
’
r ,
”
e , . .

5 . H e w h o w it th t h e A t of E glish P oe s y p ais e t h
r e r n r

m ch R al e igh a d D y ; b ut th e i w o k s a e s fe w t h t
u n er r r r o a

ar e c ome t my h a ds I ca o t w ll say a y thi g of th e m

n ,
nno e n n .
”

D u mm d of Ha w th or d e n
r on Wo k s 1 7 1 1 p 2 2 6 n , r ,
”
, . .

6 . S i W alt e R al igh a p e s on b oth su ffi ci e n tl y k n ow

r r e , r n

i
n hist o y a d by his Hist y f t h e W o ld s e e ms als
r , n
‘
or o r ,
’
o

b y t h e cha act giv e h i m by t h e auth or of t h e A t of

r er n
‘
r

En glis h P oe t y [ P utt e n ha m as a b ov e ] t o h av e e x p r e ss e d
r , ,
 ’
xxii E XT R A C T S ON RA L EI G H S
hi ms e l f m e a p oe t tha or n th e littl e w hav e e ta t of his e x n

p o t y s e ms t o i mp t
e r e or .
”
- E d w a d P hilli p s l h eat u m r ,
'

P oe ta m 1 6 7 5 i i 2 3 3
ra ,
”
, . .

E D M UN D S P E N S E R .

1 . C o sid e i g s h e b e a e th t w o p e s on s t h e o e of a
n r n r r , n

m st
o y al Q u e e or E mp e ss t h e th of a most vi tu u s
ro n r , o er r o

a d b e auti ful L ad y th is latt e

n p a t i s ome p lac e s I d o e x
, r r n

p ss i B lph oeb fashi o i g h e n ame acc o di g t o y ou

re n e e, n n r r n r

ow e c ll e t c
n x c it of Cy thia — P h aab e an d Cy n thia b i g
e n on e n , e n

b th a me s ia a L tt e of t h e A u t h s ( of t h e F ae y
o n f D - o n . e r or
’ “
r

Qu r W alt e r R al e igh 1 5 90 ; S p e n s e r s Wo k s ’ ”
) S i”
ee n t o , r ,

by C olli r i 1 4 9 e ,
.
.

2 .

To ee , th
th at a t th e su mme s ighti gal r r
’
n n e,

s v ig G odd ss s most d e a d e light

T h y o e re n e
’
r ,

Wh y d o I en s d this r ustic mad igal r ,

T hatmay th y tu e ful e a r u s e as on q uit e ? n n

h u l y fi t this a gu m n t t o w it
T o on r e r e,

In w o eh s high th ughts p l e asu e hath b uilt h b ow e r o r er ,

An d dai y l v l e a e d s we e tl y t o i dit
nt o e rn n e .

h y s k ow u savou y a n d s ou
M y r me I n n r r,

To tas
te t h e st a ms that li k a g old sh w re , e en o e r,

F l o w f m th y f uitful h e ad of th y l ov e s p raise ;
ro r ,
’

F itt p e h p s t thu d ma tial stow e

e r, r a ,
o n er r r,

Wh so th en l ist th y l fty M us e t o ais e

ee o r

Y t till that t h u th y po m w ilt ma k e k

e ,
ow e no n,

L e t th y fai C t h i s p ais s b e thus r ud e l y sh e w n

’
r vn a r e .

( S on n e t t S i lV lt e r Roal e igh p i
r t e d w ith t h e fi
a st t h , r n r re e

b ok s of t h e F a e ry Q u e i n 1 5 90 ; ih i
o e n,
”
. .

3 .

B ut i f i l ivi g c ol ou s a d ight h ue
n n r n r

T h y s e l f th u c o v t t o s e e p ictu e do e r ,

W h o ca it d o m o l iv e l y o mo e t u e
n re r r r

T ha th at s w t v e s e w ith n e cta s p i k l e d
n ee r , r r n ,

I w hich a g aci ous s e r va t p i t m e d

n r n c

His Cy thi a his h e av e s fai e st light ?

n , n
’
r

T hat w ith h is m lti g s w e t e ss avish e d e n e n r

A d w i t h t h w on d e of h e b a m
,

n es b ight r r e r ,

M v s e s e s lull e d a e i sl u mb e r of d h gh t
n r n e .

B ut le t that sa me d lici us p e t l e d e o o n

A littl e l ea v e un t o a r ustic Mus e

 P O E T RY A ND L I FE .

To si n g is mist re ss h r ais e ; a n d le t h i m me n d ,
’
p
I f ought a miss h e r l1k i n g may a us e b
Ne le t h is ai re st C n t hia re us e f y f
I n mi r r or s mor e tha n o n e h e r s e l t o s e e ; f
B ut e ith e Gl o ia a le t h e ch oos er r n r ,

O i Be lph mb e fas hi on e d t o b e
r n

In th on e h e r r ul e i n t h oth e r h e r r a re chas tit y

’ ’
, .

I n t r oducti on t o t h e thi d b ook

( r of th e
Fae y Q ue e n i h Ii r ,
”
. .

On e day q u oth h e I sat as w as my t ad e

,
’
, , r ,

U n d e r t h e f ot of Mol e that mou tai h oao ,

n n r,

Ke e p i n g my sh e e p a mon gst t h e c oll y shad e o

O f t h e g e n ald e r s by t h e M ulla s sh
’
re or e

Th e e a st a n g e sh e p h e d cha n c e d t o fi d me ou t
r r r n ,

W h e th e r allu re d w ith my p i p e s d e light ’

,

1Vh ose p l e asi g s ou n d y s h ri lle d fa r a b out

n ,

O r thith e le d by cha c e I k ow n ot r igh t

r n , n

W h om w h e n I sk e d f om w ha t p lac e h e ca me a r

A d h o w h e hight hi ms e l f h e did y cl e e p e
,
n ,

Th Sh p h d f th O a by n a me
e e er o e ce n ,

A n d said h e ca me f r f om t h e mai n -sea d e e p a r

H e sitti g me b e sid e i n that sa me shad e

.

, n ,

P ov ok d me t o p lay s ome p l e asa t fi t ;

r e n

A d wh e n h e h e a d t h e music w hic h I mad e

n , r ,

H e fou d hi ms e l f f ll g e atl y p l e as e d at it :
’
n u r

Y e t aemuli n g my p i p e h e t ook i b o d
, ,
n n

M y p i p e b e f re that ae mul e d of ma y
,
o n ,

A d p lay d th e e on for w e ll that s k ill h e c on n e d

n e r ,

Hi ms e l f as s k il ful i n that a t as a n y
,

r .

He p i p e d I su n g ; a n d w h e h e su g I p i p e d
, , n n ,

B y chan ge of tu r s e ach ma k i g oth e r me y ; n n rr

N ith e r e n vy i g o th e n or e vi d
e n r, n e ,

S o p i p e d w e u n til w e b ot h w e r e w e a ry
, .

Q i 0

His s o g w as all a la me n ta b l e la y
n

O f g at u k i d n e ss a d of usag e ha r d
re n n n ,

O f C y thia t h e L ad y of t h e Se a
n , ,

W hich f om h e p e s e c e faul tl e ss h i m d e b a r re d
r r r n .

A d ev
n a d a o erw ith s i n g lf
n i fe n n, u s r ,

H e c i e d o t t ma k his u d s o g
r u , o e n er n ,

A h my l ov s Q u e a d G dd e ss o f my li f !
’

, e e n, n o e

Wh o shall me p it y wh e th ou d ost me w on g ? , n r
 ’
x x 1v E XT R A CT S ON RAL E I G H S
h
A n d t e r e that h e h e r d o f t h e O c e a n is , S p
p
T hat s e n ds his w i t i n l ov e s c on su mi n g s ma r t ;
’

y
F ull s w e e tl t e m e r e d is that M us e of h i s , p
p
T hat ca n e m i e rc e a r i n c e s migh t h e a r t
’ ”
p y .

( C u
oli n Cl out s c ome h ome a gai 1 5 91
’
i t v 3 3 3 7 n, ) . .
, ,

II I SP E C IM E Ns O F L AM P O O N S O N RA L E I G H
. .

1 .

Wa ter th y p la ts w ith g ac divi

n r e ne,

h op e t o l iv e fo aye ;
And r

T h e t o th y S avi ou r Ch ist i n cl i n e ;
n r

I H i m ma k e st e ad fast sta y ;
n

R w is t h e r e as on that d oth li
a e

W ithi an ath e ist s h e ad n

’
,

W hich saith t h e s oul of ma n d oth d i e ,

W h e n that t h e b ody s d e ad ’
.

N w ma y you s e e t h e sudd e n fal l

o

O f h i m that th ought t o cl i mb ful l h ig h ;

A ma w e ll k ow n u n t o y ou all
n n ,

W h os e stat y o s e e d oth sta n d R wly e, u , a .

&c & c &c

. . .

( T h e fir st e ight l i n e s ri n t e d i n o u r as R g p
a le i h s own f ’

f
c omp osi ti on , i n t h e Ox or d e diti on of his w or s , viii 7 3 2 , k .

w it h t h e titl e M or al A dvic e ”
Th e w e re ta e n r om . y k f
M S A sh m 7 8 1 ,
. . p
1 6 3 , w h e r e th e a r e sig n e d
. Sr W a y . .

R al e igh ”
p
A ls o r i n t e d w ith a c on ti n uati on of w hich t h e
.
,

b p
a ov e s e ci me n w il l b e su ffi ci e n t , a mon g M r Halli we ll s ’
.

P oe tical M isc e lla n i e s r om M S S e rc f

oci e t , v ol x v . P yS y .

p f f b
.

. 14 Th e Ox or d e dit ors ail e d t o o s e r v e t h e p u n o n

.

R h
al e ig s n ame , t o w h ich ame s I als o c on d e sc e n d e d on a
’
J .

fa m us ccasi )
o o on .

2 .

W att , th y ov e r we e n i n g wi t
I wot w e ll ,

L ed by a mb iti ous hu mou rs w ought th y fall ,

r ,

&c &c &c . . .

p it y th at t h mm
I igh t i g l e su er s n
’
n a e
,
‘

I mm tal C y thia s s m ti m d a d ligh t

’
or n o e e e r e ,

T hat us d t si g s w t a mad igal e o n so ee r ,

S h ul d li k wl g w a d
o i th ight e an o o n e re r n e n ,

Qu t d f m S p s s S o e
“
t ab v p
ro Th en er
’

on n e , o e, . x x n. e
p h as w als ad p t d by D ay t ;
r e as C lli s B i b l
o o e r on see o er
’

Sp s
.

Cat i 2 24 -5 ; d t
.
”
. an n o e on en er .
 P O E T RY A ND LI FE .

Hat e d of all b ut p iti e d of n o e , n ,

T h ou gh s w a li k e ow h e ma k e s his d y i n g moa n
n n .

( E x t act e d f
r o m a l on
g p i e c e i n Mrr Halli w e l l s P oe tical .
’

M isc e llan i e s as a b ov e pp 1 5 1 6 T h e last l i n e is i m

,
”
, .
, .

p o ta t as p vi g that R al igh w a s b e li e v e d t o h av e
r n , ro n e

wr itt e n v e r s e s sh o tl y b fo e h is d e ath ) r e r .

3 .

ighti n gal e w ill sca c e b e ta me

Th e N r ,

N0 c omp a n y k e e p h e ca n ;
H e da r e n o t sh ow his fac e f r sha me ; o

H e fe a re th t h e l ook of ma n

B ut R ob i li k e a man ca l ook n n ,

A n d d oth shu n n p lac e ; o

H e w ill si g i n e v e y n ook n r ,

A n d star e you i n t h e fac e .

( E x t r act e d f om a p i e c e p u b lish e d f om G oug h s MS S i n

’
r r .

th e Ca md e n S oci e t y s M isc lla y iii 2 2 ; a d i n t e p e t e d ’

e n
,
. n r r

of t h e q u a rre l b e t we e R al e igh a d E ss e x i C oll i e r s ’

n n n

L i fe of S p e s e p l i ) ”
n r, . x x .

4 .

shall cu s e d I my cas e c ompl ai n

T o w om h r ,

v some p it y of my w e tch e d st at e ?
T o mo e r

Fo th ugh n oth e c omf t d oth r e mai n

r o o r or

Y e t p it y w oul d my g r i e f e t e n uat e x :

For I t o w a ds G d a d m n my s e l f a b us e d
r o n a ,

A n d th e e fo e a m of God a n d ma n r e fus e d
r r .

T o H e av e n I da e n ot li ft my wr e tc h e d e y e s r
,

Nor as k fo p a d f my w e tch e d d e e ds ;
r r on or r

Fo I His w o d a d s vic e did d e s p is e

r r n er ,

E st e e mi n g th e m of o mo e w or th tha n w e e ds n r

[ F om ] w hich m
r st vil e c o c e its th e s e w oe s p r oc e e ds ; o n

For n ow I fi d a d fi di g f a t o n e ,
n
,
n n , e r ru ,

T h er e is a God wh o is b o th j ust a n d t r u e &c , .

F om T h e d e s p ai i g C omplai t of w re tch e d R al e gh
r r n n 1

fo his t e ach i s w ught agai st t h e w o th y E ss e ;

r r er e ro n r x

M S A h m 3 6 p 1 1 T h e p i e c e c o tai s fo ty -o e sta n as
. s , . . n n r n z

s e c e p t t h fi st )
.
,
e ach of s v e n l i e ne x e r .

5
I s p e a k t o suc h i f an y such t h e re b e , ,

Wh o a re p oss e ss e d th rough th e i r P r i n c e s g rac e ,

’
,
xxvi E XT R A C T S O N RA L E IG H S ’

W ith s w e lli g p id e a d sc o n ful i s ol cy

n r n r n en ,

Haught y disdai n i g d a b us o p lac e n an e r :

T o such I sa y i f an y such th e b , re e,

C ome s e e th e s e vic e s p u ish e d i n me !

,
n
”

( Fr om R al e igh s Cav e at t o s e cu r e C ou ti e r s ; foll ow i g

’
r n

t h e a b ov e i n t h e sa me M S thi t y -e ight sta z as of s i x li n e s . r n

e ac h )
.

IV .

A NS W E R S To TH E L I E C H IE F L Y S UC H AS C O NN E C T
R AL E I G H W I T H TH AT P O E M .

I
Go, ch o of t h e mi n d a ca l e ss t uth p ot e st ;
e , re r r

M a k e a s w e that d R wly
n r st mach c dig st ru e a no o an e

F or w h y Th li d e sc t i s v b as e t o t ll
e e s
’
en o er e

T o us it ca me f om I tal y ; t th e m i t ca me f m h e ll
r o ro .

W hat e as p v s c o f ss ; w hat sla d saith d y

r on ro e ,
n e n er ,
en

L e t n u t uth w ith t iu mp h p ass ; b ut

o n r v e giv t h h ! r ne r e e e

C o fe ss i gl itt e i g c u t a ll a e n ot g old that shi e ;

n , n r n o r r n

Ye t say o n e p e a l a d much fi n e g old g [ l ] o ws i n t h e p i c e s

’

r n r n

mi d n .

C on fe ss that ma y [ w e ds ] d o o ve g ow t h e g u d ;
n e r r ro n

Y e t sa y w ithi n t h e fi e l d of God g o d c o
, is t o b e f u d o rn o n .

C on fes s s ome j udg u j ust t h e w id ow s r igh t d e lay ;

, e n
’

Y e t sa y th e e s me S a mu e ls that e v e say h e r n y
r a re o n r a .

A d mit s om ma , f stat d o p itch his th ughts t oo high ;

e n o e o

I s that a ul f all t h e e st th e i l oy al h a ts t o t y ?
r e or r , r e r r

Y ou w itsr e i t h e w a e ; y u r autu m i
ar n t h e b ud ; n o n n

Y ou a gu e f m p a t i cula s ; y u
r ro e as n is t go d
r r o r r o no o .

A n d still th t m m y e e l e ss r e as o t o c o mm d y o
a en a s n en u,

I ma r v e l most a m gst t h e e st h ow sch ools a d a r ts offe d

,
on r , n n

W p u su
on .

B ut hy th us t h e w itl e ss w o ds of w i n d ?
r e I r

Th e mor e t h e c a b d th s e e k t o c e p t h e mo e sh is b e h i d
r o re , r e n .

I n chu ch a d c omm w e alth i c ou t a d c u n t y b o th

r n on , n r n o r ,

W hat ! n othi g g ood ? b ut all [ j o b ad that e v e y ma n d oth

n s r

l oath e ?
Th e fu th e r that y o r a n g e y u e
r i s t h e w id e ; u , o r r ror r

T h e b e e s ome ti m s d th h o y suc k b ut su e y ou a e a
e o ne ,
r r

S p id e r !

A n d s o my c ou n s l is for th at you w a n t a a me e ,
n ,

T o s e e k s ome c or n e i t h e da k t o hid e y u s l f f m sha me

r n r o r e ro .

Th e r e wr a p t h e sill y fly w ithi n you r s p it e ful w b ; e

 ’
x x viii E XT R A C T S ON RAL E IG H S
h
T h e Chu r c r e tai n s h e r u r e n e ss , p
T h ough A th e ists sh ow th e i r c old n e ss
T h e C ou r t a n d Chu r ch , th ough as e , b
li e s i t o t h y fac e
T u rn n .

St 3 . .

T h e P ot e n tat e s re p l y ,

T h ou b as e by th e m adva n c e d , ,

S i n is te l y s oa e s t high r r ,

A n d at th e i acti o s gl a c e d r n n

T h y for this tha k l e ss p a t

e , n r
,

T u rn li e s i n t o th y h e a t & ”
r , c.

M a r itt e n sta n z a by sta n z a

( S T .n n 3 0 6 f ol 1
. 8 8 ; w , .

t h e sid e of a c op y of t h e or igi n al p oe m ) .

V .

TH E R E A C T I O N AF T E R H IS DE AT H .

1 .

h adst th u s v d th y H i all th y d ay s !
O o er e e ro n e

Had H av f m st ms f vy sc
e en ro d th y b ! or o en re en e av s

Hadst th u still fl u ish d i a w a li k ig

o o r e n r e re n,

T h y s w d had mad a c
or qu st li k thy p ! e on e , e en

B ut ugh t t such u ti m l y fat c uld b i g

no o n e e o r n

Th li
e va t bj c t b ut a
a n suw d hi g e , co ar n .

(
“
P h i B ita icus
oe n x 1 7 3 2 p 4 5r3 ; O ld y s
nnL i f ,
”
. .
’
e of

R al igh p cl
e ,
”
v slightl y alt d I h av ta k
. x x x .
, e re . e en on e

w d f m O ld y s py ) ’
or ro Co .

2 .

I w ill n ot p
as g re at a Si n
w e e ; for we r e
’
t
T o sh e d a t a th as hav e b e e n
e r for ee, to
A n ac t o th y d ath
r in e li fe an d a ge
Th y .

W a s b ut a va i ous sc e e on F o tu e s stag e
r n r n
’
,

W ith w h om th ou t gg s t a n d s t ro t e v n ou t of b re ath
’ ’
u v s e

I th y l n g t oil n e e mast e e d till th y d e ath ;

'

n o ,
r r

A n d th d e s p it e f t ai n s a d c u e l w i t
en , o r n r ,

T h ou didst at o c e su b du e mal ic e n d it an .

I da e ot th e
r n b last th y m m y
n so e or

A s sa y I d o l a me t o p i t y th n r ee .

W e e I t o ch os e a su bj ct t o b st o w
r o e e

M y p it y o h e sh ould b o e as l w
n, e n o

I S p i it as d e s e t ; that du st n ot d i e
n r r r ,

B t r ath e w e
u c on t e t by slav e y
r re n r

T o p ur c h as e li fe : o I would p it y th os e r ,
 P O E T RY A ND L I FE . xxix
Th y mo st i n dust i ous a d f i e n dl y f e s r n r o ,

W h o w h e th e y th ught t o mak e th e sca dal s st o y

, n o e n
’
r ,

L e n t th e e a s w i ft e fl ight t h av e d gl o y ; r o e n an r

T h t th ugh t b y cutti g off s me w ith e e d da y s

a o ,
n o r

W hich th u c uld st p a e th m t cli p s e th y p ais e ;

o o
’
S r e ,
o e r

Y t gav i t b ight f il ; mad th y g d fa me ’

e e r er o e a

A pp a m e w hit
e r or d fai tha n foul th e i sha me ; e an r r

A d did p omot a e e cuti on

n r e n x

W hich b ut f th e m n atu e n d age h ad d on e

, or , r a .

S uch w o thl ss thi gs as th e s w e e on l y b o n

r e n e r r

T liv e
o p ity s lmS t o m a fo sc o n
on
’
a ,
o e n r r .

T h ou d i d s t e vi ous w d w h os e high fat

an en on er, e

T h e w ld must still ad mi e sca c e i mitat e

or r , r .
”

( F m B ish op H e n y K i n g s P oe ms E l gi s P a r ad ox s
“ ’
ro r e e , e ,
,

a d S n e ts 1 6 5 7 p 97 as “
A n E l e g y u p on S W R
” ”
n on , , .
, . . .

A ls o i n Old y s p cc x x i ) , . x .

3 .

G re at h a r t wh o taught th e e thus t o d ie
e , ,

D ath y i e ldi g th e e t h e vict ry ?

e n o

W h e e t ok s t th ou l e av e of li fe ? If h e re
’
r o ,

H o w c oul d st th ou b e so f e e from fe a r ? ’
r

B ut su re th ou d i e d st an d q ui t te d st t h e stat e ,

O f fl e sh a n d b l ood b e for e that fat e :

E ls e w hat a mi acl e w e re w rought r ,

To t r iu mp h b oth i n l i f a n d th ought ! e

I s a w i e v e y sta n d e r by n r

P al e D ath ; L i fe o l y i n thi e e e n n ve .

T h e l e gac y th u g th e n ’
st w o av , e

W ill su e for w h e n th ou di e st agai n , .

F a e w ell ! T uth sh all this st y say

r r or ,

W e di e d — th ou on l y li v e d s t that da y !
,

( P i t d
r n ei n S hi l e y s L i fe of R al e igh d fi as a
“
r
’

,
”
a n.,

tast e of t h e p o t y f th os e ti me s e rI t ccu s i n M S R a w l
o .
”
o r

M isc 6 99 p 3 5 al o g w ith t h e p e c e di g e l e g y ; als

. .

.
,
.
, n r n o

a m n g t h e Ha w th o d e n M SS v ol v i i i as by A
o rna d . . . . n
wa s p i n t e d from this last c opy by Mr L ai n g Ar c h
r “
.
, .

S c ot i v.
”
.
XXX L I T OF S PO EMS

A PP E ND I X B .

AL P H A BE TIC A L L I S T O F P O E M S IVH IC H H AVE

BEE N A S C R IBE D T O S IR W R AL E I G H .

W I T H OU T O R A G A I NS T EV I D E NC E .

1 .

RE w ome n r ? a y e , w on ro fai
r t o s e e t oo d us fai .

g P
In e moncl ud d a oe mitt o e t o b e wr en s su pp s d
by R al igh Si r W ePi y ,
”
i n th e Lee . r or e d of .

avis s P tical R ha p s d y
D on
’
oe ii p o ,
”
v o l 8 9, . . .

vi d c b ut on n o e en e itl “
t h e s i gn a t u r e I g n o t o
”
T e, .

A n I n v e ctiv agai st e n a y u c py
Wome n ”
A n n on mo s o in .

t h e P e c y f li F dit iii p
u r n i v all s e v ol
’
r o o ; see 36 4 . . . . .

2 . A s at oon D ulci n a r e st e d -Giv e n t o R al e igh i n

n .
”

E llis s S p e ci m s e dit 1 8 0 1 ( ot r e tai e d i n dit

’
en ,
”
. n n e .

T h e n c e C ayl y d B y dg s a d t h e O f r d e dit o s
e an No r e , n x o r .

e vid c e w hat e v
en A n a n on y mous C p i n t h e P e r c y fol i o ;
er .

i v ll s e dit v ol i v p 3 2
’
se e F u rn a . . . . .

3 C ome g e tl e h e d ma n S i t b y me —Amo g R a
.
,
n r ,
. n

l igh s p ms i n L e P i o y e d of D aviso s P o e tical

e
’
oe e r r . n
’

R ha p s od y ( a b ov e ) ol ii p 92 N o e vid e n c e b ut t h e
”
as
,
v . . . .

sig atu e I g t
n r T itl e E c l gu e no o .
”
, o .
”

4 . C ome l iv e w ith m a d b e my d e ar — E H p
,
e n . . . , .

2 1 6 as a s e c
,
d e pl y t o M a l w e s s o g (s e e this ol p
on r r o
’
n v . .

I t is h ad d Ae th e of t h e sa me atu e mad e si c
e , no r n r n e,

an d sig d I g ot ne H c clai m d for R al igh by E llis

n o . en e e e ,

C ley B y dg e s a d t h e O fo d d it o s
av ,
r ,
n x r e r .

5 C y d a is e my C o y d o — E H p 7 3 S ig d
. or on , r ,
r n.
’
. .
,
ne

H c clai me d fo R al igh b y B y dg e s d t h e
v

Ig t no o.
”
en e r e r an

O f d dit o s T h e S
x or e a o ym us c py i n t h e C ow
r . er I an n n o o r n

Ga la d of G ld e n R s e s 1 6 1 2 p 6 3 r e p r
r n o o ,
”
, .
,

C u t c mme d e stat e s mai n tai e r — A d fe c e

o r
’
S o n r,
’
n . e n

of Th L i i t h A h m M SS
e e
”
clai me d for R al e igh by
n e s . .

t h e O fo d e dit o s
x ( S e it i n this v ol a b ov e p x x vii )
r r . e
, . .

7 C u t s sc o stat e s disg aci n g — Th e attac k t o

. o r
’
rn ,
’
r .

w hich t h a b ov e is a p l y P i t e d a mo g R al e igh s p oe ms ’
e re . r n n

by t h e O f d e dit or s ( Se e it i n this v ol a b ov e p x vii )

x or . .
, . x .
 W RO N G L Y A S C R I BE D TO RA L EI G H .

8 mo v eE t e rn al
r w h o s e di ff us e d gl or y — Sir H n r y , . e

Wot ton s ( s e it i this V ] p ’

e E e usl y cl ai me d
n 0 . . r ro n o

f r R al ig h i n t h e
o T op og a p h e r
e on t h e auth o it y f a r , r o

B M MS
. . .

9 F a w ll ye gild d foll i s p l asi g t u b l s

re e e ,
o p e ,
e n r e
)

u c e tai ( S it i n this v ol p A sc i b e d t o
.

A uth or n r n . . ee . . r

R al e igh by Sir H N ic olas w ith out a y k n own auth or it y .

, n .

10 H e y d ow n -
. a d ow n did D an S i n g
-
,
p 1 35 ,
I .
”
.
,

as A Ny mp h s disdai f L ov e sig e d I g ot o H e n c e
“ ’
n o ,
n n .
”

clai me d f r R al e igh by B y dg s a d t h e O f d dit o s

o r e n x or e r .

11 I f l ov e b e li f I l
. g t o d ie — E H p 2 1 1 as e, on . . .
, .
,

D is p ais e o f l ov e a d l ov s f ll i s sig e d I g ot ’ ”
r n er o e n n o .
,

H e c clai m d f r R al igh by B y d g e s a d t h e O f rd
n e e o e r n x o

e d it o s I t w a s add d i
r . th s e c d e d f E H f om e n e on . o . .
,
r

D avis on s P e tical R ha p sod y a d is r e all y by A W

’
o ,
”
n . .

12 I P asc d ti m
. whe n b ou d t o h o
e o -E H e, n n rn . . .
,

p 2 0 6 as T h e S h e p h d s S lu mb e S ig d Ig ot o i n
, er
’
r,
”
ne n
”

fi st diti H e n c e clai me d fo R al e ig h by B y dg e s
.

th e r e on . r r

a d th e O f
n d dit o s x or e r .

13 I t cha . c e d o f lat a S h p h d sn s w ai n —In t h e e e er

’
.

fi st p a t f t h L e e P i y e d f D avis s P e tical
r r o e
“
r or . o on
’
o

R ha p s d y l i p 1 7 as
o ,
a F icti o h ow Cu p id mad e a
”
vo . . .
,
n

Ny mp h w u d h s e l f w ith h is a o n ws B y d g s sus
er r ro . r e

p ct d it t b R al igh s as w ll f m i t al e vid c
e e
”
o e e
’
,
e ro n e rn en e ,

as b caus it had t h e sig atu of A omos

e e i t h e diti n re
‘
n
’
n e on

o f I b id p 4 0 ; s als o his I t ducti p 3 9

. . ee n ro on , .
,

an d E e T ud ii 1 23 I t has b e e n asc ri b e d t S d e y
x . or . . . o i n

G od l p hi th gh w itt as P c y e ma k s b e fo e h
o n, ou r en, er r r
,
r e

w s bo na I t is e all y by A \
r V r . .

14 L ad y m
.
y fl a m e stil l b u n i g ,
- T h e fi st p a t of r n . r r

a D ial gu e b e t w i t t h e L ov e a d his L ady ( N o

o x r n
”
see .

I clud d a mo g R al igh s su pp s d p o m s i t h e L
’
n e n P i y e o e e n ee i or

e d f D avis
. o s P tical R ha p s d y ( as b f ) l ii on
’
oe o e o re ,
v o . .

p 8 8 N o e vid e n c e b ut t h e sig atu e Ig t o

. . n r no .
”

15 L i k e d e s e t w ds w ith da k s m shad s ob scu d

. r oo r o e e re .
”

—E H p 2 24 as T h y i t h sh e p h d t h is p i p e
. .
, .
, rs s e er o ,
S ig n d I g ot o
e H c e cl i me d f R al igh by B y d g e s
n .
”
en a or e r

a d th e O f
n d e dit o s I t is e ith e r by L dg or D y r ( se e
x or r . o e e

no t e i this v ol p n . .

16 L ov e is t h e l i n k t h e k ot t h e b a d of u it y
.
—I , n , n n .
”
a

e l d e d am
u g R al e igh s su pp s d p e ms i t h e L P i o y
on
’
o e o n ee r r
x xxi i L I T OF S P OEM S
ed .
avis o s P oe tical R ha p sody v ol
of D n
’
p 90 No 1 1.

e vid e n c e b ut t h e sig atu e

, . . .

I g ot o n r n .
”

M a s li f s a t a g e dy : h S m th e s w omb
’ ’
17
’
. n e r I o r .

Ma ke d r I g ot in R e l W tt n d h e c e clai me d
o
”
. o on an n

R al igh b y B y dg s a d t h e O f d dit o s ; ( s e e it i n
.

for e r e n x or e r

this v ol p . .

18 M y p i me of y outh is b ut a f ost of ca e s —Ty e b

. r r r .

b ou n e s v“e rs e s ; (se e th e m i n t h is v ol p
r
’
M D Is e li . . r.
’
ra

say s that th e y hav at o e ti me b e e n assig e d to R al e igh e n n

o n w hat auth o it y I d o n ot k o w r n .

19 M y w a n t on Mus e that w h ilome w on t t o si g

.
, n .

E H p 2 2 5 as
. .
, A n h r oical p oe m
. sig e d I g n ot o
, e ,
”
n .

H e c e clai me d f r R al e igh by E llis Cay l e y B y d ge s a n d

n o , , r ,
t h e O for d e dit o s ; ( e e it i n this v ol p
x I t w a s add e d
r s . .

t o t h e s e c on d e d of E H f om D avison s P oe tical . . .
,
r
’

R ha p sod y a n d is r e all y by A IV ,
”
. .

20 N o w h av e I l e a rn t w it h much a d o at last — E H
. .
”
. .
,

p 2 4 1 as a D e fi a n c e t o disdai n ful L ov e sign e d I g ot o

.
, ,
”
n .
”

H e n c clai me d f r R al e igh by E llis Cayl e y B ry dg e s an d

e o , , ,

t h e O for d e dit o s x I t w a s add e d t o t h e s e c o d e d of

r . n .

E H f om D avis on s P oe tical R h a p s od y a n d is r e all y ’

. .
, r
,
by A . W
Q uiv e i g fe a s h e ar t-t e a i n g ca e s —M a k e d
21 . r n r , r r . r

I g ot o i n R l W ott on
n a n d h e c e clai me d f r R al e igh
e . .
”
n o

by B y dge s an d t h e Ox for d e dit or s ; ( se e it i n this v olu me

r
,
p .

22 R is e O my s oul ! w ith t h y d e si re s t o h e ave n

.
, .

Ma ke d rI g n ot o i n Rel W ott o a n d h e n c e clai me d

”
. n .
”

for R al e igh by B y dg e s a n d t h e O fo d e dit or s ; ( se e it i n

r x r

this v ol p . .

23 S we e t L ord y ou r fl a me still b u n i n g — Th e lad y s

.
, r .
’

a sw e t o t h e p i c e h e e n u mb e d 1 4 I clud e d a mon g
n r e r re . n

R al e igh s su pp os e d P e ms i n t h e L e e P r i ory d of D avis n s

’
o e . o
’

P oe tical R ha p s ody v ol ii p 8 8 No e vid e n c e b ut t h e ,

”
. . . .

S ig n atu e I g n ot o
”
r .

24 S we e t vi ol e ts L ov e s P ar adise that s p e ad
.
,
’
,
r .

E H p 1 6 1 as
. .
, T h e sh e ph e r d t o t h e fl o w e s
.
,
sig e d r ,
”
n

I g n ot o H e n c e clai me d for R al e igh by E llis Cay l y

.
”
,
e ,

Bry dg e s an d t h e Ox for d e dit or s ; ( se e it i n this v ol p

, . .

Th e fai re st p e a r l s t h at n or t h e rn s e as d o b re e d
”
25 . .
 W RON G LY A S C R I BE D To RAL EIG H . x xx iii
E H as L v t h,
p l y p ic f l v e sig d
. 236 , o e e on r e o o , ne

R al igh by B y dg e s d t h e
. .

Ig t H c e clai m d f ”
no o . en e or e r an

O f d e dit s
x or It w ad d d t t h s c d d f E H
or as e o e e on e . o . .
,

f m D avis s P e tical R ha p s d y
ro d is
on all y by
’
o o ,
”
an re

26 Th e f
p ss d w i h h p d s w
r oz e n s a ke
n Op re e t ea e no .

E H p 2 3 0 as l v s a b s c k ills m h p
.

“ Th
’

. .
,
e o er en e e, er re
,

s c k ills [ l cu s ] m sig d Ig t
en e a .H cl i m d re e, ne no o .
”
e n ce a e

f
or R al ig h by B y d g s d t h O f d dit s I t w
e r e an e x or e or . as

add d t t h s c d d f E II f m D avis s P tic l

e o e
“
e on e . o . .
, ro on
’
oe a

is all y by A \V re . .

27 Wat th y p la ts ith g ac divi

. w er& — A t n r e ne ,
”
c. n a

t ac k R al i gh i s t d a m g his P ms f m t h A h m
ou e , n er e on oe ro e s .

M S S by t h O f d d t s ; (
. it i this l a b v p
e x or e i or see n vo . o e, .

x x i )
v .

28 . W hils t my s ul s e
o
’
ye b h ld
e l ight —M a k d
e no .
”
r e

g ot i n R
I n o
”
e l. IVo tt on an .
”
d h c clai m d f R al ig h
en e e or e

by B ry dg s b ut e , n ot by
t h e O x or f d dit ; ( i t i this
e or s see n

v ol. p .
 TH E P OE M S or

SI R WA L TE R R A L E I GH .

WAL T E R RAWE L Y OF TH E MID D L E

’
IN C oMME ND ATI oN o n T H E S TE E L GL A SS .

( 5 76 )
1

W EE T were the sauce would please

each kind of tas te ;
The life li k ewise were pure that
never swerved
For s p ite ful tongues in cankered stomachs placed
Dee m worst of things which best ( percase )
deserved .

B ut what for that ? This medicine may su ffice

To scorn the rest and s e e k to please the wise
, .

Th ou glisu n dry minds in sundry sort do deem ,

Y et wo r thiest wights yield praise for ev ery p ain ;

P re fix ed to G eorg e Gasc oig n e s
’
S t e e l Gl as s ,
”
15 7 6 .
4 THE P OE MS OF

B ut envious brains do n ought or light esteem , ,

S uch stately ste p s as they cannot attain

For whoso reaps renown abo v e the rest ,

With heaps of hate Shall surely be op p ressed .

Wherefore to write my censure of this book

, ,

This Glass of S teel unpartially doth S how

A buses all to suc h as in i t look ,

From prince to poor from high estate to low , .

AS for t h e verse who list like trade to try , ,

I fear m e much Sh all h ardly reac h s o high ,

.

THE E XC U S E .

W R I T TE N BY S IR W AL T E R R AL E I GH ‘

IN HI S

Y OU N G E R Y E AR S .
l

A LLIN G to mind my eyes went long ,

about
To caus e my heart for to forsake my
breast ,

All i n a rage I sought to pull them ou t ,

As who had been such traitors to my rest

O ld ys ’
Li f
R al e igh p lv f om t h e c opy of a
e of ,
”
. .
,
“
r

c e l e b rat e d lad y L ad y Isa b e lla T h y e w h o p ob a b l y had

,
nn ,
r

it o t of t h e fa mil y
u Q u ot e d by P utt e ha m i n 1 5 8 9 as
.
”
n ,

a most e x c e ll e t ditt y w itt e n by Si W alt e r R al e i gh

n ,
r r .
”

I n M S A sh m 7 8 1 p 1 3 8 it has t h e S ig atu e
. .
, S Wa
.
,
n r r.

R al e igh a d i n W it s I n t p e t e 1 6 7 1 p 2 0 5 it i s
n
“ '

er r r,
”
, .
,

d e sc i b e d as by Sir W alt e R al e igh

r
“
I n th e P h oen i r . x

N e st 1 5 93 p 7 2 i M S Ha l 6 9 10 f l 1 4 2 a d
”
, , .
,
n . r .
, o .
, v e r s o, n

i n M S R a wl 8 5 fol 1 0 4
. . i t is a n o y mous
,
.
, v e r so, n .
 S IR W A L TE R RAL EIG H . 5

What coul d they say to wi n again my grace

’
Forsooth that they had seen my mistress face
,
.

Another time my h ea r t I called to mind

, ,

Thin k ing that he this woe on m e had bro u ght ,

B ecause that he to love his force resigned ,

When of such wars my fancy ne v er thought

I
What could he say when would h i m have Slain ?

That he was hers and had forgone my chain ,

.

A t last when I perceived both eyes and h e art

,

E xcuse themselves as guil tless o f my ill , ,

I found myself the cause o f all my s ma r t ,

And told myself t hat I mysel f would kill

Y et when I s a w mysel f to you was true ,

I loved mysel f because mysel f lo v ed you

,
.

AN E PIT AP H
U P ON T H E R I GH T H O NOU R A BL E S I R P H I L I P S ID N E Y ,

K NI G H T ,
L O R D G ov E R N O R O F P L U S H I N G .
1

( D i e d O c t 7 .
,
1 5 86

O p raise thy life or wail thy worthy death

—
And want thy wit thy wi t high , ,

p ure divine , ,

Is far beyond the p ower of mo r tal line ,

Nor an y one hath worth that draweth b reath ;

Q u ot e d i 1 5 91 by Si r J Ha r i gt o as Si r IV
n , . n n,

R al e igh s ; al s o at a lat e r dat e by D u mmo d f Ha wth o

.

’
r n o rn
de n. P i t d a o y m usl y i t h e P h oe i x N e st 1 5 93
r n e n n o n n
”
,

p 8 an d w ith S p e n se r s A st rop h e l 1 5 95 S ig K 2
,
’ ”
.
, , ,
n. .
6 THE P OE M S OF

Yet rich in zeal ( thoug h poor in le ar n in g s lore ) ’

,

And friendly care obscured in secret b re ast ,

And lo v e that envy in thy life su pp ressed ,

Thy dear life done and d eath hath doubled more

-
, .

And I that i n thy time and li v ing state

,

Did only praise thy virtues in my thought ,

As one that seeld the rising sun hath sought ,

With words and tears now wail t h y tim el ess fate .

Drawn was thy race aright from princely line ;

Nor less than such by gi fts that nature gave
, ,

The common mother that all creatures have ,

Doth virtue S how and princely lineage Shine

, .

A king gave thee thy nam e a kingly mind ,

—
That God thee gave who found it now too dear
,

For this bas e world and hath resumed i t n ear

,

To sit in Skies and sort wit h powers divine

,
.

Kent thy birt h -days and Oxford held thy youth ;

,

The heavens made haste and stayed nor years ,

nor time
Th e fruits of age grew ripe in thy first prim e ;
T h y will thy words thy words the seals of truth
, .

Great gifts and wisdom rare employed t h ee th ence ,

To treat fr om kings with those more great than

kings ;
S uch h op e m en had to lay the highest things
On thy wise youth to b e transported hence
,
.

Whence to shar p wars sweet honour did t hee call ,

Thy country s love religi on and thy fr iends ;

’
, ,

Of worthy m en the m arks the lives and ends , , ,

And h er d efence for w h om we labour all

, .
 SI R W A L T E R R A L E I G H . 7

T here didst t hou vanquish S ham e and tedious age ,

’
Grief sorrow sickness and base fortun e s might ;
, , ,

Thy rising day saw never woeful night ,

B ut passed with praise from off this worldly stage .

B ack to the camp by thee that day was brought ,

First thine own death and aft er thy long fam e ; ,

Tears to the soldiers the proud C astilian s Sham e ; ’

V irtue expressed and h onour truly taught

,
.

What hath he lost that such great grace h at h won

Young years for endles s years and hope unsure ,

O f fortune s gifts for wealth that still shall dure

’

0 hap p y ra ce with so great praises run 1

,

E ngland do t h hold thy limbs t h at bred the same ; ,

Flanders thy valour where i t l ast was tried ;

,

The camp thy sorro w where thy body died ; ,

’
Thy friends thy want the world thy virtue s fam e
Nations thy wit ; our minds lay u p thy love ;
L etters t h yle ar n i n g ; thy loss years long to com e ;
I n worthy h earts sorro w hath made thy tomb ;
Thy soul and spright enric h t h e heavens above .

Thy liberal heart embalmed i n grateful tears ,

Young sig hs S weet sighs s age sighs bewail thy

, , ,

fall ;
E nvy her sting and S pite hath left her g all ;
,

Malice he rself a mourning garment wears .

That day their Hannibal died ou r S ci p io fell , ,

S ci p i o Cicero and P etrarch o f our ti me ;

, ,

Whose virtues wounded by my wo r thless rhyme

, ,

Le t angels speak and h eaven thy praises tell

, .
8 TH E P O EM S or

A VI S I O N UP ON T H IS C ON C E I T OF

THE F A IRY Q UEE N .

1

( 1 5 901)

ETHOUGH T I saw the grave where

L aura lay ,
Withi n that temple where th e vestal
flam e
Was wont to burn : and p assing by that way , ,

T o see that buried dust of living fam e ,

Whose tomb fair Love and fairer Virtue kept ,

All suddenly I saw the Fairy Q ueen ,

At whose approach the soul of P etrarch wept

And from thenceforth those graces were not seen ,

F or they this Q ueen attended i n whose stead

Oblivion laid him down on L aura s hearse
’
.

Hereat the hardest stones were seen to bleed ,

And groans of buried ghosts the heav ens did

p ierce
Where Ho mer s sp r ight did tremble all for grie f
’
,

And cursed the access of that celestial thief .

1
A pp d d
en e to S p en s er s
’ “
F ai y Q u
r een , b ks
oo i -
iii
. .
,

1 5 90 . n. 5 96 ,
10 TH E P OE M S OF

RE PL Y TO M ARL O VVE .

1 . M AR L O W E ’
S S ON G .

l
TH E P A SS I O N A T E S H E PH E R D To H I S L O VE .

( B e fore

OMB live with m e and b e my love ,

And we will all the pleasures prove

That hills and valleys dales and fields , ,

Woods or steepy mountain yields

, .

And we will s i t upon the rocks ,

S eeing the S hepherds feed their flocks

B y shallo w rivers to W hose falls ,

Melodious birds sing madrigals .

And I will make thee beds of roses ,

And a th ousand fragrant p osies

A cap o f flowe r s and a k irtle ,

E mbroidered all with leaves of myrtle ;

A gown made of the finest wool
Which from our pretty lambs we pull ;
Fair -lined slip p ers for the cold ,

With buckles of t h e pures t gold ;

1
D yce s M a l ow e
“
iii 2 99 A n i mp e fe ct c opy w as
’
r , . . r

p i n t d i n t h e P assi o at e P ilg i m i 1 5 99 a n d i t i s
r e
“
n r n ,

q u ote d i t h e M y W iv e s of W i ds
n
“
e rr iii 1 I t w as n or , . .

p i t d at l gth w ith M a l ow s n a m i
r n e en
“
E gla d s
r e
’
e n n n
’

H lic o
e 1 6 0 0 ; a n d al s o i n W alt n s
n,
”
C mp l t A gl o
’
o e e n er,
”

1 6 5 3 as, that Smooth s on g which w a s mad e by K it M a r

low n ow at l e ast fift y y e a r s a go

, M a r l ow e di e d s i ty .
”
x

y e a rs b efore — i a 1 5 93
,
.
 SIR W A L T ER R AL EI G H . 11

A b elt of straw and ivy -buds ,

Wi th coral Clasps and amber studs

-

And i f these pleas ures may thee m ove ,

C om e love wi t h me and be my lbv e ,

.

The hepherd -S wains shall dance and S ing

S

For thy delight each May -morning ;

I f these delights thy m ind may move ,

Then live with m e and be my love ,

.

2 . RAL E I GH ’
S R E PL Y .

(B f
e or e

F all t h e world and love were young ,

’
And truth in every shepherd s tongue ,

These pretty pleasures might m e move

To live with thee and be thy love .

B ut time drives flocks fr o m field to fold ,

When rivers r age and roc ks gro w cold

And Philomel becom eth dum b ;
The rest complains o f cares to com e .

The flowers do fade and wan ton fields ,

To wayward winter reck o n ing yields :

A honey tongue a heart of gall , ,
’
Is fancy s S pri n g but sorrow s fall
’
.
,

1
fi st v s
Th e r e r e wa s pi td
r n e P assi at P ilg i
in th e on e r m

h l
i n 1 5 99, a n d t h e w o e i n E gla d s H lic
n n e on , h
” ’
1 6 0 0 , w e re
the sig atu
n re is I gn oto ls. alt s C p l t
A o in W on om e e
’

gl
A n e r, 1 6 5 3 ,
”
as ad by
m e Si r W
alt R al i h
er e
g i n h is

ou n e r da y s
”
y g .
12 THE P OEM S or

Thy gowns thy shoes thy b eds o f roses

, , ,

Thy cap thy kirtle a n d thy p osies

, , ,

S oon break soon wither soon forgotten

, , ,

I n folly ripe in reason rotten

, .

Thy belt of straw and ivy buds ,

Thy coral Clas p s and amber studs ,

All those i n m e no means can mov e

To com e to thee and b e thy love .

B ut could youth last and love still breed ; ,

H ad j oys no date nor age n o need ,

Then those delights my m ind might move

To live with thee and be thy love .

L I KE H ERMI I P OOR
'
‘ 1
.

( B e fore

I KE hermit poo r i n
p ensive p lace obscure
I m ean to spend my days of endless
doubt ,

To wail such woes as time cannot r ecure ,

Where nought but love S hall ever find m e out .

And a t my ga t es d e s p air S hall li n ge r still ,

To le t i n death when love and fortun e will .

A sc i b e d
to R al
r igh i n T o -da y aeM a t o -mo ow “
n, rr

4 ; K i g s P a mp hl e ts B M v l 1 3 9
1 6 4 3-
”
I t is
’
no e
n ,
n ,
. . o . .

y mous i t h e P h oe n i Ne st 1 5 93 p 6 9 ; i n Ti x al l
a n on n x ,
”
,
.

P t y p 1 1 5 ; i n M S R a wl 8 5 fol 2 1 r s ; i n Ha rl
oe r ,
”
. . .
,
.
, ve o

MS . 6 91 0 , fol 1 3 9, . v e r s o, &c .
 SIR W A L T ER RA L EI G H . 13

A gown of grief my body S hall attire ,

And b rok en ho p e shall be my strength and stay ;

And late re p entance li n ked with long desire , ,
’
S hall be t h e couch whe r eon my lim b s I ll lay .

An d at my gates des p air S hall li n ger still ,

To let in deat h when love and fortune will .

My food be of care and sorrow made ;

My drink nought else but tears fallen from min e
eyes
And for my light in suc h obscured S hade , ,

The flames may serve which from my heart arise .

And at my gates despair s h all linger still ,

To let in death w h e n lov e and fortune will .

F AR E W E L L TO THE C OU R T .
1

( Be f or e

trut hless dreams so are my j oys

I KE ,

expired ,

And past return are all my dandled

days ,

My love misled and fancy quite retired ,

Of all which p ast the sorrow only stays , .

S ig ed
n W . R a b ov e t itl e i n L e P r i n c e
.
, w it h th e ,
“

d A mou r 1660 p a n d on that auth or it y ac k ow

’
”
, , . 132, ,
n

l e dg e d by Old y s p cl iii n ot e a d i s e t e d i t h e O f r d
,
. x x .
,
n n r n x o

e diti on of R al igh s e
“
W o k s viii 7 30 : c or e ctl y f it i s
’
r ,
”
. r ,
or

q u ot e d as his ow b y R al e igh hi ms el f i n t h e H at fi e l d M S ;
n .

see No XX l i e 1 4 4
. . n T h e e is a n a n o y mous c opy i n t h e
. r n

P h aan i Ne st 1 5 93 p 7 0
”
x , , . .
14 THE POEMS OF

My lost delights n ow clean from S ight of land, ,

Have left m e all alone i n un k nown ways ,

My mind t o woe my life in fortune s hand ,

’

Of all which past th e sorrow only stays ,

.

As in a co u n try strange witho u t com p anion ,

I only wail th e wrong of death s delays

’
,

Whose sweet spring spent whose summer well nig h ,

done
Of all w h ich past t h e sorrow only stays ; ,

W h om care fore warns ere age and winter cold , ,

To h as te m e h ence to fin d my fortune s fold ’

.

T HE A D VI C E .
1

AN Y desire but fe w or none deserve ,

To wi n the fort of thy mos t cons t ant

W i ll ;
There fore tak e heed ; let fancy n e v er
swerve
Bu t unto him that will defend t hee still
For this be su r e the fort of fam e once won , ,

Fa r ewell t h e rest thy hap p y days are done ! ,

Many desi r e but few or non e deserve

,

To p luck the flo wers a n d let the leaves to fall ; ,

S ig e d W n . R .
, li k e
last p i c e i L e P i c e d A mo r
th e e , n
“
r n
’
u ,

1 6 6 0 p 1 33 ;
, . f acc p t e d by O ld y s n d t h e C
an d th e re o re e a x

f d dit o s viii 7 3 1 T h e i s a n a o y m us C op y i n
or e r , . . re n n o
“
MS R a wl P oe t 8 5 f l 1 1 6 as w r itt e n t o M A Vo .
r
.
”
, .
. . .
,
 S IR WA L T E R R A L E I G H .

Th erefore heed le t fancy n ever swerve

t ak e
B u t un to h i m t hat will t ak e leav es and all
For this be sure the flower once pluck ed away , ,

Farewell the rest thy hap p y days decay l ,

Many desire but fe w or none deserve ,

To cut the corn not subj ect to the S ickle ,

Therefore take heed let fancy never S werv e ,

B ut constant s tand for mowc minds are fickle ; ,

’

F or th is be sure t h e crop being once ob tained, ,

Farewell th e rest, th e soil will be disdained .

IN THE G RAC E o r W IT, O F TON G UE,

AN D P A C E .
l

( B e f o re

ER face her tongue her wi t s o fa ir so

, , , ,

sweet so S harp , ,

First bent then d r ew n o w h i t mi n e, , ,

eye mine ear my heart , ,

Mine e ye ,
mine ca r my heart to li k e to learn to l o ve
, , , , ,

I
A S h t c py tha
or e r a b v e occu s a n o y m usl y i
o n th e o r n o n

th e
“
P h oe n i x N st 1 5 93 p 7 1 a d is r e p e at d i
e ,
L ,
.
, n e n e

P i n c e d A mou r 1 6 6 0 p 1 3 1 as T h e L ov e s M e
r
’

,
” “
, .
, r
’
az ,
”

w ith t h e sig atu e W R as i t h last t w o cas e s

n r . .H c,
n e . en e

i t w s acc e p t e d by O ld y s a d t h e O fo d e dit o s viii 7 3 0

a n x r r , . .

T h e a b ov e c opy is ta k f om D aviso s P oe tical R ha p s od y ’ ”

en r n ,

w h e re it i s a n y mous ; t h e titl e f om e diti o s 1 6 1 1 d

on r n an

1 6 2 1 I n ed iti
. s 1 6 0 2 a n d 1 6 0 8 i t is call e d A e p or ti g
on ,
r n

S on e t n .
”
16 TH E P OE MS or

Her face her tongue her wit doth lead dot h teach
, , , ,

doth move
Her face her tongue h er wi t with beams with
, , , ,

sound with art , ,

D ot h blind doth charm do th rule mine eye mine

, , , ,

car my he a rt , .

Min e eye mine ear my h eart wit h life with h ope

, , , , ,

with skill ,

Her face her tongue h er wit doth feed dot h feast

, , , , ,

doth fill
O face 0 tongue 0 wit wit h fro wns wit h c h ecks
, , , , ,

wit h smart,
Wring n ot vex not wound n ot, m in e eye, mine ear
, , ,

my heart
T hi s e ye th is car th i s h eart Sh all j oy Sh all bind
, , , , ,

Sh all swear

Your face your tongue , your wit to s erve, to love

, , ,

to fear .

FA I N W O U L D I, BU T I D A R E NO T .
1

A IN would I but I dare not ; I dare , ,

and yet I m ay not ;

I may although I care not for ple asure
, ,

when I play n ot .

MS R a wl 8 5 fol 4 1 v
. w ith t h e sig n atu e
,
. W R , er s o , r . .

i a pp a e tl y a l at e r h a n d : t h e n c e i n s e t d i t h e O fo d
.

n r n r e n x r

e diti
on of R al e igh s
“
W rk s v ol viii p 7 3 2 w ith t h
’
o , . . .
,
e

titl e A L ov e s Ve r s e s T h e e is a a on y m us c opy f
’ ”
r . r n n o o

t h e fi st th e e sta z as i n Ha l M S 6 91 0 fol 1 5 4
r r n r . .
, . .
18 THE P OEM S OP

SIR W AL T ER R A L E I G H TO H I S S ON .
1

HREE things there be that prosper all

s p a ce ,

A nd flourish wh ile they are asunder

far ;
a day they m eet all in a place
, ,

when they m eet they one another mar

,
.

A nd they be these the Wood the Weed the Wag , ,

The Wood is that that mak es the gallows tree ;

T h e Weed is that that strings th e han gman s bag ’

The Wag my pretty knave betokens thee

, , .

Now mark dear

,
boy — while these assemble not ,

Green sp r ings th e tree hemp grows the wag

, ,

is W ild
B ut when they m eet ,
i t makes the timber r ot ,

I t frets the halter ,

and it chokes the child .

GOD B L E SS TH E CH I L D !
MS Mal on e
. 1 9, p . 1 30 .
 SIR W A L T ER RAL EI G H . 19

ON TH E C AR D S A ND D I CE .
l

EFOREthe sixth day of the next new

year ,

S trange wonders in this kingdom S hall

a p pear :
Four kings shall be assembled in this isle ,

Where t hey S hall k ee p great tumult for awhile .

Many men then shall have an end of crosses ,

And many li k ewise S hall sustai n g r eat losses

Many that now full j oyful are and glad ,

S hall at that time be sorrowful an d sad

’
Full many a Christian s heart S hall q uake for fear ,

The dread ful sound of tru mp when he S hall hear .

Dead bones shall then b e tumbled up and down ,

I n e v ery city and in every town .

By day or night this tumult S hall no t cease ,

Until an herald S hall p roclaim a p eace

An herald strong the li k e was never b o rn
, ,

Whose very h e ar d is flesh and mouth is ho r n .

S V AL R " V
. .

M S M al on e
. 1 9, p . 45 . ls o asc r i b e d t o R al igh
A e in th e
C atal ogu e of Ox f d M SS
or . a mon g th os e of C C C
. . .
20 TH E P OE M S OF

T HE S IL E NT L O VER .
1

A SS I ON S a r e likened best to floods and

strea ms :
The shallow murmur but the deep ,

are dumb
So when a ffectio n s yield disco u rse i t seems
, ,

The bottom i s but shallow whence they come .

They that are ri ch in words i n words discover ,

That they are poor in that which makes a lover .

Wrong no t sweet empress of my heart

, ,

The merit of true passion ,

With thin k ing that he feels no smart ,

That sues for no compassion ;

S inc e i f my plaints serve not to approve
,

The con quest of thy beauty ,

It comes not from de fect of love ,

B ut from excess of duty .

S ign e d as b e l ow i n a M S forme l y b e l on gi n g t o t h e . r

lat e M r P ic k i g T h e t e t of th e O fo d e d i t i o v iii 7 1 6
. er n . x x r n, .
,

i c o re ct e d f m a R a w l M S w h e re t h e p i e c e is a b su dl y
s r ro . . r

h e ad e d Si r W alt e R al igh t o Qu e e n E li a b e th A ls
r e z .
”
o

assig e d t R al e igh i t h e L a sd ow e M S f s ome of W

n o n n n . o .

B ow e s P oe ms ( B y dg s P e fac e t o B w e s P e ms L P
r n
’
r e , r ro n
’
o , .

1 8 15 p I oth e old c o p i s e titl e d T o h is M ist e ss by

.

, . n r e n r ,

S i r W alt e r R al e igh se e W it s I t e p e t e r 1 6 7 1 p 1 4 6 ; ’
n r r ,
”
, .

a n oth e r c opy on p 1 7 3 is a on y mous T h e t itl e giv e ab v e

. n . n o

is f om O ld y s p IV an d t h e e diti on s of R al e ig h s W o k s
r , . .
’
r .

T h e p i e c e has b e e n clai me d on i n fe i or e vid e n c e for L o d r r

P e mb r oke Si r R A y t ou n an d L or d W ald e n
, .
,
.
 S IR W A L T ER RAL EIG H . 21

For knowing t hat I sue to serve

,

A saint of such p erfection ,

AS all desire but non e deserve

, ,

A place in her a ffectio n ,

Irather choose to want relie f

Than vent ure the revealing ;
Where glory reco mmends the grief ,

Despair distrusts the healing .

Thus those desires t hat aim too high

For any mortal lover ,

When reason cannot mak e them die ,

Discretion d oth them cover .

Yet when discretion dot h bereave

,

The p laints that they S hould u tter ,

Then thy discretion may p erceive

That S ilence is a suitor .

S ilence in love bewrays mor e woe

Than words t h ough ne er so witty
,
’

A beggar that is dumb you kno w

, ,

May challenge double pity .

Then wrong not dearest to my heart

, ,

My true t hough secret passion

, ,

He s mar te t h most that hides his s mart

A n d sues for n o co mpassion .

S W R r
. .
22 T HE P OE M S OF

A POE S Y TO P R OVE A F F E C T IO N

I S N O T L OVE .
1

B e for e
(

ONCEIT, begotten by th e eyes ,

I s quic kly b orn and quic kly dies ;
For while i t seek s our hearts to have ,

M eanwhile there reason makes his ,

grave ;
For m any things the eyes approve ,

Which yet the heart doth seldom love .

For as the seeds in spring tim e sown

Die i n the ground ere they be gro wn ,

S uch is conceit whose rooting fails

, ,

A S child that in the cradle quails ;

’
O r else within the mother s w om b
H ath his beginning and his tomb r
A fl e ct i on
’
’
follows Fortun e s wheels ,
And soon is S hak en from her heels ;
For foll owi n g beauty or estate
, ,

H er li k ing still is turned to hate ;

Fo r all a ffecti ons have their change ,

A n d fancy only loves to range .

Desire hi msel f runs out of b r eath ,

And getting doth but gain his death

, ,

D avis on s
’
P tical R h a p s d y
oe o ,
1 6 02 -
16 21 .
 SIR W A L T ER RAL EI GH . 23

D esire n or reas on hath nor r e st ,

A nd blind doth seldom choose the best

, ,

Desire attained is not desire ,

B ut as the cinders o f the fire .

AS hi p s in p orts desired are drowned ,

S

AS fruit; once ripe t h en falls to ground , ,

As flies that seek for flames are brough t

To cinders by the flames t h ey so u ght ;
S o fond desire when i t attains ,

The life expires the woe remains ,

.

And yet som e poets fain would prove

A ffection to be perfect love ;
And that desire is of that kind ,

No less a passion of the mind ;

As i f wild beasts and men did seek
To like to love to c h oose alike
, , .

W R . .

T II E L IE .
1

( Ce r t ai n ly b e for e 1608 ; p ssi bl y b f

o e ore

’
0, So ul the body s guest
, ,

Upon
‘
a than kless arran t
Fear not to touch the best ;
The truth S hall be thy warrant
S ign e d W a z R al e igh
“
i n M S C h e t h a m, 8 0 1 2 ,
. p . 1 03,
a d h e ad e d S ir W alt e r W his M a Mr
”
n r a wl l i n S of
y y e . .

C lli s ; s e e his B i b l
o er
’
. v ol . ii p 224 A o
. . . ls a c i b
s r ed
 24 THE POEM S OF

Go since I needs must die

, ,

And give the world the lie .

S ay to the court i t glows ,

And shines li k e rotten wood ;

S ay to the church it S hows ,

What s good an d dot h n o good

’
,

I f church and court reply ,

T h en give them both the lie .

Tell potentates they li v e ,

’
Acting by others action
Not loved unl e ss they give ,

N ot strong but by a faction

I f potentates reply ,

Give po tentates t h e lie .

Tell m en of h igh condition

That mana e the estate g
,

Their p urpose is ambition

T heir practice only hate
And if they once re ply ,

Then give them all the lie .

to R al e igh by n ame i n a c on t emp or ary a n s w e r i n th e C h e th am

M S p 1 0 7 a d by i mp licati on i s ome oth e a l y e p li e s ;
. .
, n n er r r

s e e a p p e n di x t o t h e I n t roducti o A No IV I t w as i n, . . . n

s t t e d by B i rch i n 1 7 5 1 a mo g R al e igh s M i no W k s
e n
’
r or ,
”

v ol ii p 3 96 as
. . T h e F a re w e ll
.
, M a y o t h r ld c op i e s a e . n e o r

a on ymous ; g i n D avi s on s P o e tical R ha p sod y 1 6 0 8

n e
’
,
”

1621 (p
. .

i n M S T a n 3 0 6 fol 1 8 8 ; i n Ha l M S
. . n .
, , . r . .

6 91 0 fol 1 4 1
, a n d i n Ha l M S 2 2 96 fol 1 3 5
.
, v er so , S om r . .
,
. . e

of th e se t e x ts c o tai n b oth additi on s a n d mutilati

n s ; an d on

s p u r i ous c op i e s a re fou n d a mon g t h e p oe ms of Sy lve st e r ,

p 6 5 2 e di ti on s 1 6 3 3 an d 1 6 4 1 an d of L or d P e mb rok e
.
, . ,

p. 1 0 4 e diti on 1 6 6 0
, .
 TH E P OE M S OF

Tell fortune of her blindness ;

Tell nature of decay ;
Tell friendshi p of un kindness
Tell j ustice of delay :
And i f they wi ll re ply ,

Then give them all the lie .

Tell arts they have no soundn e ss ,

B ut vary by esteeming ;
Tell schools they want profo u ndness ,

And stand too much on seeming

I f arts an d schools re p ly ,

Give arts and schools the lie .

Tell faith i t s fled the city ;

’

Tell how the country erreth

T ell manhood Shakes off pity
Tell virtue least p r e fe rr e th
And if they do re ply ,

Spare not to give the lie .

S o when thou h ast as I

,

C ommanded thee don e blabbing

, ,

Although to give the lie

D eserves no less than stab b ing ,

S tab at thee he that will ,

No stab t h e soul can kill .

 SIR W A L T ER R A L E IG H . 27

XV I I .

S IR W A L T ER R AL E I G H S ’
P I L GRI MA GE .
l

( C ir c . 1 603

IVE m e my sc allo p -S hell of quiet ,

My sta ff of fai t h to wal k u p o n ,

My scrip of j oy immortal diet , ,

My bottle of salvation ,
’
My gown o f glory hope s true gage ; ,

And thus I ll take my pilgrimage

’
.

’
Blood must be my body s balmer
No other balm will th ere be given
Whilst my soul like quiet palmer , ,

Travelleth towards the land of heaven

Over the S il ver m oun tains ,

W here Sp ring the nectar fountains

There will I kiss
The bo wl of bliss
A n d drink mine everlasting fill
Up on every milk en hill .

My soul will be a -dry be fore

B ut a fter it will thirst n o more
,
.

I n M S A sh m 3 8 , N o 7 0 ,
. . it is e n titl e d V e s e s mad e
. r

by Sr W
alt R al igh
. er e ight b e fore h e was b e h e ad e d
th e n
a d at e p ob a b l y tak e n by i n f e n c from th e cl osi n g l i e s
r er e n .

I a M S b e l o gi g t o t h e lat e M r P ic k e i n g t h e titl e is
n . n n . r ,

th esa me as is h e giv e n from t h e old e diti o s of R al igh s

er n e
’

R e mai s T h e re a e ma n y oth e e a r l y c op i e s ; i n t h e
”
n . r r

b e st of wh ich t h e t wo c on cludi n g li n e s are omitt e d .

28 TH E P OE M S OF

Then by that hap py blissful day ,

More peaceful p ilgrims I shall see ,

That have cast off th e ir rags of clay ,

And walk a pp arelled fresh like me .

I ll tak e the m fi r st
’

To quenc h their thirst

And taste o f nectar suckets ,

At those clear wells

Where sweetness dwells ,

Drawn up by saints i n crystal buckets .

A nd when our bottles and all we

Are filled wi t h immortality ,

Then the blessed paths we ll travel ’

,

S trowed with rubies thick as gravel ;

C eilings of diamonds sapphire floors
, ,

Hig h walls of coral and pear ly bowers .

’
From thence to heaven s bribeless hall ,

Where no corrupted v oices brawl ;

No conscience m olten into gold ,

No forged accuser bo u ght or sold ,

-
No cause deferred no vain S pent j ou rn ey
, ,

F or there C hrist i s the king s At t orney ’

,

Who p leads for all without degrees ,

An d He hath angels but no fees

,
.

And when the grand twel v e -million j ury

Of our S ins with dire ful fu ry
, ,

Against our souls black verdicts give ,

C hrist pleads H is death and then we live

, .

B e Thou my speaker taintless pleader

, ,

Unblotted lawyer true p roceeder !

,

Thou gi v est salvation even for alms

Not with a bribed lawyer s palms ’
.
 SIR W A L T ER RA L E I G H . 29

And this is mine eternal plea

To H i m that made heaven earth and sea , , ,

That since my fl esh must di e so soon

, ,

And wan t a head t o dine next noon ,

J ust at the str ok e when my veins start and spread

, ,

S et on my soul an eve r lasti n g head !

Then am I ready like a p almer fit , ,

To tread those blest p aths which before I writ .

Ofdeath and j udgment heaven and hell , ,

Who oft dot h think must n eeds die well ,

.

XV III .
l

HAT is our life ? The play of passion .

Ou r mirth The mus ic o f division

’
O ur mothers wombs the tiring -hous es
be ,
’
Where we are dressed for li fe s Short comedy .

The earth the stage ; Heaven the spectator is ,

’
Who sits and vi ews wh os oe e r doth act amiss .

The g r aves which hide us from the scorchi n g sun

Are like drawn curtains when the play is done .

Thus playing p ost we to our latest res t ,

And t hen we die in earnest not in j est ,

.

S W R r
. .

F m
ro a MS . f
or y b l gi g t t h lat M P ick
me r l e on n o e e r. er

ing . I t w as p i t d a y m sl y i a music -b k f 1 6 12
r n e n on ou n oo o

se e C e n su ra l i i p 1 0 3 2 d diti
vo . .
; .d is f u d ,
n e on an o n

also i n MS . A hm 36 p 3 5
s .
,
d MS A h m 3 8 f l 1 5 4
.
, an . s .
, o . .
30 THE P OE M S OF

TO THE T R AN SL AT OR O F L U C AN .
1

A D Lucan hid the trut h to ple ase the tim e ,

He had been too unworthy of thy p en ,

Who never sought nor ever cared to climb

B y flat t ery or seeking worthless men
, .

For this thou hast been bruised b u t yet those scars

Do beauti fy n o less than those wounds do ,

R eceived in j ust and in religious wars ;

Though thou hast bled by both and bearest ,

them too .

C ha n ge not ! To change thy fortune tis too late ’

Who with a manly faith resolves to die ,

May promise to h imself a lasting state ,

Though not so great yet free from infamy , .

S uch was thy L ucan whom so to translate

, ,
’
Nature thy muse like L u can s did create

P r e fix ed t o S ir A . G org e s t ra n slati on
’
of L u ca n
’
s

P ha salia
r ,
”
1 6 14
.
 SIR W A L T ER RAL EI G H . 31

C O NT INU AT I O N O F TH E L O S T
P OE M C Y N T H I A ; ,

N ow F IR ST P U B L I S H E D FR O M T H E H A T FIE L D M S S
1
.

( 1 6 0 4

I.

F Cynthia be a Q ueen a princess and , ,

suprem e ,

Keep these among the rest or say i t was ,

a dream
F or th ose that like expound and those that loathe
, , ,

express
Meanings according as their minds are m oved more
or less .

F or wri t ing what thou art or showing what th ou ,

I v ere,

Adds to the on e disd a in to the other but despair ,

.

Thy mind of neither needs in both seeing it ,

exceeds .

II .

My body in the walls captived

Feels not the wounds o f spiteful envy ;
B ut my thralled mind of liberty deprived , ,

Fast fette red in her ancient m emory ,

D oth nought behold but sorrow s dying fac e ’

S uch prison erst was so delightful ,

As i t desired n o other dwelling place

’
B ut time s e ffects and destinies despite ful
Hat fi e ld M SS .
, v ol . c x liv .
,
fol . 2 38, sqq. I n Si r
Wal te r s own h a n d
’
.
”
32 THE POEM S or

H a v e changed b o th my
k ee p er and my fare .

’ ’
L o v e s fire a n d b eauty s light I then had sto r e
Bu t n ow close k e p t as ca p tives w on ted a r e
, , ,

That food that heat that light I find no more

, , , .

D es p air bolts u p my doo r s ; and I alone

Speak to dead walls ; but those hear not my moan .

THE 2 I S T AN D L AST B OOK OF T HE

O C E AN TO C Y NT H I A .

UFFI C ETH itto you my j oys interre d

, ,

I n si mp le
wo r ds that I my woes
com p lain ;
Yo u that then died when fi r st my fancy
erred ,

J oys under dust that nev er live again

If
to the living were my muse addressed ,

Or did my mind her own spiri t still inhold ,

Were not my living p as sion so repressed

As to the dead the dead did these unfold ,

S ome sweeter words some m ore becoming vers e

,

S hould witness my misha p i n higher k ind ;

B ut my love s wounds my fancy in the hearse
’

, ,

The idea but resti n g o f a wasted m i n d ,

The blossoms fallen the sap gone from the tre e

, ,

The bro k en monumen ts o f my great desires ,

From t hese so lost what may the a ffections be

What hea t in cinders of extinguished fires
34 THE P OE M S or

Ou t of th at mass of miracles my muse ,

Gathered those flowers to her pure sense s ,

pleasing ;
Ou t of her eyes the store of j oys did choose
, ,

E qual delights my sorrow s counterpoising

,
’
.

Her regal looks my vigorous sighs suppressed ;

S mall drops of j oys sweetened great worlds of
woes ;
On e gladsom e day a thousand cares redressed
W h om love defends w h at fortune overthrows
,

When she did well what did there else amiss

,

When she did ill what empires would have

,

p leas ed
No other power e ffecting woe or bliss ,

She gave Sh e took she wounded Sh e appeased

, , ,
.

\
The h onour of her love IOVe still devising ,

Wounding my mind with contrary conceit ,

Transferred itself som eti me to her a s p iring ,

’
S ometime the trumpet of her thought s retreat .

To seek new worlds for gold for p raise for glory , , ,

To try desire to t r y l ove severed far

, ,

When I was gone she sent her memory

, ,

More strong than were ten thousand S hi p s of war ;

’
To call m e back to leave great honour s thought
, ,

To leave my fr iends my fortun e my attem p t ;

, ,

To leave the p ur p ose I so lo n g had sought ,

And hold b oth cares and co mfo r ts in contemp t .

S uch heat in ice such fire in fr ost remained

, ,

S uch tr ust in doubt such com fo r t in despair

, ,

Which like the gentle la mb though lately weaned

, , ,

P lays with the dug though finds no com fort there

,
.
 SI R WA L TE R RA L E I G H . 35

B ut as a body violently slain

, ,

R e t aineth warmth although t h e Spirit be gone ,

And by a p ower in nature moves again

Till it be laid below the fatal stone
Or as the earth even in cold winter days
, ,

L e ft for a time by h er life -giving sun ,

D oth by the power remainin g of his rays

Produce some green thoug h not as i t hath done ;
,

Or as a wheel forced by the falling stream

, ,

Although the course be turned some other ws v ,

D oth for a tim e go round upon th e beam ,

Till wanting strengt h to move it stands at stay

, ,

S o my forsaken h eart my with ered mind , ,

Widow of all the j oys i t once possess ed ,

My hopes clean out of S ight wit h forced wind ,

To kingdoms strange to lands far -off addre ssed , ,

Alone forsaken friendless on the Shore

, , ,
’
With many wounds with death s cold pangs ,

embraced ,

Writes in the dust as one that could n o more

, ,

Whom love and time and fortune had defaced

, , ,

Of things so great so long so manifold, , ,

With means so weak t h e soul even then de p ic t i n g

,

The we al the woe t h e passages of old

, , ,

And worlds o f thoughts described by on e last

sighing .

AS if when aft er P h oebus is descended

, ,
’
And leaves a light much like the past day s
dawning ,

And eve r y t oil and lab our wholly ended

, ,

E ach living creature draweth to his resting ,

36 TH E P O E MS O F

W e should b egi n by such a p arting lig h t

To write the story of all ages past ,

And end the same b e fore the a pp roaching n ight .

S uch is again the labour of my m ind ,

Whose shroud by sorrow woven now to e n d

, ,

Hath seen that ever shining sun declined ,

S o m any yea r s that so co uld not descend ,

B ut that the eyes of my mind held her beams

I n every part transferred by love s swi ft tho u ght ;
’

F ar off or near in wak ing or in dreams

, ,

I m agination strong their lustre brought .

S uch force h er angelic appearance had

To m aster distan ce time or cruelty ;
, ,

S uch art to grieve and after to make glad

,

S uch fear in love such love in maj esty

, .

My weary lines her memory embalmed

My dark est ways her eyes mak e clear as day .

What storms so great but Cynthia s beams appeased

’

What r age so fierce that love could not allay

,

Twelve years en t ire I wasted i n this war ;

Twelve years of my most ha p py younger days
B ut I in them and they now wasted are
,

Of all which past the sorro w o n ly stays

,
.

So wrote I once and my misha p foretold

, ,

My mind still feeling sorrow ful success

E ven as b efore a stor m the m a r b le cold
Doth by moist tears tempestuous ti mes express ,

S o felt my heavy m in d my harms at hand ,

Which my vain thought in vain sought to recure

A t m iddle day my sun seemed under land ,

When any little cloud did it obsc ure .

 S IR W A L T ER RA L E I G H . 37

as the icicles in a winter s day

An d
’
,

Whenas the s u n shi n es with unw onted warm ,

ar
e a

S o did my j oys melt into secret tears

S o did my heart dissolve in wasting drops
And a s the season of the year outwea r s ,

And heaps of sno w from off th e m ountain tops

With sudden streams t h e valleys ove r flow ,

S o did the tim e draw on my more des p air

Then floods of sorrow and whole seas of woe
The ban k s of all my hope did ov e rh e ar ,

And dro wn ed my mind in depths of misery

S ometime I died sometime I was distr a ct ,

My soul the sta ge o f fancy s tragedy ; ’

Then furious madness where true reason lacked

, ,

Wrote what i t would and scourged m ine own

,

conceit .

Oh heavy heart ! who can thee witness bear

,

What tongue what pen could thy tormenting treat

, , ,

B ut thine own mou rning thoughts which present

were
What stra n ger m ind believe t h e m eanest part ?
What altered sense conceive the weakest woe ,

That tare that rent t hat p ierced thy sad heart ?

, ,

And as a man distract with t r i p le might

,

B ound in strong chains doth strive and rage in

vai n ,

Till ti r ed a n d breathless he is forced to rest

, , ,

Finds by contention b ut increase o f p ai n ,

An d fiery heat inflamed in swollen breast ;

38 TH E P OEM S OF

S o did my mi n d in change of passion

From woe to wrath fr om wrath return to woe
, ,

S truggling in vain from love s subj ection ’

Therefore all life less and all hel pless bound

, ,

My fainting spirits sunk and heart a p palled

, ,

My j oys and hopes lay b leeding on the gr ound ,

That not long since the highest heaven scaled .

I hated life and cursed destiny ;

The thoughts o f p assed times like flam es of hell, ,

K indled afresh within my memory

The many dear achievements that befell

In those prime years and infancy of love ,

Which to describe were but to die i n writing ;

A h those I sought but vai n ly to remove
, , , ,

And vainly shall by which I perish living

, .

A nd though strong reason hold before mi n e eyes

The images and forms of worlds past ,

Teaching the cause why all those flam es that rise

From forms external can n o longer last ,

Than that those seeming beauties hold in p rim e

’
Love s ground his essence a n d his em p ery
, , ,

All slaves to age a n d va s sals u nto time

, ,

Of which r e p entance w r i t es the tragedy

Bu t t his my
’
heart s desire c ould n ot conceive ,

Whose l ove ou t fl e w the fastest flyi n g tim e ,

A b eauty that can easily decei v e

The arrest o f years and cree p ing age out climb
, .
 SIR W A L T ER RAL EI G H . 39

A s p ri n g of beau t ies which ti me r i pe t h not

Ti me that but wo r k s on fr ail mortality ;
’
A sweetness which woe s wr on gs ou t wi p e t h not ,

Whom love hath chose for his divi n ity ;

A vestal fire that burns but never waste t h ,

That loseth nough t b y giving light to all ,

That endless shines each where and endless las t e t h

, ,

B lossoms of p ride that can nor fade nor fall ;

These were those marvellous pe r fections ,

The p arents of my so r r ow and my e n w ,

Mo s t dea t h ful and most violen t i n fections ;

These be the tyrants that in fet t e r s tie
Their wounded v assals yet n or k ill nor cure
, ,

B ut glory i n their lasting misery

That as her beauties would our woes should dure
, ,

These be t h e e ffects of powerful empery .

Yet have these wounders want w h ich want com,

passion ;
Y et hath her mind som e marks o f human race ;
Yet wi ll she be a woman fo r a fashion ,

S o do t h she p lease her virtues to deface .

And li k e as that i mmortal p ower doth seat

An ele me n t of wate r s to allay
,

The fie r y sunbeams that on earth do beat ,

And tem p er by c old n ight the heat of day ,

S o hat h p e r fectio n which begat her mind

, ,

Add e d there t o a chan ge o f fantasy ,

A n d le ft h e r the a ffecti on s o f her k i n d ,

Y et free fr om e v ery evil but cruelty .

40 TH E P OE M S or

B ut leav e h er praise ; speak t h ou of nought b u t

woe
Write on the tale that sorro w bids thee tell ;
S trive to fo r get and care no mo r e to kno w
,

Thy cares are known by kn owing those too well

, .

D esc r ibe her now as she ap p ears to thee

Not as she did ap pear i n days fordone
In lov e those things that were no more may be
, ,

For fancy seldom ends wh ere it begun .

And as a stream by strong hand bounded i n

’
From nature s course where i t d id sometime run ,

By so me small r ent or loose p art doth begin

To fin d escape till i t a way hath won ;
,

Doth then all unawares in sunder tear

The forced b ou n ds and , ,
raging run at large
,

I n the ancient channels as they wonted were ;

S uch is o f women s love
’
the careful charge ,

Held and maintained with multitude of woes ;

Of long erections such the sudden fall
On e hour diverts one instant overthrows
, ,

For which our lives for which our fortune s t h rall

,
’

S o many years those j oys have dear ly bought ;

Of which when ou r fond ho p es do most assure ,

All is dissolved ; our labours com e to n ought

Nor a n y ma r k there of there doth e n du r e
No more than whe n s mall d r o p s of rain do fall
Up on t h e parched ground by heat u p d r ied ;
No c ooli n g moisture is p erceived at all ,

Nor any show or sign of wet doth bide .

42 TH E P OEM S OF

Th ose streams seem standing puddles which befor e ,

We saw our b eauties i n so were they clear ; ,

’

Belp h oe b e s course is now obser v ed no more ;

That fair resemblance weareth out of date

O u r ocean seas a r e but tem p es t uous waves ,

And all things b ase that blessed were of late

,

And as a field wherein th e stubble stan ds

,

Of harvest past the ploughman s e ye o ffends ;

’
,

He tills again or tears them up with hands

, ,

And throws to fire as foiled and frui t less ends ,

And takes delight ano ther seed to sow ;

So doth the mind roo t up all wonted thought ,

And scorns the care of our remaining w o es ;

The sorrows which themselves for us have
,

wrought ,

Are burn t to cinders by new kindled fires ;

The ashes are dispersed into the air ;
The sighs the groans of all our past desires
,

Are clean outworn as things that never were

,
.

’
W i th youth is dead the ho p e o f love s return ,

Who looks not b a ck to hear our after -cries

Where he is not he laughs at those that mourn
,

Whence he is gone he scorns the mind that dies

,
.

When he is absent he believes no words ;

,

W hen reason s p eak s he careless stop s his ears ;

, , ,

Whom he hath le ft he n ever g race a fl or d s

, ,

But bathes his wi n gs in our lamenti n g t ea r s .

Unlasting p assio n so on out worn c on cei t

, ,

Whereon I buil t and on s o d u r e le ss trus t !

,
 S IR W A L T ER R AL E I G H . 43

My m ind h ad wounds I dare not say deceit , ,

Were I resolved her promise was not j ust .

Sorrow was my revenge and woe my hate ;

I powerless was to alter my desire
My love is not o f tim e or bound to date
’
My heart s internal heat and living fire
Would not or co uld b e quenched with sudden
, ,

showers ;
My bound res p ect was not confi n ed to days ;
My vowed fai t h n ot set to ended hours ;
I l ove the bearing and n ot bearing sprays

Which now to others do their sweetness send ;

The i n carnate s n ow -driven white and purest
, ,

azure ,

Who from high heaven doth on their fields descend ,

Filling their barns with grain and towers with ,

treasure .

E rring or never erring such is lo v e ,

As W hile it las t e th scorns the account of t h ose

, ,

S ee ki n g but sel f-contentment to improve ,

And hides if any be his inward woes

, , ,

An d will not k n ow while he k nows his own passion

, ,

The oft en and u nj ust perseveran ce

I n deeds o f love and state and e v e r y action ,
’
From that firs t d ay and year o f thei r j oy s entrance .

But I,
u n blessed and ill -bor n creature ,

T hat did e mb r ace the dust h e r b ody bear i n g ,

That loved her b oth b y fancy an d by natu r e

, ,

That drew even wi t h the milk in my first suckin g

, ,
44 TH E P OEM S OF

’
A ffection from the parent s breast that bare me ,

H ave found her as a stranger so severe ,

I m p roving my mishap in each degree
B ut love was gone : so would I my li fe were !

A queen she was to me —no m ore Belph oeb e ;

,

—
A lion then no more a mil k -white dove ;
,

A p risoner in her breast I could not be

S he did untie the gentle chains of love .

>k a:

Love was no more t h e love of hiding

All trespass and mischance for her own glory

I t had been such ; i t was still for the elect
’
B ut I must b e th e example in love s story ;
This was of all forepast the sad e ffect .

But thou my weary so ul and heavy thought

, ,

Made by her love a burthen to my being ,

D ost know my e r ror n ever was forethought ,

Or ever could proceed from sense of loving .

O f other cause if then i t had proceeding ,

I leave the excuse sith j udgment hath been

,

given ;
The limbs divided sundered and ab le e d in g
, , ,

Cannot complain the sentence was un even .

’ ’
This did that nature s wonder virtue s choice
The only paragon o f ti m
, ,

e s begetting ’
,

Divine in words angelical in voice

, ,
’
That spri n g of j oys that flower of love s own
,

setting ,
 SIR W A L T ER RA L EI G H . 45

The idea remaining of those g olden ages ,

That beauty braving heavens and earth em

,

balming ,

Which a fter w orthless worlds but play on sta ges ,

S uch didst thou her long si n ce describe yet ,

sighi n g
That thy unable S p irit could not find aught ,

I n heaven s beauties or in earth s delight

’ ’
,

For li k eness fit to satisfy thy tho u ght

But what hath it availed thee so to write
S he cares not for thy praise w h o knows not th eirs
,

It
’
now an idle labour and a tale
s ,
’
Told out of time that dul ls the hearer s e ars ;
,

A m erchandize whereof there is no sale .

Leave them or lay them up with thy despairs !

,

S he h ath resolved and j udged thee long ago

, .

Thy lines are now a murmuring to her ears ,

L i k e to a falling stream which passing slow

, , ,

Iswont to nourish sleep and quietness ;

So shall thy p ain ful labours be p erused ,

And draw on rest which sometime had regard ;

,

B ut those her cares thy errors have excused .

Thy days fordone have had their day s rewar d ; ’

S o her hard heart so her estran ged mi nd

, ,

In which above the heavens I once re p osed ;

S o to thy error have her ears inclined ,

An d have forgotten all thy past deserving ,

Holding in mi nd but only thine o ffence

A n d o n ly now a ffecteth thy d e p ra v i n g ,

And thin k s all vain that pleadeth t h y d e fence .

46 TH E P OE M S OF

Yet greater fancy beauty never bred

A more desire the heart -blood never nouris h e d ;
H er s weetness an affection never fed ,

Which m ore in any age hath ever flourished .

T h e mind and virtue never have begotten

A firm er love since love on earth had power ;
,

A love obscured but cannot be forgotten

,
’
Too great and strong for tim e s j aws to devour
C ontaining such a faith as ages wound not ,

C are wakeful ever o f her good estate

, ,

F ear dreading loss which sighs and j oys not

, , ,

A m emory of the j oys her grace begat ;

A lasting gratefulne ss for those com forts past ,

Of which the cordial swe etness cannot die

These thoughts knit up by faith shall ever last
, ,

These time assays but never can untie , ,

Whose life once lived in her pe a rl -like breast ,

Whose joys were drawn but from her h appiness ,

’ ’
Whose heart s high pleasure and whose mind s ,

true rest ,

Proceeded from h er fortun e s blessedness ; ’

Who was intentive wakeful and dismayed

, ,

I n fears i n dreams in feverous j ealousy

, , ,

Who long in S ilence served and obeyed ,

With secret heart and hidden loyalty ,

Wh ich never change to sad adversity ,

Which never age or nature s overthrow

,
’

Which never sickness or de formity ,

Which n ever w a sting care or wearing woe ,

If subj ect unto these she could have been ,

 SIR WA L T ER R AL EI G H . 47

Which never words or wits malicious ,

’ ’
Which n ever honour s bait or world s fame , ,

Achieved by atte mp ts adve n tu r ous ,

’
Or augh t beneath the sun or heaven s fram e

C an so dissolve dissever o r destroy

, ,

The essential love o f no frail parts compounded ,

Though of the same now bu r ied be the j oy ,

The hope the comfort and the sweetness ended

, , ,

B ut that the though ts and memories of these

Work a relapse of passion and remain ,

Of my sad heart the sorrow sucking bees ;

-

Th e wron gs received the frown s persuade in vain

, .

And t houg h these medicines W ork desire to end ,

A nd are in others the true cure of li king ,

’
The sal v es that heal love s wounds and do amend ,

Consuming woe and slake our hearty sighing

, ,

’
They work not so in thy mind s long deceas e
External fan cy time alone r e cu r e t h
All whose e ffe cts do wear away with ease
L ove o f delight while such delight endureth ;
,

S tays by the pleasure b ut no longer stays

,

B ut in my mind so is h e r l ove inclosed ,

And is thereo f not only the best part ,

B ut into i t the essence is disposed :

Oh love ! ( the more my woe) to i t thou art

E ven as the moisture in each plant that grows

E ven as the sun unto th e frozen ground ;
Ev en as the sweetness to the incarnate rose
Ev en as the centre in each perfect roun d
48 TH E P O EM S OF

As water to the fish to m en as air , ,

As heat to fire as light unto the sun

,

Oh love ! i t is but vain to say thou wer e 5

Ages and ti mes cann ot thy p ower outrun .

Thou art the soul of that un h a p py mi n d

Which b eing b y nature made an idle thought
, ,

B egan even then to tak e immortal k ind ,

When first her virtues in thy s p irits wrought .

F rom thee there fore that mov er cannot move ,

B ecause i t is becom e thy cau se of being ;

Whatever error may obscure t hat love ,

Whatever frail e ffect in mortal living ,

Whatever passion from distempered heart ,

What absence time or injuries e ffect

, , ,

What faithless friends or deep dissembled art

Present to feed her most un kind suspect .

>x
< >xc a:

Yet as th e air in deep caves underground

I s strongly drawn when vi olent heat hath v ent ,

Great cle fts therein till moisture do abound

, ,

And then the same i mp risoned and up p ent

, ,

B reaks out in e a r thquak es tear i n g all asunder ;

So in the ce n tre of my clove n hea r t
,

My h e a r t to wh o m h e r b eauties were such wonder

,

Lies the sha r p p ms on e d head o f t hat l ove s dart

’

Which ti ll all b reak a n d all dissol v e t o dust

, ,

Thence drawn i t can n ot b e Or the r ei n k nown ,

There mixed with my h e ar t-b lo od t h e fr et t ing rust

, ,

The b ett er p ar t hath eaten and outg r own .

50 TH E POEM S OF

S trive then n o more bow down thy weary eyes

E yes which t o all these wo es thy heart have
guided .

She is gon e she is lost she is found she is ever fai r

, , ,

Sorrow d r aws weakly whe r e love d r aws not too

,
’ ’
Woe s cries sound nothi n g but only i n lov e s ear , .

D o then b y dying what life cann ot do .

U nfold thy flocks and leave them to the fields ,

To feed on hills or dales where likes them best

, , ,

Of what the summ er or the spring -time yields ,

F or love and time hath given thee leave to rest .

Thy heart which was their fold now i n decay ,

By often storms and winter s many blas ts ’

,
’
All torn an d rent becomes misfortune s prey
False hope my shepherd s sta ff now age hath ’
,

brast
’
My pi p e which love s own hand gave my desire
,

To sing her praises an d my woe upon ,

Despair hath o ften threatened to the fire ,

As vain to keep n ow all the rest are gone .

’
Thus hom e I draw as death s long night draws on
,

Y et every foot old thoughts turn back mine eyes

,

Constraint m e guides as old age draws a s t one

,

Agai ns t the b ill which over weighty lies

-
,

For feeble arms o r wasted strength to m ove

My steps are backward g azing on my loss , ,
’ ’
My mind s affection and my soul s sole love ,
’ ’
Not m ixed with fancy s ch afl or fortun e s dross .
 S IR W A L TE R RAL EI G H . 51

To God I leave it who first gave i t me

, ,

And I her gave and she returned again

, ,

As i t was hers so let His m ercies be

Of my last comforts the essenti al m ean .

But be it so or not the e ffects are past ;

,

Her love hath end my woe m ust ever las t .

T h e e d of t h e b o k s of t h e O c e a s L v e t o C y n th ia
’
n o n o ,

a d t h e b e gi n n i g of t h e 2 2 n d b ook e t re ati g of So r o w
n n ,
n n r .

My days delights my spring ti me j oys for d one

’
,
-
,

Which in the dawn and rising sun o f youth

Had their creation and were first begun , ,

D o in the evening and the winter sa d

Present my mind whic h takes my time s account
,
’
,

The grief remaining of t h e j oy i t had .

My times that t hen ran o er themselves in t h ose ’

,
’
And n ow run out in other s happiness ,

B ring unto those new j oys and new -born days .

S o could she not if she were not the sun ,

Whic h sees th e birth and burial of all else ,

And holds that power with w h ich she first begun ,

L eaving each withered body to be torn

By fortune and by times tem p estuous
, ,

Which by her virtue once fair fruit have born

, ,

K nowing sh e can ren e w and can create ,

Green from the ground and fl owers even out o f s tone

, ,

By virtue lasting over time and date ,

L eavi n g us only woe which li k e the moss , , ,

Ha v ing com p assi o n of unburied b ones ,

Cleaves t o mischance and unrepai r ed l oss , .

For tender s talks

( MS ab ru p tl y e n ds h e re )
. .
 52 TH E P OE M S OF

XXI .

SIR W AL T ER R A L E I G H S P E T I T I ON ’
TO
T H E Q UE E N

( A MAR K ) 1
NNE OF DEN .

HA D truth power t h e guiltless could ,

not fall ,

Malice win glory or revenge triumph ; ,

B ut t ruth alone cannot encounter all .

Mercy is fled to God which mercy m ade ; ,

C ompass ion dead faith turned to p olicy ;

Friends know n ot those who sit i n sorro w s s h ade ’
.

F or w h at we sometime were we are no more ,

F ortun e hath changed our shape and destiny ,

Defaced the very form we had be fore .

All love and all desert of form er tim es

, ,
’
Malice hath co v ered from my sovereign s eyes ,

And largely laid abroad supposed crimes .

B ut kings call not to mind what vassals were

B ut know them n ow as envy h ath described them
,

S o can I look on no side from despair .

Ha w th d e n M SS i t h e L i b r ary of t h e A n ti q ua r ia n
or n . n

S oci ty of Sc tla n d ; v l viii D u mmon d M isc e lla n i e s

e o o . .
“
r
,
”

II. F i st p i n t e d by M D L ai n g i n A r ch aeol Sc ot
r r r . .
“
. .
,

v ol iv
. pp 2 3 6 -8 T h e o igi n al titl e r u n s : S W
. . . r . .

B a gh li e s P e titi on t o t h e Q u e ene .
 SIR W A L T ER R AL EI G H . 53

Cold walls ! to you I speak ; but you are senseless

Celestial Powers ! you hear but have determined
, ,

And shall determine to my greatest happiness

,
.

Then unto whom shall I unfold my wrong ,

Cast down my tears or h old u p folded hands

,

To Her to whom remorse doth most belong ;

,

T o Her who is the first and may alone ,

B e j ustly called the E mpress of t h e Bre ta n e s .

Who should have m ercy if a Queen have none ?

S ave those that would have died for your defence
Save him whose thoughts no treas on ever tainte d
For 10 destruction is no re compense .

If I have sold my duty sold my faith

,

To strangers which was only due to On e

,

Nothing I should esteem so dear as death .

B ut i f both God and Time shall make you know

That I your hum blest vas sal am op p ressed
, , ,

Then cast your eyes on undeserved woe ;

That I and mine m ay never mourn the miss
Of H er we had but praise our living Q ueen
, ,

Who brings us equal i f n ot greater bliss

, ,
.
54 TH E P OE M S OF

XXII .

S IR W A L T ER R A L E I G H S VER S E S ’
,

F OU ND IN HIS BI BL E IN TH E G A T E -H O U SE AT

W E S T M I NS T E R .
1

VEN such is time ,

that takes in trust
Ou r youth , our
j oys our all we have , ,

And pays us but with earth and dust ;

Who in th e dark and silent grave
, ,

When we have wandered all our ways ,

S huts up t h e story of our days ;

B ut from this ear th this grave this dust , , ,

My God shall raise m e up trustI l

,

r nith R al e ig h s P re ogativ e of Pa lia me n ts

P i te d w
’
r r ,
”

1 6 2 8 a n d p r ob a b l y still e a r li e r ; als o w ith

,
T o-da y a M a n “

-
T o mor row n one 1 6 4 3 4 ; i n R al e ig h s
- “
R e mai s 1 6 6 1 ’ ”
, n ,

&c . w i th t h e titl e giv e n a b ov e ; a d i

,
“
R l Wo tt on n n e . .

1 6 5 1 & c w it h t h e titl e
, .
, S i r W alt e r R al e igh t h n igh t
, e

b fore h is d ath A ls o f u d w ith s e v e al va r iati on s i n

e e .
”
o n r

ma n y old M S C op i e s . .
 SIR WA L T ER R AL E I G H . 55

XXI II .

F R AG M E NT S AN D EPIGR A M S .

made h im write I n a glass windo w

HIS ,
’
obvious to the Q ueen s eye
’
Fain would I climb yet fear I to fall .

Her Maj esty ei ther es pying or being ,

shown it did under -write ,

’
If t h y heart fails thee c li mb not at all
‘ 1
,
.

WA R A W L E Y made this rhyme upon the

SI R .

name of a gallant one Mr Noel , .

Noe L . .

The word of denial and the le t ter of fifty

’
Mak es the gentleman s nam e that will never be
’
thri fty .

’
And Noel s answer
R aw Ly . .

The foe to the stomach and th e word of disgrace

S hews the gentleman s name wi th the bold face 2 ’
.
’

F ull E gla n d De von shi e p 2 6 1

er , W or thi e s
'

of n , r , . .

M a i n gh a m s D ia y u n d e dat e D c 3 0 1 6 0 2 ;
’ ”
3 nn r r e .
, ,

Camd S ci ty d iti p 1 0 9 ; a d C olli e s Hist D a m

en o e e on , . n r
’ “
. r .

P e t ry i 3 3 6 ot S me what di ff e re n t i n M S M al on e
o ,
”
.
, n e . o .

1 9, p . 42 .
56 TH E P OE M S OF

IN vain mine eyes in vain you waste your tears ; ,

In vain my sighs the sm ok es of my des p airs ;,

In vain you search the earth and heavens above ;

1
In vain ye seek for F ortune keeps my love .

IV .

’
WI TH wisdom s eyes had but blind fortune seen ,

T h en h ad my love my love for ever been 2

,
.

V.

E PI T A P H E AR L O F L E I C E S T E R
ON THE .
3

( D i e d S e p t 4 .
,

H E R E lies the noble warrior that n ever blunted

sword ;
Here lies the noble courtier that n ever kept his
W ord ;
Here lies his excell e ncy t hat governed all the state
Here lies the L o f L eicester that all the world did
.

hate .

WA RA . .

v1 .

E PI T A P H ON TH E EA R L OF SA L I SB U R Y .
‘

i e d M ay 2 4 ( D ,

H E RE lies Hobbi n ol our pastor whilere , ,

That once in a quarter our fleeces did sheer .

P u t t e nh a m s
’
E glish P oe si e 1 5 8 9 p 1 6 5
A r t of n ,
”
,
.
,

as this w r itt e n b y W alt e R al e igh of h is g e at e st

Sir r r

mist r ss i n most e c e ll e t v e s e s
e x n r .
”

2
P utt e ham i bi d p 1 6 7 as t h at of Si r “al te r
n
,
“
,
f
.
,

R al e igh s v e y s we t
.

’ ”
r e .

3
C olli e r s B i b li g a p hical Catal ogu e v ol ii p 2 2 2
’ “
o r ,
. . .
,

f om a B idg
r r e w at e r M S I t i s a n o y mous i n t h e Ha w th
. n or n

d e n M SS a d i n a sh t e r f m i n M S A sh m 3 8 p
. n or or . .
, .

S hi rl e y s L ife of R al e igh p 2 8 fol i o

“ ’

,
”
.
, .
5 8 T HE POEMS OF

XXIV .

ME T R I C A L T R A N S L A TI ONS
O CC U R R IN G IN S IR W . R AL E I GH ’
S H I S T OR Y OF

T HE W ORL D .

I. B O OK I. CH . I. e .

V i rgil , zE n e id , vi . 7 2 4 -7 .

H E h eaven and earth and all th e liquid

main ,
’
The moon s b r ight globe and sta rs
T i t an i an ,

A spirit within maintains ; an d thei r w h ole m ass

A m ind which through each part infus e d doth pa ss
, ,

F ashions and works and wholly doth transpi erce ,

All this great body of the univers e .

II . B OOK I. CH . I . 7 .

O vid , Me ta m i v 2 2 6 -8 . . .

TH E world discerns i tself while I the world behold ; ,

B y me the longest years and other times are told

I th e world s eye
’
.
,

I II B OOK I . CH . I .

O vi d , Tr ist . I II . vi . 18 ; an d J uv al en , V I I .

G A I N ST fate no counsel can p revail

’
.

K ingdoms to slaves by des t iny ,

To captives triump h s given be .

 S IR W A L TER R AL E I G H . 59

Iv . B O OK I . CH . I. 15 .

A th e n ae us ( ?A gath on : c f . A r E th N . . . vi .

FR OM wisdom fortune di ffers far ;

And yet in works most like th ey are .

v . B OOK I. CH . I .

O vid , R ame d . Am 1 1 9 . .

WH I L E fury gallops on th e way ,

Le t no man fury s g allop stay

’
.

VI . B O OK I . CH . II

O vi d , M e ta m . i .
-
76 8 .

M O R E holy th an th e rest and unders ta nding more , ,

A living creature wan ts to rule all made be fore ; ,

S o man beg an to be .

V II . B OOK I. CH . II

M a r ius V ict or ,
d e p e r v e rs i s su re act . mor i b u s E p ist . 30 -
33 .

D I SE A SE S famin e enemies i n us no change h av e

, , ,

wrought
W h at erst we were we are ; still in the same snar e
,

caught
No tim e can our corrupted manners mend
I n vice we d well i n sin tha t hath no end
, .
60 TH E P OE M S OF

VI I I B O O K . I . CH . II

O vid , M e ta m . i .

FR OM thence ou r kind hard -hearted is enduring ,

pain and ca r e ;
A pproving that our bodies of a stony nature are .

Ix . B OOK I . OH . II . 5 .

A lb i n ov a n u s , Eleg . de ob . M aec . 1 1 3 -4 .

TH E plan ts and trees made poor and

B y winter envious ,

The sp r ing -tim e bounteous

C overs again from shame and cold
B ut never man repaired ag ain
His youth and beauty lost ,

Though art and care and c ost

’
D o promise nature s help i n vai n .

X . B O OK I . CH . II

Catull Ca rm v
. . . 4 -6 .

TH E sun m ay set and rise ;

Bu t we contrar iwise , ,

S leep after our sh ort light

On e everlasting night .

XI . B OOK I . CH . I II

O vid , M e ta m . I . 6 1 -2 .

TH E E as t wind with Aurora hath abiding

A mong the Arabian and the P ersian hills ,

W h om P h tE b us first salutes at his uprising .

 SIR W A L T ER RAL EIG H .

XI I . B O OK I . CH . III

Ovid , Me ta m . I . 10 7-
8 .

TH Ej oyful spring did ever las t and Z ephyrus did ,

breed
Sweet flowers by his gentle blast wi t hout t h e h elp ,

of seed .

XI II . B OO K I . OH . IV

V i gil
r ,
fEn e id 1. 4 90 -1 .

TH E Amazon with crescent -formed shield

P enthesilea leads into the field .

x rv . B O OK I . OH . v . 5 .

L uca n , P h arsal . Iv . 8 7 3 -8 , 3 8 0 -
1 .

0 W A S TE F U Lriot never well content

,

With low -p riced fare ; hunger ambitious

Of cates by land and sea far fetched and sent ;
Vain glory of a table sumptuo u s ;
L earn with how little life may be preserved .

I n gold and myrrh they need not to carouse ;

’
B ut wi t h the b r ook the p eople s thirst is served ,

Who fed with bread and water are not star v ed

, , .

x v . B O O K I OH v . . . 8.

J h Cassam
o n ou t o f O ph us F gm
r e , ra . L . f ro m E ty m . M .

F R OM the earth and from thy blood O heaven they , ,

came ,

W h om thereupon the gods did giants nam e .

62 THE POEMS OF

XVI . B OOK I . CH . VI

A na x a nd r . R h od . a
p.N atal C om 1 7 ; . . . p . 12, ed . 1 6 12 .

I SA C RI F I C E to God the bee f whic h you adore ;

I broil the E gyptian e els ,
you as God implore ; wh i ch
You fear to eat the fl e s h of swine ; I find i t sweet ;
Y ou worship dogs ; to beat t h em I think meet ,

W h en they my stor e devour .

X IIV . B O OK I. CH . VI

Ju s e n al ,
‘
x v . 9-
11 .

TH E E gyptians th ink i t sin to root up or to bite

Their lee ks or onions w h ic h they s erve wit h h oly,

rite .

0 happy nations which of t h eir own so wing,

Have store of gods in every garden growing !

V
X II I . B OOK I. CH . VI

Ovid , M e ta m . I . 150 .

AS TR E A last of heavenly wights the earth did leave .

XI X . B OOK I . CH . VI . 4 .

C orn e l ius S e v eru s , E tn a , 4 3 -5 .

TH Egiants did advance their wicked hand

Against the sta rs t o thrust them headlong down
,

And robbing J o v e of his imperial crown

, ,

On conquered h eavens to lay their proud command .

 S IR W A L T ER R AL EI G H . 63

xx B O O K
. I. CH . v1 . 5 .

L yc ph o ron , Al e x a dr n . 120 0 .

SA T U R N to be t h e fatter is n ot k nown ,

By being t h e grave and burial of his own .

XXI B O OK I C H VI
. . .

S i by ll p 2 2 7 d P a is
a , 111 . .
, e . r , 1 5 99 .

T H I N G S thus agreed Titan made S a turn swear

,

No son to nourish ; whic h by reigning might

’
Usurp the right of Ti ta n s lawful heir .

x x n . R o ck I . CH . v1 . 5 .

C alli m . f i g r ev Ai a , 8 , 9 .

TH E C retans ever liars were ; th ey care not wha t

they say ;
F or they a tomb have built for thee , 0 king that
livest alway .

x x m . B OO K I. CH . v1 . 7 .

E u r ip Fr agm. . M e la n i pp . vi . Dind .

H E A VE N and earth on e form did bear ;

B ut when disj oined once they were
From mutual embraces ,

All things to light ap p eared then

Of tre e s birds beasts fishes and m en
, , , ,

The still remaining races .

64 THE P OEM S OF

x x rv . B O OK I . CH . VI . 7.

Or p h us t
e e M us aeus ; Fr a gm . I . f ro m J ust M a r t . .
,

C oh o t ad G e n t
r . . 15 .

T H E N marking t his my sac r ed speech but truly lend ,

’ ’
Thy heart that s reason s S p here and the right way ,

ascend ,

An d see the world s sole king

’
First H e i s simply .
,

on e

B egotten o f Himsel f fro m whom is born alone ,

’
All else in which H e s still nor could it e er be fall
,
’

A m ortal eye to see Him once yet He sees all , .

XXV . B O OK I . CH . VI

I d Fr a gm
. . vi fr om P rocl us
. .

TH E first of all is God and the sam e last is He , .

God is the h ead and midst ; yea from Him all ,

things be .

God is the base of earth and of the starred sky

He is the male and female too ; S hall never die .

The spiri t of all is God ; the sun and moon and

what is higher ;
The king the original of all of all the end
, ,

For close in holy breast He all did comprehend ;

Whence all to b lessed light His wondrous power
did send .

V
XX I . B OOK I . CH . VI I

O vid , M e ta m . x v . 2 93-4 .

B U R A and Helice on Achaian ground

A r e s ought in vain , but under s ea ar e found .
66 THE P OE MS OE

T h en clothed in bullock s h ide u pon th e billow

,
’
,

Of a proud river lightly doth it float

U nder the w aterman
S o on the lak es of overswelling P o
S ails the Venetian ; and the B riton so
On the o uts pread ocean .

x x x n . B OOK I. CH. VII I . 4.

A p ll
o on . R h od . A rg on aut . II . 1 00 6
4 - .

TH E Ch alybes plough not their barren soil ,

B ut undermine hi gh hills for iron v eins ;

Changing t h e pur chase of their endless toil
For m erchandize whic h their poor lives s us tains
,
.

x x x nr . B OOK 1. CH . VI II . II .
1
”
2.

O vid , F asti , 11. 2 8 9-

90 .

TH E Arcadians the earth inhabited

E re yet the m oon did shine or J ove was bred ,
.

XXXI V B OOK . I . OH . X

O vid ,
M e ta m W . . 5 7 -8 .

S EM I R A M I S with walls of brick th e city did enclos e .

XX X V B O OK. I. CH . X

S e d u li u s, I . 22 6 -
31 .

AH !wretched they that worship vanities ,

And consecrate dumb idols in their heart ;

Who their own mak er God on high des p ise , , ,

And fear the work of their own hands and art !

 SIR W A L T ER R A LE I G H . 67

What fury what great madness doth beguile

, ,

Men s minds that man should u gly shapes adore

’
, ,

Of bi r ds or bulls or dr agons or the vile ,

Half-dog half-man on k ne es for a id i mplore !

, ,

XXX I V . B OOK I . CH . XI

Cic . De D ivi n . II . 5 6, et 3 1 .

over Halys go
I F C RIE SU S ,

Great kingdoms he shall overth row .

XXX I I V . BO OK I. CH . XI

L uc re tius , II . 5 4 -5 .

WE fear by light ,
as ch ildren in the dark .

XXX I I IV . B OOK II . CH . VI . 4 .

E sch v lu s , P V 4 5 6 -6 1
. . .

BU T fortune governed all their works , t ill when

I first found out how sta rs did set and rise ,
A profitable art to mortal m en .

And others of like use I did devise

As letters to com p ose i n learned wis e
I first did teach an d fi r st did amplify
,

The m other o f the Muses Memory , .

XXX I X . B OOK II . CH. VI

O v id M e ta m , . I . 3 2 2 -3 .

No ma n was b e t t e r n or mo r e j u st than he ,
Nor any wo man g od lie r than she .
68 T HE P OEM S OF

XL . B OO K II . CH . VI I . 3. T 3.

S id on ius Ca rm , . X V I] . 15 , 16 .

I V
H A E no wine of Gaza nor Falern a wine ,

Nor an y for t h y drinking of Sarepta s vine

’
.

x LI . B O OK I I C H V I I . . . 4 .
1
V i gil G g I I 4 4 8
r ,
e or . .

wer e mad e
’
OF yew th e I tu raean s bows .

XL I I . B O OK II. CH . VI I I
V i gil r ,
E ne id , I . 728-
30 .

TH Equeen anon commands th e weig h ty bowl ,

Weigh ty wi th precious ston es and me ssy gold ,

To flow with W in e T h is B elus used of old

.
,
’
And all of B elus line .

XL I I I . B OOK II . CH . VIII
L uca n , P h a rs a l . III . 2 20 -
1 .

first i f fame may credit have

P H rE NI C I A N s , ,

In rude c h aracters dared our words to grave .

XL I V B OOK
. II. CH . VI II . I .

B i og . L aert . V II . 30 .

IE 9 . Ph oenician born I a m, what then

Cadmus so to whom Greece owes
w as
The books of learned men .
70 THE P OEM S OF

L . 3 0 0 1: II . CH . XI I I . a.

Ovid , H eroid . x vi . 1 7 9-8 0 .

S TR ON G Ilion th ou shalt see with walls and towers

hig h ,

B uilt with the h arp of wise Apollo s harmony ’

.

LI . B OOK II. CH . x III . 4.

H orac e , Od . I II . x vi . 1 -1 1 .

TH E brazen tower wi t h doors close ba r ed

,
r
,

And watchful bandogs fright ful guard ’

,

Ke p t safe the maidenhead

Of Danae from secret love ,

Till smiling Venus and wise J ove

’
B eguiled her father s dread
For c h anged into a golden s h ower
, ,

T h e god into her lap did pour

Himself and took his pleasure .

Through guards a n d stony walls to break

The thunderbolt is far more weak
T han is a golden treasure .

L II . B OOK II. CH . XI I I

L uc r e tius , v . 3 25 -
8 .

IF all this world had no original ,

But thi n gs h ave ever been as now they ar e

’
B e for e t h e siege o f Thebes or Troy s last fall ,

Why did no poet Sing som e elder war ?

 SIR W A L T ER RAL EI G H . 71

L 111 . B O OK II . CH . XI V . 1.

V i gil
r , E ne id , III . 1 04-12 .

IN the main sea the isle of C rete doth lie ,

Whence J ove was born ; thence is our progeny .

There is Mount I da ; there in frui t ful land

An hundred grea t and goodly cities stan d .

Thence i f I follow not mistak en fame

, ,

Teucer the eldest of our grandsires cam e

, ,

To the Rh oe t e an shores and reigned ther e ,

E re yet fair Ilion was built and ere ,

The towers of Troy Their d welling plac e th ey

- .

sought
In lowest vales Hence Cyb e l s rites were broug h t ;
’
.

Hence Corybantian cymbals did remove ;

And h ence t h e nam e of our I d aean grove .

L IV . B OOK II . CH . XI V

V i rgil ,
E ne id , II I . 1 6 3 -8 .

HE S P E RI A th e Grecians call th e place ,

An ancient frui tful land a warlike race , .

(En otr i a n s held it ; now the later progeny

’
Gi ves i t their captain s name and calls it I t aly , .

This seat belongs to us ; hence Dardanus ,

Hence came th e author of our stock I asius , .

LV . B OOK II . CH . XIV . 1 .

V i rgil , ZEne i d , VI I . 205 -11 .

S OM E old A ur un can s I remembe r well ,

Though time have made the fame obscure— would

tell
72 THE P OE M S OF

Of D ardanus h ow born i n I taly

,

From hence he into Phrygia did fly .

An d leaving Tus can e W h ere h e erst had ,

With C o r ythus did sail to S amoth race ;

B ut n ow enthronized he S its on h igh ,

In golden palace of the starry sky .

L VI . B OOK II. CH . XI V . I.

H orac e , Od . IV . ix . 25 -
8 .

M A NY by valour have deserved renown

E re Agamemnon yet lie all oppressed ,

U nder long night unwept for and unknown

,

F or with n o sacred poet were th ey blest .

L VI I B O O K
. II . CH. XXI

H ora c e , Od . III . i v 4 5 -8
. .

W HOrules the du ller eart h the wind -swollen ,

streams ,

The civil cities an d th e infernal re alms ,

Who the host of heaven and the mortal band

Alone doth govern by h is j us t command .

L VI I I B OO K
. II . CH . XXI I . 6 .

A us on ius , E p i gr . CXV III .

I AM that Dido which tho u h ere dost see ,

C unni n gly framed in beauteous imagery .

Li k e this I was but had not such a soul

,

As Maro feigned incestuous and foul, .

E neas never wit h his Troj an host

B e h eld my face or landed on this coas t
,
.
74 TH E P OE M S OF

(E n otr i an s
held i t ; but we hear by fame ,

That by late ages of posterity

, ,
’
Tis from a captain s nam e c alled I taly
’
.

L XI I . B OOK II. CH . XXI V

J u v e n al, viii . 2 7 2-
5 .

YE T, t h oug h t h o u fetc h thy pedigree so far ,

’
Thy first progenitor wh oe e r he were , ,

S om e shepherd was ; or els e — that I ll forb ear ’

L XI I I . B O OK I II . CH . VI I

H or ac e , Od . I II . 11 . 3 1 -2 .

SE L D OM the villain though muc h haste h e make

, ,

Lam e -
footed vengeance fails to overtake .

L XI V B OOK . IV. CH . I . 5.

H or ac e , Od . II I . x vi. 1 3 -1 5 .

BY gifts the Macedon clave gates as u nder ,

The kings envying his estate brought under .

L XV . B O OK IV . CH . II . 8 .

H ome r , O d XVI I I 1 3 5 -6
. . .

TH E minds of m en are ever so a ffected

’
AS by God s will they daily are directed .

LX VI B O O K I V C H
. . . II.

Claudia n i E n t r op n . I . 3 2 1 -3 .

O VE Rthe Medes and light S ab aeans r eigns

This female sex ; and under a r ms o f Q ueen
Great part of the B a rb arian land r emains .
 SIR W A L T ER R AL E I G H . 75

V
L X II . B O OK V. CH. II

J uv al V
en , I II . 12 1-
2 .

H A VE special care that valiant poverty

B e not oppressed with too grea t inj ury .

V
L X I II . B OOK V . CH . VI .

P ausa n. ( VI I ) x u . v ol . iii p . . 1 8 2 , Si e b e li s .

ONE fire than other burns more forcibly ;

On e wolf than other wolves does bite m ore sore
On e hawk than other hawks more swi ft dot h fly ;
S o one most mischievous of m en before ,

Callicrates false k nave as knave might be

, ,

M et with Me n alci d as m ore false than h e,

1
.

L XI X . BOOK V . CH . VI .

J uv al en , x . 96 -7 .

EVE N they that ha v e no murderous will

Wo uld have i t in thei r power to kill .

“
A b ye -wor d ,tak e n u p a mon g th e A c h ae a n s wh en as th at ,

misch i e v ous Callic r at e s wh o had b e e n t oo h ar d for all

,

w ort h y a n d V i tu ous me n w as b e at e n at his own we a p on

r , ,

by one of h is own c on diti on .

”
76 THE POEM S OF

XXV .
l

No PL E A S UR E W IT H O U T P A IN .
2

( B e fore

W EE T were the j oys that bot h m ight

li k e and last ;
S trange were the state exempt from
all distress ;
H a p py the life that no mishap sho u ld tas te ;
B less ed the chance might never change success .

Were such a li fe to lead or state to prove ,

Who would n ot w is h that such a life were love

B ut oh ! the soury sauce of sweet unsure ,

When pleasures flit and fly with waste of wind ,

T h e trustless trains that h oping hearts allure ,

When sweet delights do but allure the mind ;

When care consum es and wastes the wretched W ig h t ,

While fan cy feeds and draws of her delight .

his a n d t h e n e x t fi e p oe ms a e p lac e d last b e caus e I

T v r ,

ca nn ot satisfy my s l f that t h e e vid e n c e is c o clusiv e i n

e n

R al e igh s fav ou B ut I d o n ot e x clud e th e m altog e th e r

’
r. ,

b e caus e i n e ach cas e t h ere i s s ome e vid e n c e w hich o th e s r

h av e acc e p t e d a n d n o st ron g e r clai m has b e e n s e t u p for a ny

,

oth e r p e so n r .

e of D ai n t y D e vic e s W R
2 “ P a adis 1 5 7 6 sig n e d ”
r , , .

i h e d 1 5 7 8 ; s e e C oll i e s r e p r i n t p 2 0 a n d B i bl
'
. r , .
, .

v ol i p 2 4 5 ; sign e d
. . . W H u n n i s i n e diti on s 1 5 8 0 a d
. n

1 5 96 w h e r e it is Ne 1 2 ; i n oth e r e diti on s s i gn e d E S
“ ”
. . .
,
78 THE P O E MS OF

Praised be that force by w h ic h sh e moves the flo ods

,

Le t that D iana shine whic h all these gives .

In heaven queen sh e is among the spheres ;

S he mistress -like makes all things to b e pur e ;
E ternity in her oft change she bears
S he beauty is ; by her th e fair end ure .

Time wears her not ; she doth his chariot guide

Mortality below her orb is placed
B y her the Virtues of the s tars do wn slide ;
’
In her is Virtue s perfect image c ast .

A knowledge pure it is her worth to know

Wit h C irces let t h em d well that think not so .

[ S W R ] I G N OTO . . .

XXV I I .

THE S HE P H ER D S D E SCR I P T I ON OE
’

L O VE }

(B f e o re

’
HEPH ERD, what s love ,
I pray the e
tell ?
F a u I t is that fountain and that
.

well
Where pleasure and re p entance dwell ;
I t is perhaps that s a u n ci n g bell

In nE gl a n d s H e lic o 1 6 0 0 with t h e fi rst si g a rm

’
n, ,
n e

obl it e rat e d as i n No
, . vi a n d asc i b e d t o S W
x x .
, r . .

R awl y i n F D avis on s list Har l M S 2 8 0 fol 99 I t is

”
.
’
, . .
, . .
 S IR W A L T ER RAL EIG H . 79

That tolls all into heaven or hell ;

And this is love as I heard tell .

Y et what is love I prithee say ,

Fa u I t is a wor k on holiday ;
.

It is December matched with May ,

When lusty bloods i n fresh array , ,

Hear ten months after of the play ;

And this is love as I hear say .

M eli Yet what is love good S hep h erd sa in

.
, ,

F a u I t is a sunshine mixed wi th rain

.

I t is a toot h -ache or like pai n ,

It is a game where non e dot h gain

The lass saith no and wo uld full fain ,

And th is is love as I h ear sain , .

Y et shep h erd w h at is love I pray

, , ,

F a u I t is a yea i t is a nay
.
, ,

A pretty kind of sporting fray ;

I t is a thing will soo n away ;
Then nymphs t ake van tage while ye may ;
, ,

And this is love as I h ear say ,

.

Y et what is love good s h epherd show ,

9
,

A thing that cree p s i t cannot go

A prize that passeth to and fro
A thi n g for one a thing for moe ;,

And he that proves S hall find it so ;

And shepherd this is love I tro w
, , , .

[ S W R ] I G N O T O . . . .

an on ymous i n D avis on s P oe tical R h a p s od y 1 6 0 2 & c

’
,
”
,

T h e A n at omy of L o v e w ith o disti cti on of dial ogu e

”
as , n n ,

a d t h e fi st l i n e r u n n i g
n r Now w hat is l ov e I p a y th e e
n , , r

t ll ? A n i mp e fe ct c opy of t h fi st a n d last sta as f m

e r e r nz or

t h e thi r d s on g i n T H e y w ood s R a p e of L uc re c e ’ ”
.
,
1 6 0 8,
80 THE POEMS OF

XXVI II .

A S Y OU C A M E F R OM T H E
H OL Y L AN D l
.

S you cam e fro m t h e h oly land

Of Wals i ngh ame ,
Met you not wit h my t ru e love
By t h e way as you came

How s h all I know your true love ,

T h at h av e me t many on e ,

As I went to t h e h oly land ,

That h ave come t h at h ave gon e ? ,

S he is n either w h ite nor brown ,

B ut
as the heavens fair ;
T h ere is non e hath a form so divine
In the e art h or the air .

S uc h a one did I m eet good Si r , ,

S uch an angelic face ,

Wh o like a queen li k e a nymph did appear , , ,

By h er gate by her grace ,

.

M S R aw l 8 5 fol 1 24 ; sign e d as i nf r a
. . h c . .
, an d en e

clai me d for R al e igh by D r B liss , W oo d s A

’ “
l ii . . vo . .
,

i s t d O f d diti f R al ig h s
’
p. 2 4 8 d , i t h
an n er e n e x or e on o e

W ks l viii p 7 3 3 w ith t h titl F als L v d

”
or , vo . . .
, e e e o e an

T u L v
r e Th is a y m us py i P c y s M S
o e .
”
ere an n on o Co n er
’
.
,

l i ii p 4 6 5 d F u ival l d i t i s ls i D l
’
vo e rn an a o n e on e s
. .
, .
, y
. :

Ga la d f G d will p 1 1 1 P c y S ci t y p i t
r n o oo ,
”
.
, er o e re r n .
82 TH E P OE MS OE

XXIX .

A P OE M BY SIR W A L T ER R A L E I G H .
1

HA L L I like an hermit d well

, ,

On a rock or in a cell ,

Calling home t h e smallest par t

That is missing of my heart ,

To bestow it where I m ay
,

Meet a rival every day

I f she undervalue m e ,

What care I how fair she be 9

Were her tresses angel gold -
,

I f a stranger m ay be bold
Unrebu k ed unafraid
, ,

To convert them to a braid ,

A n d with little more ado

, ,

Work them into bracelets too ;

I f the mine b e grown so free ,

What care I how rich it be

Were her hand as ri ch a pri z e
As her hairs or precious eyes ,

If she lay them out to take

’
K isses for good manners sake ,

And let every lover s k i p

From her hand unto her lip ;
I f she seem not chas te to m e ,

What care I how chaste she b e

1
L on d on M aga z ine ,
”
p 4 4 4 titl d as
A u gust , 1 7 3 4 , .
, en e

a b ov e M en ti o e d
. n O II that auth it y l y by Old y s d
or on , an

( a pp a re n tl y ) R its on d a p p d d t R al ig h s L if
’
, an en e o b e e v

Cay l e y .
 SIR W A L TE R RAL EI G H . 83

N0 ; she must be perfect snow ,

I n e ffect as well as S ho w ;
Warmi n g b ut as snow balls do
-
,

Not li k e fire by b urning to o

, ,

B ut when she b y change h ath got ‘

To her heart a second lot ,

Then if others share with m e

, ,

Farewell her wh ate er she be

,
’

XXX .

To H IS S IN G U L AR FRI E N D ,

W IL L I A M L IT H G O W 1

( I S IS )

I LE S I
admire thy first and second
ways ,

Long ten years wandering in t h e

world -wide bounds ;
I res t amazed to think on these assays
That thy first travel to the world forth sounds
In bra v est sense com p endious ornate style
, ,

Didst show most rare adventures to this isle .

An d thy second p ilgrimage I see

n ow

At Lo ndon th o u r e s olv e st t o p ut in ligh t ;

Thy Libyan ways so fear ful to the eye
, ,

And Ga ra man ts thei r strange amazing sight .

P r e fix ed t o L i t h gow s
’
P il g i m s F a
r
’
re we ll ,
”
1 6 18 .
84 P OE M S OF SIR W AL TE R RAL EI G H .

Meanwhile this work a ffords a th ree -fold gain

I n fury o f thy fierce C astalian vein ;
As thou for travels b rookes t the greatest nam e ,

S o voyage on , increase mai ntain the same !

,

W R . .
 P OE M S FR O M
RELI QU I zE W OTTONIA NzE .

A P OE M WRITTE N BY S IR HE NRY WOTTON

I N HIS YOUTH .
‘

( B e fore

FA I TH LE SS World an d thy most ,

faithless part ,
’
A woman s heart !
The true shop of variety W here sits ,

Nothing but fits

And fevers of desire and pangs of love , ,

Which toys remove .

Why was she born to please or I to trust

Words writ in d ust ,

S uffering h er eyes to govern my despair ,

My pain for air

Re l W otto A ls o i n D avis on s P oe tical R ha p s od y
. n .
” ’
,

1 6 0 2 , &c , with W ot to s i itials as a n E l e g y

. In e d n
’
n , .

1 6 2 1 p 2 0 2 it h as t h e l on g e titl
.

O f a W oman s H e a r t ”
’
, .
, r e, .

W o gly clai m d f r R ud y a r d i n t h e P oe ms of P e mb ok e
r n e o r
a d R ud y a r d 16 60 p 3 4 A c o py i n M S R a wl P oe t
”
n . .
, . .
, .

1 4 7 p 7 4 sig ne d
, . H W ott on
, . .
”
88 THE P OE M S OF

An d
frui t of time rewarded with untruth ,

The food of youth ?

Untrue she was ; yet I believed her eyes ,

I nstr ucted s p ies ,

Till I was taught that love was but a sc h ool

,

To breed a fool .

Or sought she more by triumphs of denial

, ,

To make a trial
How far her smiles commanded my weakness ?

Y ield and confess !

,

E xcuse no m ore thy folly ; but for cure , ,

Blus h and endure

As well thy sham e as passions that were v ain
’
And think tis gain , ,
’
To know that love lodged in a woman s breast ,

I s but a guest .

H W . .

SIR HE NR Y W O TT ON A ND S ER JE AN T
H O SKIN S R I D IN G ON T H E WAY .
1

OB LE , lovely virtuous creature

, ,

P urposely so framed by nature ,

’
To enthral your servant s wits
W0 Ti me mus t now unite our h earts
.
,

Not for any my deserts ,

B ut because met h inks it fits .

Rel . Wott on .
90 THE P O E MS OF

Whose passions n ot his masters are

Wh ose soul is S t ill p re p ared for death ,

Untied un to the w orld b y care

O f p ublic fam e or private b r eath

Who envies none that chance doth raise ,

Nor vice who never understood

How deepest wounds are given by praise
Nor rules of state but rules of good ; ,

Who hath his life from rumours freed ;

Whose conscience is his strong retrea t
Whose state can nei ther flat t e re rs feed ,

Nor ruin m ake oppressors great ;

W h o God doth late and e arly pray
More of his grace t h an gifts to lend ;
And entertains the harmless day
W ith a religious book or friend .

This man is freed from servile bands

Of hope to rise or fear to fall :
Lord of himself t hough not of lands , ,

And, having not h ing yet hath all ,

.

H W OT T O N . .

q u t d as W tt t D u mm d by B J s
1 6 1 6 ; an d o e o on s
’
o r on en on on

i n 1 6 19 Mr C lli has p i t d a py f m B J s s
. . o er r n e co ro en on o n
’

h a d w iti g L if f A ll y p 5 3 A ls as W t t i ” ’
n r n e o e n, . . o o on s n
,

M S M al 13 f l 1 1 ; i
on e ,M S M al 19 p 138 ;
, o d . n . on e , ,
. an

Cla k s A u 1682 p
.

L g da Th
’ ”
in r 96 re a e en , ,
. . ere a re

ma y th n ld p i s S aid t b al m st i tical w ith a

o er o Co e . o e o d en

G ma p m f t h sa m g ; N t s d Q u i s
er n oe o e l e a e o e an er e ,
”
vo .

ix p 4 20
.
, . .
 S IR H ENRY IVO TT O N .

T HIS H Y MN
WA S MA D E BY S IR H . W O T T O N , W I I-
EN WAS

AN A MB A SSA D OR AT VE N I C E , IN THE

TI ME OF A G R EA T SI CK
1
N E S S TH E R E .

T E RNA L m over w h ose di ffus e d glory , ,

To sho w our grovelling reason what

Thou art ,
’
U n folds i t s e lf i n clouds of nature s story ,

Where man thy proudest creature acts his part

, , ,

Whom yet alas I know no t why we call

, , ,
’
The world s contracted sum the little all ; ,

For wh at are we but lumps of walking clay

Why should we swell ? whence S hould our spirits
rise
Are not bru t e beasts as strong and birds as gay , ,

Trees longer lived and creeping things as wis e ,

Only our so uls were left an inward light ,

To feel our weakness and confess Thy might ,

.

Thou then our strength Father of life and death

, , ,

To w h om our thanks our vows ourselves we owe , , ,

1 “
Rel . E rron eousl y asc r i be d t o Sir IValt e r
Wott on .

R al e igh as wr itt en i n t h e u n qui e t r e st of h is l t i k

, as s c

i n T op og a ph e r
“
v ol i p 4 2 5 on t h e auth or it y of
”
”
n es s , r , . . .
,

a B it Mu s M S
r . . .
92 TH E POEM S OF

From me T hy tenant of this fading breath

, ,

A ccept those lines which from Thy goodness fl ow ,

And Thou that wert Thy regal P rophet s m use

,
’
,

Do not Thy praise in weaker strains refuse !

Le tthese poor notes as cend un to Thy t h rone ,

Where m aj esty doth sit with m ercy crowned ,

Where my R edeemer lives in whom alone

'

The errors of my wandering life are drowned

Where all the choir of Heaven reso und the sam e ,

That only Thine Thine is the saving n ame !

,

Well then my so u l j oy in the midst of pain ;

, , ,

Thy C hrist that conquered H ell sh all from above

, ,

With gr eater triumph yet return agai n ,

And conquer His own j ustice wi t h His love ;

C ommanding ear th and se as to render those
Unto His bli ss for whom He paid His woes
,
.

Now hav e I done ; now are my thoug h ts at peace

And n ow my j oys are stronger than my grie f
I feel th ose comfor ts th at shall never cease, ,

Fu t ure in h ope but present in belief

,

Thy words are true Thy promises are j ust

, ,

And T h ou w ilt find Thy dearly -bought in dust

H W O TT ON . .
94 THE P OE M S OF

TO A N O B L E F R IEN D IN HIS

S I CKNE SS .
1

NTI MELY fever rude ins ulting guest , ,

How dids t thou with suc h un h armo

n i ou s heat

Dare to distune his well -composed res t

W h ose heart so j ust and noble strokes did beat ?

What if his yout h and spirits well may bear

More thick assaul ts and stronger siege t h an t h is ?

We m easure not hi s courage but our fear : ,

Not what ourselves but w h at the times may mi ss

, .

Had not that blo od whic h thrice his veins did yield
, ,

B een better treasured for some glorious day ,

At farthest West to paint the liquid field ,

’
And with new worlds his Master s love to pay ?

Bu tlet those thoughts sweet Lord repose awhile ;

, ,

T end only n ow thy vigour to regain

And p ardon these poor rhymes that would beguile , ,

Wi t h mine own grie f som e portion of thy p ain, .

H W . .

1
Re l lVo t t on
. . In MS R aw l P oe t 1 4 7 p 1 0 1 it is
. . .
, .
,

en tit d
le “
On t h e D uke ofB k i n gha m sic k of a fe v er ; a n d
uc
”

sig n atu re Sr H e nry W ott on

”
h as t h e . .
 SIR H E N RY W OT T O N . 95

O N H IS M I S T RESS ,
THE Q UEE N O F
B O IKEIV
I IA‘

.
1

( Ci r o .

m eaner b eauties of the night

OU ,

That poorly satis fy our eyes

More by your num b er than your light,
Y ou common people of the Skies ;
What are you when the m oon shall rise ?
Y ou curious chanters o f the W ood ,
’
That warble forth D ame Nature s lays ,

Thin king your p assions understood

By your weak accents ; what s your praise ’
,

When Philomel her voice shall raise

You violets that first appear ,

By your pure p ur ple mantles known

Like the p roud virgins of the year ,

As i f the spring were all your own ;

What are you when the rose is blown
1
Rel W o on
. tt p i t d ith usic as a l y as
. I t w as r n e w m e r
E st s S i th
1 6 24 , i n
’
x B ksSe t of is f u d
oo ,
”
&c , an d o n . in
a y . . a . . . al
m n M SS , e g M S T n n 4 6 5 , fol 4 3 , a n d M S M on e . .

1 9, p . t itl
23, e,S p a ish ad y
“
To t h e n L i e t h e I n fa n t s . . .

F u d als a y usl y
o n o n on mo in W
it s R c ati s ’
e re on
”
1 6 4 0 , an d ,

in it s t p t
W ’
In e r r e er ,p ”
1 6 7 1, ith a s c d
2 6 7 , an d w
. e on
pa tr inCa tus S gs
n , F a ci s
on an d b d
n e ,
”
& c , A er e e n , 1 6 8 2
.

thi d diti
( r e on , No L IV
) h . additi al v s s
T e.r e a r e on e r e i n
s v al th s p i s
e er of e e Co e .
96 THE POEM S OF

S o when my
, hall be seen mistress S

I n form and beauty of her mind ,

By virtue fi r st then choice a Q ueen , , ,

Tell me if she were not designed

The eclipse and glory of her kind
H

V III .

T E AR S AT TH E G R A VE OF SIR

A L B ER T U S M O R T O N ,

WH O W A S BUR IE D AT S OU T H A MP T O N
W EP T BY S IR H W OTTON . .
1

( i e d Nov
D .

ILENCE
i n truth would speak my sorrow
best ,

For deepest wounds can le ast t h ei r

feelings tell ;
Yet let me borrow from mine own unrest
B ut t im e to bid him whom I loved farewell , , .

O my unhappy lines you that before

H ave served my youth to vent som e wanton cries ,

And now congealed with grief can s car ce im plore

, ,

S trength to accent —H ere my Albertus lies ! ,

1
Re l W o . tt on. an d W alt on ’
s “L i fe of W ott on .
”
A ls o
in M S Raw1 . . P oe t . 14 7 , p . 107 .
98 THE POEMS OF

U P ON T H E D E AT H O F S IR AL B E RT .

M OR T ON S W I F E ’
.
1

E first deceased ; she for a little t r ied

T o live with out h im liked it not and , ,

died .

H W O T T ON . .

A S H OR T H Y M N U P O N T H E B IR T H O F

P R IN C E C H AR LE S .
2

M
( ya 2 9,

OU that on stars do look ,

Arrest not there your sight ,

’
Though Nature s fairest boo k ,

And signed with p ropitious light

Ou r blessi n g now is more divine
Than planets that at noon did shine .

1
Re l
. W ott on . ls
A o in F ic k s
e
’
Fe s t u m V olup ta t i s ,
”

1 6 39 ; and, ith a di
w t ffe r e n t i tle , i n P h i li p o t s e
’
dit
of C am .

d e n s R emai s
’
n ,
p
”
1657, . 406 . And als
o in er, F ull
\Vor t h ie s of E ss e p x ,
”
. 3 40 .

Re l W ott on
2 ”
. .
 SIR H E N RY W O T T O N . 99

To Thee alone be praise ,

From whom our j oy descends ,

Thou cheerer of our days ,

O f causes fir s t and last of ends

,

To Thee t his May we S ing by whom ,

O ur roses from the lilies bloom .

Upon this royal flower ,

Sp rung from the chastest bed ,

Thy glorious sweetness shower ;

And first let myrtles crown h is head ,

Then palms and laurels wreathed between

B ut let the cypress late be seen .

And so succeeding men ,

When they the fulness see

Of this our j oy shall then
,

In consort j oin as well as we, ,

To celebrate His praise above

That spreads our land with fruits of love .

H W OT T O N . .

A N OD E T O T HE K IN G ,

AT H I S R E TU R NI N G FR O M S C O TL AND To THE

QU E E N A FT E R HIS C OR O N A T I O N T H E RE .
1

( 1 6 3 3)
OUSE up thysel f my gentle Muse , ,

Though now our green concei ts

g r ey ,

And yet once m ore do not re fuse

1
Rel. W ott on . Tr a n sc r i b e d as W ott on s i n ’
M S Ta nn. .
 1 00 TH E P OE M S OF

To take thy Phrygian harp and play ,

In honour of this cheerful day .

Make first a song of j oy and love ,

Which chas tely flame in royal eyes ;

Th en tun e it to the spheres abov e
When the benignest stars do r ise ,

And swe et conj unctions grace the Skie s .

To this let all good h earts resound ,

While diadems invest his head ;

Long m ay he live w h ose life doth bound ,

More than h is laws and bette r lead ,

B y high example than by dread !

Long m ay h e round abou t h im s e e
His roses and his lilies blown
Long may his only dear and h e
J oy in ideas of their own ,
’
A n d kingdom s hopes so timely sown

L ongmay they both contend to prov e ,

That best of crowns is suc h a love

H W . .

4 6 5 , fol 6 1. R awl P oe t
v e r s o, a n d MS . . . 14 7 , p 96. . E r ro
n eo ly i s t d a mon g Be n J on s on s
us n er e
’ “
Wor ks ,
”
V ol i x
. .

p 5 2 e d it Gi ff r d
.
, . o .
1 02 THE P OE M S OF

And n ow tho u gh late the modest rose

, ,

D id more than half a blush disclose .

Thus all look d gay all full o f cheer

’
, ,

To welcome th e new liveried year .

H W . .

XI II .

A T R AN S L AT I O N O F THE C IV . P S AL M
TO T HE OR I G I N A L SE N SE .
1

soul exal t the L ord wi t h hymns of

,

praise
O L ord my God h ow boundless is
, ,

Thy might !
Whose Throne of S tate is clothed with glorious rays ,

And round about hast robed Thysel f with light

W h o like a curtain hast the heave n s dis played ,

And in the watery roofs Thy chambers laid

Wh ose chariots are the thick ened clouds above
Wh o walk st upon the winged winds below ;
’

At whose command the airy s p irits move ,

And fl e ry meteors th e ir o b edien ce S how ;

Who on his base the earth d id st fir mly found ’

And ma d s t the deep to circu mv est it r ound

’
.

The waves that rise would drown the highest hill ,

B ut at Thy chec k they fl y and when they hear ,

Thy thundering voice they p ost to do Thy Will

, ,

And bound their fu r ies i n t heir proper s p here ,

1
Wott on
’

Re l
‘
. .
 SIR H E N RY W O T T O N .
.
1 03

Where surging floods and v aling ebbs can tell ,

That none beyond Thy marks must sink or swell .

Who hath dis p osed but Thou the winding way

, , ,

Where springs do wn from th e steepy crags do

beat ,

A t which both fostered beasts their thirs t s allay ,

And the W ild as ses come to quench their heat

Where birds resort and in their k ind Thy p raise
, , ,

Among the branches chan t i n warbling lays

The m oun ts are watered from Thy d welling -p lace ;
The barns and meads are filled for man and beast ;
Wine glads the heart and oil adorns the face
, ,

And b read the staff whereon our strengt h doth

,

rest
Nor shrubs alone feel Thy s u fli cin g hand ,

B ut even the cedars that so proudly stand .

S o have the fowls their sundry seats to breed ;

The ranging stork in stately beeches dwel ls ;
The climbing goats on hills securely feed ;
The mining conies shroud in rock y cells
Nor can the heavenly lights their course forget ,

The moon her turns or sun his times to set

, .

Thou mak s t the night to overveil the day

’

Then savage b easts creep from the Silen t wood ;

Then lions whel p s li e roar ing for their p r ey
;
’
,

And at Thy p owerful hand de ma n d their food ;

Wh o when a t mo r n they all reco a ch a gai n ,

Then toiling man ti ll eve p ursues his p ai n .

0 Lo r dwhen on Th y various wo rk s we l ook .

How richly fur n is h ed is th e earth w e tread I

1 04 THE P OE M S OF

Where i n the fair contents of Nature s book

,
’
,

We may t h e W onders of Thy wisdom read

Nor earth alon e but lo the sea so wide
1
, .
,

Where great and small a world of creatures glide

,

There go the ships that furrow out th eir way ;

Y ea there of W hales enormous sigh t s we s e e
, ,

Which yet h ave scope among the rest to pla y ,

And all do wai t for thei r support on Thee

Who hast assigned each thing his proper food ,

And in due season dost dispense Thy good .

They gather when Thy gifts Thou dost divide ;

Their stores abound if Thou Thy hand enlarge
, ,

C onfused they are when Thou Thy beams dost hide

I n dust resolved i f Thou their breath discharge
’
Again when T hou of li fe r e n e w s t the seeds
, ,

The withered fields revest their cheerful weeds .

B e ever gloried here Thy sovereign name ,

That Thou may st smile on all which T h ou hast

’

made
Whose frown alone can shake this earthly frame ,

And at whose touch t h e hills in smoke shall vade

F or m e m ay while I breathe both harp and voice
, , ,

I n sweet indictment of Thy hymns rej oice !

Le tsinners fail let all p rofaneness cease

,

His praise my soul His praise shall be thy peace

, ,
.

H W O TT ON . .
106 THE P OEM S OF

XV .

TO TH E
‘

R ARE L Y A CC OM P L I SH E D A ND W ORTH Y ,

OF BES T E MPL OY ME NT M A S TER H OW E L L , ,

UP O N H I S V O C AL
1
FORE ST .

i t S ir you hap p ily h a Ve hit

E LI EVE , ,

Up on a curious fan cy o f such wit , ,

That far transcends the vulgar for

each li n e ‘

Methinks breathes B arclay or a Boccali n e ,

.

I know you might ( n one b etter ) make the vine ,

The olive i vy mulberr y and p in e

, , , ,

With others their own dialects expose

, ,

B ut you have tau ght them all rich English prose .

I end and envy ; but must j ustly say ,

Who makes t rees s p eak so well deserves th e bay , .

H E N R Y W O TT ON .

XV I .

A D E S C RIP T IO N OF T H E C O U NT R Y S ’

RE C RE A T I ON S .
2

( A ut h u c tai
or n er n .
)

UI VERI NG fears heart -tearing cares , ,

Anxious sighs unti mely tea r s , ,

Fly fl y to c ou r ts !
,
’
Fly to fon d wo rldli n gs s p orts ,

t o H ow e l l s G v 1640 N
1 ’ “
P r e fix ’
ed D d s o on a ro e, . o

d ou b t th e b ook w a s su b mitt e d i MS t o W otton wh o di d

n .
,
e

in 1 6 39 .

W ott on sig e d as b l o w A ls o i n W alt on

'

2 “
Re l . . n e . s
 SIR H E N R Y W OTT O N A ND OT H ERS . 1 07

Where strained sardonic smiles are glozing still ,

And grief is forced to laugh against her will

’
Where mirth s but mummery ,

And s orrows only real be

Fly from our country pas times ! fly ,

S ad troop of human misery 1

C ome serene look s , ,

Clear as the crystal brooks ,

Or the p ure a zured hea v en that sm iles to ,

The rich attendance of our poverty !

Peace an d a secure mind
, ,

Which all men seek we only find , .

Abused mortals did you know

W here j oy heart s eas e and com forts grow
,
’
, ,
’
Y ou d scorn proud t owers ,

And seek them in these bowers ,

Where W inds sometim es our woods perhaps may

shake ,

Bu t blustering care co uld ne v er t e m p est make ,

’
Nor murmurs e er c ome nigh us ,

S aving of fountains that glide by u s .

’
Here s no fantasti c mask n or dance ,

Bu t of our k ids that fris k and p rance

,

Nor wars are see n ,

Unless upon the green

C omp l e t e A gl p 3 0 9 e dit N ic las as d ou b tl e ss

n er, .
, . o ,
“

mad e ith by ( S i H \
e er V t t ) o b y a l v of a gli g
r . A o on r o er n n . n

a o y m us c py i n T i all P oe t y p 2 97 as R u t ica t i
n n o o x r ,
”
.
,
s o

R ligi osi i V c t s
e n Clai m d w ith ut auth o it y f S i r
a an II .
”
e o r or

W R al e igh by B y dg e s a n d t h e Ox for d dit ors

. r e .
1 08 THE P OE M S OF

Tw o h armless lambs are butt ing one th e other ;

W hic h done both bleatin g run eac h to his mother
, ,

And wounds a re never found ,

S ave w h at t h e ploughs h ar e gives th e ground .

Here are no false entrapping bai ts ,

To h asten too too hasty Fates ;

-

U nless it be
The fond credulity
O f silly fish which worldling -like still look
, , ,

Upon t h e bait but n ever on the h ook

,

Nor envy unless among

,

Th e birds for prize of their sweet song

, .

Go ! le t th e diving n egro seek

F or gems hid in som e forlorn creek ;
We all pearls scorn ,

S ave w h at the dewy m orn

C o nge als u pon each little spire of grass ,

W h ic h careless s h ep h erds beat down as th ey

’
An d gold ne er here ap p e ars ,

S ave what the yellow Ceres bears .

Blest silent groves ! 0 may ye be

,
’
For ever mirth s best nursery !
May pure contents
F or ever pitch their tents
Upon these downs these meads t h ese rocks t h ese
, , ,

mountains ,

An d peace still slumbe r; by these purling fountains

Whic h we may every year
F ind w h en we come a fish i ng h ere
- .

IG N O T O .
110 TH E P OE M S OF

I would be great but that the sun dot h still

,

Le vel his rays against the rising hill ;

I wo uld be high but see the p roudest oak
,

Most subj ect to the rending thunder -stroke ;

I would b e rich but see m en too unkind
,

D ig in the bowels of the richest mind ;

I would be wise but that I o ften see
,

The fox suspected whilst the ass goes free

,

I would b e fair but see the fai r and proud

, ,

L ike the brig h t sun oft setting in a cloud ; ,

I wo uld be poor but kno w the humble grass

,

S till t rampled on by each u nworthy ass

Rich h ate d ; wise suspected ; scorned if poor ;
, , ,

Great feared ; fair tempted ; high still envied

, , ,

more
I h ave wis h ed all but now I wish for neith er
, ,

Great h igh rich ,wise nor fair poor I ll be rath er

, , ,
’
.

Would the world now ado p t m e for her heir ;

’
Would B eauty s queen entitle m e the fair ;
’

’
Fam e speak m e Fortune s minion could I vie
Angels with I ndia ; with a s p eaking eye
C ommand bare h eads bo wed knees strike J ustice , ,

dumb ,

A s well as blind and lam e or give a tongue

To stones by epitaphs ; be called great m aster
I n the loose rhymes of every poetaster
Could I be more than any man that lives ,

Great fair rich wise all in superlatives

, , , ,

Y et I more freely would these gi ft s resign ,

Than ever Fortune would have made them mine ;

And hold one minute of this holy leisure
B eyond the riches o f this em p ty pleasure .
 S IR H E N R Y W OT TO N A N D OT H ER S . 111

Welcome pure thoughts welcome ye silent groves !

, ,

T hese guests these courts my soul most dearly

, ,

loves
Now the winged pe ople of the sk y S ha ll s mg
My cheerful anthems to the gladsom e spring
A Prayer-book n ow shall be my looking -glass ,
’
I n which I will adore sweet Virtue s face .

Here dwell no hateful looks , no palace -cares ,

No broken vows dwell here nor pale -faced fears ; ,

Then here I ll sit and sigh my hot love s folly

’ ’
,

And learn to affect an holy m elancholy

And i f contentment be a stranger th en ,

I ll ne er look for it but in h eaven , again

’ ’
.
,

V
X I II .

I MI T A T I O H O R A T I A N ZE ODES IX .

D ON E C G R ATUS ER A M TI I B .
” —L IB . I II .

A D I AL O G U E B E T W I XT G OD A ND TH E SOU L .
1

( A uth or u n k n own ) .

Sou l
H I LST my soul s eye beheld no ligh t ’

B ut what streamed fr om Thy gracious

sight ,
’
To m e the world s greatest K ing
S eemed but som e little vulgar thi n g .

1
Re l . W o tt on . Clai me d w ith out aut h or it y fo r S ir W
Ra l e igh by B y dg e s
.

r .
1 12 TH E PO EMS OF

God . W h ils t thou p rov e d s t pure and th at in th ee

’
,

I co uld gl ass all my Deity

H ow glad did I fro m heaven depart ,

To find a lodging i n thy heart !

Sou l . Now fam e and greatness bear t h e sway ;
’
Ti s t hey t hat hold my prison s key
’

F or whom my soul would die might s h e

I

Leave t h em her immortality .

God . I and some few pure souls conspire ,

And burn both i n a mutual fire

F or whom I ld die once more ere t h ey
’
,

S ho uld m i ss of h eaven s eternal day

’
.

Bu t Lord w h at if I turn again

, , ,

And wi th an adamantine chain

, ,

L ock m e to Thee ? What if I ch ase

The world away to give Thee place
God . T h en thoug h these so uls in whom I j oy
, , ,

Are seraphims -thou but a toy

, ,

A fooli sh toy — yet once m ore I

,

Wo uld with thee live and for thee die

,
.

I GN OT O .

D O CT O R B R O O K E OF T E ARS .
1

HO would have thought there could h ave

been
S uch j oy in tears wept for our sin
Mine eyes have seen my heart hath ,

proved ,

W ot ton as D oct or B of T e a rs
.
“
. T h e ful l .

ob tai n e d f om a M S b el on gi n g t o M r J P
r . . . .
114 TH E P OEM S OF

O God , my God ! what shall I give

To T hee in thanks ? I a m and live
In Thee and T hou didst safe preserv e
,

My health my fame my goods my rent ;

, , ,

Thou mak s t m e eat W hile others starve

’
,

A nd sing whi lst others do la ment

, .

S uch unto m e Thy blessings are ,

As if I were Thy only care .

B ut O my God ! Thou art more kind

, ,

When I look I nward on my m ind

Thou fill s t my heart wit h humble j oy
’
,

With patience m eek ness fervent love , , ,

Which doth all other loves destroy ,

With faith which nothing can remove

, ,
’
And hope assured of heaven s bli ss
This is my state Thy grace is this ,
.

BY C H IDI C K TY C HR ORN,
B E I N G Y O U N G A N D T H E N I N T H E T OW E R ,
TH E

N I G H T B E F O R E H I S E XE C U T I O N
1
.

Y prim e of youth is but a frost of cares ;

My fe a st of j oy is but a dish of
p ai n ;
My c r op o f cor n is but a field of tares ;
And all my good is but vai n ho p e of gain ;
1
Re l . W o tt on . an d in n u me ous M S c p i e s ;
r . o e. g . Ha l
r .

M S 6 91 0 fol
.
, . 14 1, v e r so ; M S A sh m 7 8 1 ,
. . p . 1 38 ; MS .

Mal on e , 1 9, p . 44, &c .

 S IR H E N RY W O T TO N A ND O T H ERS . 1 15

The day is fled and yet I saw n o sun

,

And n ow I live and now my life is done

,

The s p ring is p ast and yet it hath not s p rung

,

The fruit is dead and yet the leave s are g r een ;

,

My youth is gon e and yet I am b u t young ;

,

I saw the world and yet I was not seen ; ,

My thread is cut and yet i t is not spun ;

,

And now I live and now my life is done

,

I sought my death and found it i n my womb ; ,

I loo k ed for li fe an d saw i t was a shade ;

,

I trod the earth and k new i t was my tomb ;

,

And n ow I die an d now I am but made ;

,

The glass is full and now my glas s is run

,

And now I live and now my life is done !

,

AN AN S WE R To MR . T I C H B ORNE ,
WH O WA S E XE C U TE D W I TH B A B IN G T O N .
1

H Y flower of youth is with a north W ind

blasted ;
Thy feas t o f j oy is an idea found ;
Thy corn is shed thy untimely harvest ,

wasted ;
Thy good in ill thy hope in hurt [ is drowned ]
,

Dar k was t h y day and shadow was thy sun, ,

And by such lights thy li fe untimely spun

, ,
.

1
F m
ro a MS . b l gi g t
e on n o Mr . J P C lli
. . o e r.
116 TH E P OE M S OF

Thy tale was nought thy oratory told ; ,

Thy fr uit is rotte n and thy leaves a r e gone ;

,

Thysel f wert young in years in ti me gr own old ; ,

The wo r ld accounts thee n ot worth thin k ing on ;

Thy thread [ of li fe] s not cut n or s p u n but bro k en ;
’

S o let thy heart though yet it be but open

,
.

Thou s ou gh t s t thy death and fou n d s t it i ndesert ;

’
,
’

’
Thou look d s t for life yet lewdly felt it fade ; ,
’
Thou t rodd s t on earth and now in earth thou art ,
;

’
And men may wish that thou hadst ne er been
[ made ]
Thy glory and thy glass are timeless run ,

W hich O unhappy ! by th yself was done

,
.

XXI .

RI S E ,
0 MY S OUL .
1

( Aut h u k
or n n own .
)
I SE, O
my soul ! with thy desires to
heaven ,

And with divinest contem plation use

’
Thy time Where time s eternity is given
, ,

And let vain though t s no more thy thoughts abuse ;

Bu t down in [ midnight] darkness let them lie ;
S o live thy better let thy worse thoughts die !
,

An d tho u my soul ins p ired with holy flame

, , ,

View and review with most regardful eye , ,

1
Rel IVott on
. .
”
Clai me d w ith out aut h or ity for R al e igh
by B y dg
r es a n d t h e Ox for d e dit ors .
1 18 TH E PO EM S OF

Curst from his cradle and bro u ght up to years

,

With cares and fears .

Who then to frail mo r tality shall trust

B ut limns on water or but writes in dust
, .

Yet whilst with sorrow here we live oppressed

, ,

What li fe is best ?
C ourts are but only superficial schools ,

To dandle fools ;
T h e rural part is turned into a den
Of savage men
’
And where s a city fr om foul vice so free
B ut may be termed the worst of all the three ?
’
D omestic cares afflict the husband s bed ,

Or pains his head

Those that live si n gle tak e it for a curse ,

Or do things worse
These would have children those that
them moan ,

Or wish them gone ,

Wh at is i t t hen to ha v e or have n o Wife

, , ,

B ut single th raldom or a double strife ?

Ou r own a ffections still at home to please
I S a disease ;
To cross the seas to any foreign soil ,

P eril and toil

Wars wi t h thei r noise affr ight u s ; when th ey cease ,

We re worse in pe a ce
’

What then remains but that we still should cry

,

For being born and being born to die ?

, , ,

FR A L O RD B A C ON
. .
 SIR H E N RY W O TT O N A ND OT H ERS . 1 19

XXI II .

VE RS E S M AD E BY MR . FRA . B AC ON .
1

'

H E man of life upright whose guiltless ,

heart is free
F rom all dishonest deeds and th oughts ,

of vanity ;
T h at man W hose silen t days in harmless j oys are
spent ,

Whom h opes cannot delude nor fortune discontent ; ,

That man needs neither tower nor armour for

defence ,
’
Nor secret vaults to fly from thunder s Violence .

H e only can behold wi t h unaffr ight e d eyes

The horrors of the dee p and terrors of t h e Skies .

Thus scorning all the care that fate or fortune

,

b rings ,

He makes the heaven his book his W isdom heavenly ,

things ,

Good thoughts his only friends his wealth a well ,

spent age ;
—
The earth his sober inn a quiet pilgrimage ,
.

FR A B A C ON . .

1
Pi tdf
r n e a B r it M u s M S by P a rk W al p ol e s
ro m . . .
,
’

R oy al a d N ob l e A uth o s v ol i i p 2 1 7 a d Sp e d d i n g
n r , . . .
,
n ,

B ac o s W o k s v ol vii p 2 6 9 I h av e c orr e ct e d e
n
’
r ,
”
. . . . on

or t w o w o ds f o m ar a n o y m us c opy i C h e t h a m M S
r n n o n .

8 0 1 2 p 7 9 w hich h ow e v e
,
.
, omits li n e s 7 a n d 8
, r, .
12 0 THE P OE M S OF

XXIV .

D E M OR T E .
1

( Aut h or u nk n own ) .

AN S life s a tragedy ! his moth er swomb

’ ’ ’
,

F rom which he en ters is the tiring room ; ,

This spacious earth th e theatre ; and th e

stag e
T hat country which h e lives in : passions rage , ,

Folly and vice are actors ; th e first cry

, ,

The prologue to the ensuing tragedy ;

The former act consisteth of dumb shows ;
The second he to more perfection grows ;
,
’
I the third he is a man and doth begin ,

To nurture vice and act the deeds of sin

,
’
I the fourth declines I the fi fth diseas es clog
,
’
,
’
And trouble him ; then death s his epilogue .

I GN OT O .

EP I GRAM .
Q

( A uth or un k n own . )
F breath were made for every man to
buy ,

The poor man could not live ,

would not die .

1
Rel W ott on
. Clai me d w ith out auth or ity for R al e ig h
.
”

by Bry dg e s an d t h e O fo d e dit ors

x r .

1
Re l W ott on ”
. .
1 22 P O EM S OF SIR H E N RY W OT T O N , E TC .

Who hath not erred he doth not live ,

He erred but once ; once king forgive ! , ,

II I . OF THE L oss OF TI ME .
1

F life be time that here is lent ,

And time on earth be cast away ,

Whoso his tim e hath here misspent ,

Hath h astened his own dying day

S o it doth prove a killing crime
To mass acre our living time .

Ifdoing nought be li k e to death ,

Of him that doth chameleon -wise , ,

Take only pains to draw h is breath ,

The passers -by may p as qu iliz e ,

Not here he lives ; but here h e dies

, , .

Iv . A N E P I TA P H O N A M A N F OR D OIN G N OT H I NG .
’1

H E R E lies the man was born and cried ,

Told threescore years fell S ick and died , ,

.

1
C h e t h am M S 8 0 1 2 ,
. p . 76 .

2
C h e t h am M S 8 0 1 2 ,
. p 158 ;
. als
o i n P h i li p ot
’
s e dit . of

C amd e n s ’
R e mai n s ,
”
16 5 7, p
3 99 . .
 PAR T III .

S PE CI M EN S OF

O T HE R C OU R TL Y P OE T S

FR O M 1 5 4 0 To 1 6 5 0 .
12 6 C O UR TL Y P O E T S .

The rocks do not so cruelly

R epulse t h e waves continually
As she my suit and a ffection
S o that I am p ast rem edy
Whereby my lute and I have done .

Proud of the spoil that thou hast got

Of simple h earts thoroug h Love s shot
’
, ,

B y whom unkind thou h as t them won

, ,

T hink not he h ath h is bow forgot ,

Al though my lute and I have don e .

Vengeance shall fall on thy disdain

Thou mak s t but gam e on earnest pain
’

Think not alone under the su n

Unquit to caus e thy lovers plain ,

Al t h oug h my lut e and I h ave done .

May chanc e t h ee lie with ered an d old

, ,

I n win t er nights t h at are so cold ,

Plaining i n vain un t o t h e m oon .

Thy wish es then dare not be told ;

C are then who list for I h ave done
, .

A nd then may chance thee to repent

The tim e that tho u hast lost and spent ,

To cause thy lovers sigh and swoon

Then sh alt thou know beauty but lent ,

An d wis h and want as I have done .

N ow cease my lu t e
,
This is the last
L abour that thou and I shall w aste ,

And ended is that we begun

Now is this song both sung and past
My lute b e s ti ll ! for I have done
,
.
 C OU R T L Y P O E T S . 12 7

A D E SC R I P T I O N OF A M OS T NOB L E
1
L AD Y .

U n c e rtai n b ut clai me d for J oh n H e y woo d )

( ,
.

( B e fore

IVE place you ladies and begon e !

, ,

B oast not yourselves at all !

F or here at hand approacheth one
W hose fac e will sta in you all .

The virtue of h er lively looks

E xcels the precious stone ;
I wish to have none o ther books
T o read or look u pon .

In each of her two crystal eyes

Smile th a naked boy ;
I t would you all in heart s u fli ce
To see that lamp of j oy .

Ithink Natur e hath lost the mould

Where she her shape did tak e ;
Or else I doubt if Nature could
S o fair a creature mak e .

1 ’
I n T ot t e l s S gs an d S onn e ts 1 5 5 7 as A Pr ais e
“
on , ,
“

of his ad y a
L ,
”
g U c e tai n A uth o s
mon n r A sc i b e d t o r . r

J h n H y w ood by W F orre st ( o t h e t an sc i b e of his

o e . r r r r

p e ms ) i n a c opy c on tai i g man y alt e rati on s n d ada p ti g

o ,
n n , a n

t h e p oe m t o Q u e e n M ar y i n H arl M S 1 7 0 3 fol 1 0 8
, . titl e .
, .

as a b ov e .
1 28 C OU RTL Y P O E T S .

S he may be well compared

U nto the P hoe nix k ind ,

W h ose li k e was never seen nor heard ,

That any man can find .

In life she is D iana ch aste ,

I n truth P enelope ;
In work and eke in deed steadfast .

W hat will you more we say

If all
the world were sought so far ,

Who co uld find such a W ight ?

Her beauty t wi n kle t h li k e a s t ar
Within the frosty night .

Her roseal colour comes and goes

With such a comely grace ,

More ruddier too than doth the rose

, , ,

Within her lively face .

A t B acchus feast none shall h er mos t

’
,

Ne at no wanton play ,

N or gazing in an open street ,

Nor gadding as a s t ray .

The m odest mirth that Sh e dot h us e

Is mixed with shame fastness ;

All vice she doth wholly refuse ,

And hateth idleness .

O L ord !i t is a world to see

How virtue can re p air ,

And deck her i n such honesty ,

Wh om nature made so fair .

Truly she doth so far exceed

Our women nowadays .
1 30 C OUR TL Y P O E T S .

Y et heaven and earth and all t hat nature wroug h t

, ,

I call to vow of my unspotted thought .

No shade I seek in part to shield my taint ,

B ut S imple tru t h ; I hunt no other suit

On that I ga [ g] e the issue of my plain t ;
I f that I quail let j ustice m e confute
,

I f that my place among the guiltless sort

R epay by doom my nam e an d good report .

Go heavy verse ; pursue desired grace ;

,

Where pity S hrined in cell of secret breast

Awai ts my haste t h e rightful lot to place ,

And loathes to see the guiltless man oppressed

Wh ose virtues great have crowned her m ore with
fam e
Than kingly s tate t h oug h largely sh ine the same
,
.

L VA U X
. .

O F TH E ME AN E S TAT E .
1

( B y T h omas L or d V au x or W . H unn is .
)

H E higher that the cedar tree unto th e

heavens do [ th] grow ,

The m ore in dan ger is the top when

stu r dy winds gan blow .

j udges them in p rincely throne to be devoid

of hate ,

1
P a radise of D ai n t y D e vic e s ; i e dit 1 5 7 8 sig n e d W
n . .

H ; i n e dits 1 5 8 0 a d 1 5 96 sig e d IV H a n n is ; i n oth e r

. n n .

e dits L V or L o d V au )
. .
( . r x .
 C O UR TL Y P O E T S .

D oth not yet kno w what heaps of ill lie hid in such
estate .

S uch dangers great such gri p es of mind such t oil

, ,

do they sustain ,

That oftentimes of God they wis h to be unkinged

again.

F or as the huge and migh ty rocks withstand t h e

raging seas ,

S o kingdoms in subj ection be w h enas D am e For

tune please .

Of brittle j oy of smiling c h eer of h oney m ixed

, ,

with gall ,

Allotted is to every prince in freedom to be thrall

What watc h es long what sleeps unsure w h at griefs
, ,

and cares of mind ,

Wh at bitter broils what endless t oils to kingdoms

, ,

be as signed 1

The subj ect then m ay well compar e with prince

for pleas ant days ( ,

W h ose silent night brings quiet rest w h ose steps ,

no storm bewrays .

How much be we t hen bound to God who such ,

provision makes
To lay our cares upon t h e prince Thus doth He
for our sakes .

To Him therefore let us lift up our hearts and

pray am ain ,

That every prince that H e hath placed may long

in quiet reign .
1 32 C OU RTL Y P OE T S .

O F A C ON T EN T E D M IN D .
1

B
( y T h omas L or d Vu
a x .
)

H E N all is don e and said ,

I n the end thus shall you find ,

H e most of all doth bathe in bliss

That hat h a quiet mind ,

And clear from worldly cares

, ,

To deem can be content

The s weetest time in all his life
In thinking to b e S pent .

The body subj ect is

’
To fickle Fortun e s power ,

And to a million of mishaps

I s cas u al every hour ;

And death in time doth change

I t to a clod o f clay ,

When a s the m ind which is divine

, ,

R uns never to decay .

Companion none is like

Unto the mind alone
For many have been harmed by speech ;
Thro u gh thi n k i n g fe w or non e
1
P adis
ar e of D ai n t y D vic s
e e ,
”
1 5 7 6 , &c .
1 34 C O UR TL Y P O E T S .

For now I see how void youth is of skill

I see also his prime time and his end ;
I do confess my faults and all my ill ,

And sorrow sore for that I did o ffend ;

And wit h a mind repentant of all cri mes ,

Pardon I ask for you t h ten thousand times .

The humble heart hath daunted the proud mind ;

E ke wisdom hath given ignorance a fall ;
An d wit hath taught that folly c ould n ot find ,

And age hath y outh her subj ect and her thrall .

Therefore I pray O Lord o f li fe and truth

, ,

P ardon the faults commi tted in my youth

Thou that didst grant the wise king his request ;

Thou that in whale thy prophet didst preserve
Tho u that forgavest the wounding o f thy breas t ;
Thou that didst save the t hief in state to starve
T h ou only God the Giver of all Grace
, ,

Wipe out of mind the pat h of yout h s vain race ’

Thou that by power to life didst raise the dead ;

’
Thou that o f g r ace r e s tor ds t the blind to sight ;
Thou t hat for love Thy life and love outbled
Thou that o f favour mades t t h e lame go right
Thou that canst heal and h el p in all assays ,
’
Forgive the guilt that gre w in you t h s vain ways !
And now since I with faith and doubtl e ss m i n d
, ,

Do fly to Thee by p rayer to a pp ease Thy ire ,

And si n ce that The e I o n ly see k t o fin d ,

And hope by faith to attain my j ust desi r e ;

’
L ord mind n o m o r e y o uth s error and unskill
, ,

A n d able age to do Thy Holy W ill

 C O UR TL Y P O E T S . 1 35

ON I S A B E LL A M A RK H A M .
1

( B y J . H a ryn gton . B efore 15 6 4

H E N C E comes my love ? O heart disclos e ! ,

’
Twas from cheeks that sham e the
rose ;
’
From lips that spoil the ruby s praise
’
From eyes that m ock the diamond s blaze .

Whence com es my woe As freely own

’
Ah me ! twas from a heart of stone .

The b lus hing cheek speaks modest mind ;

Th e lips befitting words m ost kind
,
’
The eye does tempt to love s desire ,

And seems t o say tis C u p id s fire ,

’ ’

Y et all so fair but S peak my m oan ,

S i t h nought doth say the heart of stone .

Why thus my love so k ind bespeak

, ,

S weet lip sweet eye sweet blushi n g ch e e l

, ,
'

Y et not a heart to save my p ain

0 Venus ! tak e thy gi fts again 1

Mak e not so fair to cause our moan

’
O r make a heart that s like your own

1 “
Nug ae A n ti qu es , V ol. I I. p . 32 4 , e dit P a rk
. .
13 6
.
co UR T LY P OE TS .

VE RS E S M A D E B Y Q UEE N E L IZ ABETII .
1

( C i r o .

H E doubt of future foes

E xiles my present j oy ,

And wit m e warns t o shun suc h snares

As threaten mine annoy .

For falsehood now doth flow ,

And subj ect faith doth ebb ,

Which would not be if reason ruled ,

Or W isdom weaved the web .

B ut clouds of toys untried

D o cloak aspiring minds ,

Whic h turn to rain of late repent ,

B y course of cha n ged winds .

The top of hope supposed

The root of ruth will be ,

And fr u itless all their grafl e d guiles

’

As shortly ye shall see .

Th en dazzled eyes with pride ,

Which g r eat ambition blinds ,

S hall be unsealed by wo r thy wights ,

Whose foresight falsehood finds .

1
P i t e d by P utt e ha m A rt of P oe sy 1 5 8 9 p 2 0 8
r n n ,
“
,
”
, .
,

as a ditt y f h e r M aj sty s ow mak i g p as si g s w t d

o e
’
n n ,
n ee an

h a mo ical I n M S R a w l P oe t 1 0 8 f l 4 4 v e it is
”
r n . . . .
, o .
, r s o,

e n titl e d Ve s e s mad e by t h e Q u e e n s M aj e st y
r A no th e
’
.
”
r

t e x t w a s p i n t e d by B y dg e s from a H ar l M S ; T p o
r r . . o

g ra ph e r v ol ii p 1 7 6
,
”
. . . .
1 38 C OU R T L Y P OE T S .

S ure if that long-with -love -acquainted eyes

,
’ ’
Can j udge o f love thou fe el s t a love r s case
, .

I read it in thy look s ; thy la n guished grace

T o m e that feel the li k e thy state descries
, , .

Then even of fellowship O moon ! tell m e

, ,

I s constant love deemed there b ut want of wit ?

Are beauties there as proud as here they be
Do they above love to be loved and yet ,

Those lovers scorn whom that love doth possess

,

Do they call vi r tue there ungratefulness ?

C OME sleep ; O sleep ! the certain knot of peace

, ,

The baiting p lace of wit the balm of woe

-
, ,
’
The poor m an s wealth the p risoner s release ,
’
,

The indi fferent j udge bet ween the high and low ;
With shield of proo f shield m e from out the prease
,

Of those fierce darts despair at m e dot h throw .

0 mak e in m e those civi l w ars to cease ;

I will good tribute pay i f thou do so .

Take thou o f m e smooth pillows swee t est bed , ,

A chamber dea f to noise and blind to light ,

A rosy garlan d and a weary head

An d if t h ese things as b eing thine by right , ,

M ove not t hy heavy grace th ou shalt in m e ,

’
Livelier th an elsewhere S tella s image see .

LE A VEm e 0 love ! which r e a ch e s t but to dust

, ,

And thou my mind aspire to higher things !

, ,

1 G a y s M isc e ll an ous W ork s of S id e y

r
’
e n
,
p . 9 "

S id n ey s A r cadia
“ ’
p 5 3 9 e dit 1 6 7 4
,
”
.
, . .
 C OUR TL Y P O E T S . 1 39

Grow rich in that wh ich never taket h rust

W hatever fades but fading p le asure brings ,
.

D raw in thy beams and humble all thy might ,

To that sweet yok e where lasting freedoms be ;

Which breaks the clouds and opens forth the light ;
That doth both shine and give us sight to see , .

O tak e fast h old 1 L e t that light be thy guide

In this small course which birth draws out to
death ;
And think how e v il becometh him t o slide
Who seeketh Heaven and comes of heavenly ,

breath .

Then farewell world ! thy uttermost I see

,

E ternal L ove m aintain thy life in m e

,
1

Sp len di dis longu m v a led ico n ugis .

P S AL M L X IX .
1

( F ro m th e t ran slati on of th e P sal ms by Si r P h il i p Si d ney

a n d h is sist e r M a ry C ou n t e ss of P e mb rok e
,
) .

ROUB L OUS seas my soul surround

S a v e 0 God ! my s inking so u l
, ,

S in k i n g where it feels no ground ,

I n this gul f this whirling hole ,

Waiting aid with earnest eyi n g

, ,

C alling God with bootless crying ;

F m t h diti f 1 8 23 p 1 2 0 This P sal m b l gs
1
ro e e on o , . . e on

t t h p a t w hich is g
o e r all y asc i b d t t h C u t ss f
e ner r e o e o n e o
P mb k
e ro e.
1 40 C O UR TL Y P O E T S .

D im and dry in m e are found

Eye to see and throat to sound .

Wrongly set to work my woe ,

Haters have I more t han h airs

F orce in my afflicting foe
B ettering still in m e impairs
, .

Thus to pay and leese constrained

What I never ought or gained ,

Y et say I Thou God dost know

,

H ow my fau lts and follies go .

Mighty Lord ! let not my case

Blank the rest that hope in Thee !
’
Le t not J acob s G od deface
All His friends in blush of m e !
Thine i t is Thine only quarrel
,
’
D ights m e thus in shame s apparel
Mote nor spot nor least disgrace ,

B ut for Thee co uld taint my face

, .

To my kin a stranger quite ,

Q uite an alien a m I grown

’
In my very b r e t h r e n s sight
Most uncared for most unkno wn , .

’
With Thy tem ple s zeal out -eaten ,
’
With Thy slanders scourges beaten ,

While the shot of p ie r cing s p i te ,

B ent at Thee on m e doth light

,
.

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U nto Thee what needs be told

My reproach my blot my blam e
, ,

S ith both th ese Thou didst behold ,

And canst all my haters nam e .

1 42 C O UR T L Y P O E T S .

F AN C Y A ND D E S IR E .
1

( By E d wa r d E a r l of Ox f d
or . B orn 15 40 ? di e d

OME hither s h ep herd s swain ! ,

’

S ir what do you require

,

I p ray thee shew to me thy nam e ! ,

My name is Fond D esire .

When wert thou born D esire ,

I n pomp and prim e of May .

B y whom sweet boy wert thou begot

, ,

B y fond C onceit m en say , .

Tell m e w h o was thy nurse ,

F res h youth in sugared j oy ,

.

What was thy meat and daily food ‘

7

S ad sighs with great annoy ,

.

What hadst thou then to drink

’
Unfeign ed lovers tears .

What cradle wert thou rocked in

I n hope devoid of fears .

What lulled thee then asleep

S weet speech which likes m e best ,
.

Tell m e where is thy d welling -place

,

I n gen tle hearts I rest .

Giv e n by P e r c y from D elon ey s Garl an d of G ood will

1 ’
,

p 1 0 5 P e r c y S c cd ; by E llis a n d oth e r s from B re ton s

.
, o . .
’

Bowe r of D e lights A sh or t e r c opy i n P t t e n h am s

” ’
1 5 97 , . u

A r t of P oe s y 1 5 8 9 p 1 7 2 as by E d w a r d E ar l of C x
”
, , .
, ,

ford a m st n oble an d l e arn d ge n tl e ma n A ls o i mp e r

, o e .
”

f t ly i n H a l M S 6 91 0 f l 1 4 5 a n d i n M S R a wl 8 5
ec r . .
, o .
,
. .
,

fol 1 5 ,
. v er so .
 C O UR TL Y P O E T S . 1 43

What thing doth please thee m ost ?

To gaze on beauty still .

‘1
Whom dost thou think to be thy foe
Disdain of my g ood will .

Doth company displease

Y es surely many one
, ,
.

Where d oth Desire delight to live ?

He loves to live alone .

D oth either tim e or age

B ring h im unto decay ?
N o n o ! D esire both lives and dies
,

A thousand times a day .

T he n fond D esire farewell !

, ,

Thou art no mate for m e

I shoul d be loath m ethinks to d well , ,

With s uch a one as t hee .

IF W O ME N C O U L D BE FAIR m e }
,

( B y E d wa d E a r l r of Ox f d)or .

F women could be fair and yet n ot fond , ,

Or that their l ove were firm not ,

fickle still , ,

I would n ot marvel that they mak o

m en b ond
1
M S R w] 8 5 f l 1 6 as by t h e E a r l of Ox n f r d
. a . , o .
,
“
e o .

P i n t e d f om that M S b y D B liss P re fac e t o B y dg s r

r r . r .
, r e
’
e

p i n t of E gla d s H lic n p vi ; a d f om h i m b y
r
“
n n
’
e o ,
”
. x x n r

m a y oth e s s om ti me s w ith t h e titl e A R e u n ciati on

n r , e
“
A n .
”

di ff e t c opy w as p i n t e d by By r d i n 1 5 8 7 ; se e Ce n s
er n r .

v ol ii p 1 1 4 s e c o d e dit
”
Lit . . . .
, n .
144 C OUR TL Y P O E T S .

By servi ce long to purc h ase their good wi ll

But when I see h ow frail those creatures are ,

I m use that men forget themselves so far .

To mark the choice they make and how they change , ,

How o ft from P h oe bus they do flee to P an ,

Unsettled still like haggards wild they range

, , ,

These gentle birds t hat fly fr om man to man ;

Who would not scorn and shak e them fr om the fist ,

An d let them fly fair fools which way they list ?

, ,

Yet for dis port we fawn and flatter both

, , ,

To pass the time whe n nothing else can please ;

And train them to our lure with subtle oath ,

Till weary of their wiles ourselves we eas e

, ,

And then we say when we their fancy try , ,

To play with fools oh what a fool was I , ,

XIII .

F A I N W OUL D I S IN G m e ,
}

( B y E d wa d E a l r r of Ox f d)or .

but Fu ry makes me fret

AI N would I s i n g , ,

An d Ra e hath sworn to seek revenge g

o f wrong ;

My m a z e d mind in malice so is set ,

As Death shall daunt mv deadly d olours long :

1
M S Ta n n
. . 30 6 , p . 1 93 , as by th e
“
E a l of r Ox e n for d
Pi td f by
.

r n e ro m that MS . Dr . B liss e dit

, . of W ood s ’

“
F asti ,
”
v ol . i p
. . 177 .
146 C OUR T L Y P O E T S .

The manchet fine falls not unto his share ;

On coarsest cheat his hungry stomac h feeds ;
The landlord doth p ossess the finest fare ;
He pulls the flowers the o ther pluc ks but weeds
, .

The mason poor that b ui lds the lordly halls

Dwells not i n them ; they are for hig h degree ;
His co ttage is co mpact in paper walls ,

And not wit h brick or stone as others b e .

The idle drone that labours not at all

S ucks up the s weet of honey fr om the bee ;
Wh o work eth most to their share least doth fall
,

With due desert reward will never be .

The swiftest hare unto the m asti ff slow

O tim es doth fall to him as for a p rey
ft -

The greyhound t h ereby doth mi ss his game w e ,

know ,

F or which he made suc h speedy haste away .

S o he that takes the pain to pen the boo k

R eaps not the gifts of goodly golden Muse ;
B ut those gain that who on the work shall lo ok
And fr om the sour the sweet by sk ill doth choose
For he that beats the bush the bird not ge t s ,

B ut w h o sits sti ll and holdeth fas t the n ets .

 C O UR TL Y P O E T S . 147

E P IGR A M .
1

( By E d wa r d E a r l of Ox f d)
or .

ERE I a king I could co mmand content ; ,

Were I obsc u re hidden should b e ,

my cares
Or were I dead no cares should m e ,

torment ,

Nor hopes nor h ates nor loves nor griefs nor

, , , ,

fears .

—
doubtful choice of these three whic h to crav e ;
,

kingdom or a cottage or a grave

, , .

2 .

AN SWERE D TH U S BY S Ir
P S
. .

ER T
thou a king yet not command ,

content ,

S ith empire none thy mind could yet

suffice ;
Wert thou obscure s t i ll cares would thee torm ent ;,

B ut wert thou dead all care and sorrow dies , .

An easy choice — of these three which t o crave ;

,

No kingdom nor a cottage but a grave , ,

.

1
M S C h e th am 8 0 1 2
. c opy of t h e fi r st t wo
, p . 84 . A
e p ig a m s
r w ith out d isti cti on of auth or s is p r i n t e d f om
, n , r

an a ci e n t M S M isc e llan y i n L or d Orfor d s Work s

n .
“ ” ’

,
”

v ol i p 5 5 1 as L or d Ox for d s s i gn e d V ere ’
. . .
, , .
1 48 C OUR TL Y P O E T S .

AN OTH ER , OF AN OTH E R M I ND .

KING oh boon for my as p irin gmind !

,

A cottage mak es a country swad

rej oice
And as for death I like him in his k ind
, ,

B ut God fo r bid that h e should be my choice !

A k i n gdo m or a cottage or a grave ,

Nor last nor next but fi r st and best I crave

, ,

The rest I can whenas I list e nj oy ,

Till th en salute m e thus — Vi ve le Roy!

,

F M . .

A N OTH ER , O F AN OTH E R M IN D .

H E greatest kings do least command

content ;
The greatest cares do still attend a
crown
A grave all hap py fortunes do [ th] prevent -
,

Making the nob le equal with the clown

A quiet country life to lead I crav e ;
A cottage then ; no kingdom nor a grave
,
.
150 C O UR TL Y P O E T S .

C ontent to live this is my s tay

,

Iseek no more than may s u fli ce ;

I p ress to bear n o haughty s way ;
L oo k what I lack my mind sup p lies
,

L o t hus I triumph like a k ing

, ,

C ontent with that my m ind doth bri n g .

Som e have too much yet still do crave ;

,

I
little have and seek no more
, .

They are but poor though much they have

, ,

And I am rich with little store

They poor I rich ; they beg I give ;
, ,

They lack I leave ; they pine I live

, ,
.

’
I la ugh not at another s loss ;
’
I grudge n ot at another s pain ;
No worldly waves my m i n d can toss ;
My state at on e do th still remain
I fear no foe I fawn n o friend ;
,

I loathe not life nor dread my end

,
.

S om e weigh thei r ple asure by their lust ,

Their w isdom by their rage of will

Their treasure is t heir o n ly t r ust ;
A cloak ed craft th eir st ore o f sk ill
B ut all the ple asure that I find
Is to mai n tain a quiet mi n d .

My wealth is heal t h and p e r fect ease

My conscience cle a r my chief de fence ;
I neither see k by b ribes to p lease ,

Nor by deceit to breed offence :

Thus do I live ; thus will I di e ;
Would all did so as well as I !
E DI ER . .
 C OUR T L Y P O E T S . 151

XV II .

1 .

T HE SHEP HER D S CONC EIT ’

OF

P R O M E T H EU S .
1

( By Si r E d wa r d D y er .
)

ROMETH EUS when first from heaven

high
’
He brought down fire ere then on ,

earth unseen ,

F ond of t h e light, a satyr stan d n g by ,

.
,

Gave it a kiss as it like sweet had been ,

.

Feeling forthwith the other s burni n g power ’

,

Wood with the smart with shouts and shriekings ,

shrill ,

He soug h t his ease in river field and bower , ,

B ut for the time his grief went with hi m still .

S o silly I with that unwonted sight

,

In
human sh ape an angel from above , ,

F eeding mine eyes the i mpression t here did light , ,

That since I run and rest as pleaseth love .

The di fference is the satyr s li p s my heart ,

’

, ,

He for a while I evermore — have sm art

, ,
.

1
W ith D y s am
er
’
R a wl 8 5 p 8 a n d E g
n e in MS . .
, .
,
n

la d s H e lic o 1 6 0 0 ; als o h ad d E D i n t h e Cou t e ss

n
’
n,
” “
e e . . n

o f P mb ok e s A cadia p 4 7 7 e dit 1 5 98 A n a ony mous

’ ”
e r r , , . . n

c py i n Harl M S 6 91 0 fol 1 5 4
.

o . . s . v er o.
, ,
15 2 C OUR TL Y P OE T S .

A R E PL Y .
1

( B y Sir P hili p S id y )
ne .

S AT YR once did run away for dread ,

With sound of horn which he him ,

self did blow ;

F earing and feared th us from h imself ,

h e fled ,

D eeming strange evil in t h at h e did not know .

S uc h causeles s fears when coward minds do take ,

I t makes t h em fly that which they fain would

have ;
AS t h is poor beas t Wh o did his rest forsake
,

Thinking not why but how himself to save

, ,
.

E ven thus m ought I for doubts which I conceive

,

O f mine own words min e own good ha p betray ;

,

An d thus might I for fear of m aybe leave

, ,

T h e sweet pursuit of my desired prey .

B etter like I thy satyr dearest Dyer , ,

Who burnt his lips to kiss fair shi ning fire .

1 F m th e
ro sa me c op i e s as th e p c di g p i c
re e n e e .
15 4 C OU R T L Y P O E T S .

B ut what avails with tragical complaint ,

Not ho p ing hel p the Furies to awak e ? ,

Or why should I the ha pp y m inds acquaint

With dole ful tunes their settled peace to shake ,

All ye that here b ehold I n fortune s fare ’

,

May j udge no woe m ay wit h my grief compare .

A F AN C Y .
1

( By S ir E d wa r d D y er .
)

E t h at his mirth hath lost ,

Whose comfort is dismayed ,

Whose hope is vain whose faith ,

scorned ,

W h ose trust is all betrayed ,

If
h e have held them dear ,

And cannot ce as e to moan

C ome let him take his place by me ;
,

H e s h all not rue alone

'

But i f the sm allest sweet

Be mixed with all his sour ;
1
MS . R a wl P oe t
. sig d as b l
8 5 , fol 1 0 9,
. ne . e ow ; M S .

a ith
T n n 3 0 6 , fol 1 7 3 , w
. sa . sig atu
th e me n r e ; M S A sh m . .

p
7 8 1, sig d
140,
. ne y 1 Ha l
S Ed D er ; and
” ‘

. r M S 6 91 0 , . .

fol 1 5 9
. uth ticat d by y hi s l f th ugh
A. en e D er me sc t ro t h e e re
sig atu
n a asc i b d
r e n e r t h e e n d , an d by R S ut ll
r e to h im o h we .

p hich f ll s this v lu
i n t h e oe m w o ow in o clai d
me IVr on gly me .

d P b k
fo r L or P s P b k
e m ro e i n t h e
“
oe m of R ud
e m ro e an d

ya dr ,
”
p
1 6 60, 29 . .
 C O UR TL Y P O E TS . 15 5

If in the day the m onth the year

, , ,

He feel one lightening hour ,

Then rest h e by hi mself ;

He is no mate for me ,

Whose ho p e is falle n wh ose succour void

, ,

Whose h a p his death must be .

Y et not th e wished death ,

W hich hath no plaint nor lack ,

Which m ak ing free the better part

, ,

I s only nature s wr ack

’
.

0
no ! that were too well ;
My death is of the mind ,

Which always yields e x tremest pains ,

And leaves t h e W o rst behind .

one that lives in show

AS ,

But inwardly do t h die ,

Wh ose k nowledge is a bloody field

Where all hope slain doth lie ;
Wh ose heart the altar is ;
Wh ose S p i r it the sac r ifice
,

Unto the p owe r s wh o m to a pp eas e

,

No sorrow can su ffi ce .

My fancies a r e li k e th orn s ,

On which I go b y night ;
Mi n e argu ments are li k e an host
Which force hath put to flight .

’
My sense is passion s s p y
My thoughts li k e rui n s old
Of fam ous Carthage or the t own,

Which S inon bought and sold ;

 C O UR T L Y P OE T S .

Which still before mine eyes

My mortal fall do lay ,

Wh om love and fortune once advanced ,

And n ow hath cast away .

O tho u gh ts no thoughts but wounds

, , ,

S ometime the seat o f j oy ,

S om etime the seat of quiet rest

B ut now of all annoy .

Isowed the soil of peace ;

My bliss was in the spring
An d day by day I ate the fruit
’
Which my life s tree did bring .

To ne t tles now my corn ,

My field is turned to flint ,

Where s itting in the cypress s h ad e

, ,

I read the h ya ci n t .

The peace the rest the life

, , ,

That I enj oyed b efore

C ame to my lot that by th e loss
,

My smart might sting th e more .

S o to unhappy m en
The best frames to th e worst
0 ti me 0 p lace O words O look s
, , , ,

Dear then but n ow accurst

,

In was stands my delight ;

I n i s and sha ll my woe ;
,

My horror fastens on the yea

My hope hangs on the no .
15 8 C O UR TL Y P O E T S .

Y et hate I but the fault ,

And not the faulty one ,

Nor can I rid m e o f the bands

Wherein I lie alone .

Alone I lie whose li k e,

Was n ever seen as yet ;

The p rince the poor the old the youn g
, , , ,

The fond the full of wit

, .

Hers still remain must I ,

B y wrong by death by S hame ;

, ,

I cannot blot out of my mind

That love wrought in her name .

I cannot set at nought

That once I held so dear ;
I cannot make it see m so far
That is indeed so near .

Not that I m ean henceforth

This strange will to profess ,

As one that wo uld betray such trot h ,

And build on fickle n e ss .

B ut it shall never fail

That my faith bare i n hand ;
I gave my word my word gave me ;
,

B oth word and gift must stand !

S ith t hen must be thus
It ,

And thus is all -to i ll ,

I yield m e cap tive to my curse ,

My hard fate to fulfil .

 C O UR T L Y P O E T S . 1 9

The solitary woods

My city S hall becom e
The darkest den shall be my lodge ,
’
Wherein I ll rest or roam .

Of heben black my board ;

The worms my feast shall be ,

On W hich my ca r cass shall be fed

Till they do feed on m e ;

My wine of Niobe ,

My bed of craggy rock ,

’
The ser p ent s hiss my harmony ,

The shrieking owl my clock .

My e x ercise nought e lse

B ut raging agonies
’
My boo ks of spiteful Fortune s foils
And dreary tragedies .

My walk the paths of plaint ,

My p rospect into hell ,

Where wretched Si syph e and his pl i er s :

I n endless pains do dwell .

And though I seem to use

The p oet s feigned style
’
,

To figure forth my rue ful plight ,

My fall or my exile ,

Y et is my grief not feigned ,

In which I sta rve and p in e ;

Who feel it most shall find i t least
I f h is compare with mine .
1 60 C O U R TL Y P O E T S .

My M use i f any a sk ,

Whose grievous case was such

DY E R E th o u let his nam e be kno wn
His folly shows so much .

’
B ut best twere thee to hide ,

And never come t o light ;

For on the earth may none but I
This action sound aright .

M isera m es t f u i sse .

E DI ER . .

M A S T E R D YER S F AN C Y T UR N E D ’
TO A

S INNE R S C O M P L A IN T ’
.
1

( B y R b t S ut hw ll B
o er 15 60 odi d e . or n e

E that his mirth hath lost ,

W hose comfort is to rue ,

Whose hope is fallen w h ose faith is ,

crazed ,

Whose trus t is found untrue ;

If
he have held them dear ,

And cannot cease to moan ,

C om e let hi m ta k e his place by

, In e
H e Shall not rue alone .

1
P ms dit 1 6 30 ig
Sou t h w e ll s ’ “
7 &
oe wi th , e .
, S n. F ,
c. ,

t h titl A F a c y tu d t a Si s C mp lai t ’ ”
e e, n Th
rn e o n n er o n . e

titl w hic h I hav ad p t d is f u d i t h M S f S th w ll

e e o e o n n e . o ou e
’
s

p ms us d i b th t h m d
oe e n diti s ; f W alt p 8 4
o e o e rn e on o e r, . ,

an d T u b ull p 8 1
rn , . .
1 62 C OU R T L Y P O E T S .

’
My sense is p ass ion s s py
“ v thoughts li k e ruins old ,

Which Show how fair the building was ,

While grace did i t uphold .

And sti ll be fore m ine eyes

My mortal fall they lay :
Wh om grace and virtue once advanced ,

Now sin h at h cast away .

Othoughts n o thoug h ts but wound s ,

, ,

S ometim e the seat of j oy ,

Sometim e t h e store of quiet r est ,

B ut now of all annoy .

Isowed the soil of peace ;

My bliss was in the s p ring ;
An d day by day the frui t I ate ,
’
That V irtue s tree did bring .

To nettles now my corn ,

My field is turn ed to flint ,

Where I a h ea vy harvest reap

Of cares that never stint .

The peace t h e res t t h e life

, , ,

That I enj oyed of yore ,

Were ha p py lot but by their loss

,

My smart doth sting the m ore .

S o to unhappy m en
The best frames to the worst
O time O place where thus I fell
, , ,

D ear then but now accurst

,
 C OU RT L Y PO E TS . 163

I n wa s
stands my delight ;
In is and sha ll my woe ; ,

My horror fas t ened in the yea ;

My hope hangs in the no .

Unworthy of relief ,

That craved is too late ,

Too late I find I find too well

, ,

Too well s tood my esta t e .

B ehold suc h is the end

,

That Pleasure doth procure

Of nothing els e but care and plaint
C an sh e th e mind ass ure .

F orsaken first by Grace ,

B y Pleas ure now forgotten ,

’
Her pain I feel but Grace s wage
,

H ave others from me gotten .

Then Grace where is the j oy

, ,

T hat makes thy torments sweet

Wh ere is the cause that many though t
Their de a th s through thee but m eet ?

Where thy disdain of sin ,

Thy secret sweet delight ,

Thy spark s of bliss thy heavenly j oys

, ,

That shined erst so bright ?

0 that they were not lost ,

Or I could i t excuse
0 that a dream of feigned loss
My j udgment did ab use
164 C O UR TL Y P O E T S .

Ofrail inconstant flesh ,

S oon trapped in every gin !

S oon wrought thus to betray thy soul ,

And plunge thyself in sin

Y et hate I but th e fault ,

And not the faulty on e ,

Nor can I rid from m e the mat e

T h at for ce th m e to moan
’
To moan a sinner s case ,

Than whic h was never worse ,

In prince or poor in young or old

, ,

I n blest or full of curse .

’
Yet God s must I remain ,

B y death by wrong by sham e

, ,

I cannot blot out of my heart

That Grace writ i n His name .

I cannot se t at nought
W h om I have held so dear ;
I cannot make H im seem afar ,

That is indeed so near .

Not that I look henceforth

For love that erst I found
S ith that I brak e my pligh t ed troth
To build on fickle ground .

Y et that shall never fail

Which my faith bare in hand
I gave my vow my vow gave m e
B oth vow and gi ft shall stand .
16 6 C OUR TL Y P O E T S .

Ye tis my grief not feigned ,

Wh erein I sta rve and pine

Who feels the most shall think it least ,

I f his compare with mine .

WH O G R A C E F OR Z E N I T H HAD .
1

A N OTH E R AD P TA A T I ON OF S IR E . D YE R S ’
FAN CY .

( B y F ul k e G r e vill e L or d B
, r oo k e . Bo rn 1554 ;

di e d
HO
grace for zenith had ,

From which no shadows grow ,

Who hat h seen j oy of all his hopes ,

And end of all his woe

Whose love beloved hath been
The crown of his desire
W h o hath seen sorro w s glories burn t ’

’
I n sweet a ffection s fire
I f from this heavenly state ,

Which souls with souls unites ,

H e h e fallen down into t h e dark

Despaired war of sprites ,

L e t him lament with m e

For non e d oth glo r y know ,

That hath n ot b een ab ove hi msel f ,

And t h en ce fallen down to woe .

1 “
Ccelica ,
”
S onn e t Lx x x m , i n L or d B rook e s Wo k s ’ “
r
”
.

1 53 3 , pp . 2 28 -
2 33 .
 C OUR TL Y P O E T S . 167

B ut if there be one ho p e
L e ft in his languished heart ,

I f fear of worse i f wish of ease

, ,

I f horror may depart ,

He plays with his complaints

He is no mate for m e ,

Whose love is lost whose hopes are fled

, ,

Whose fears for ever b e °

Y et not those happy fears

Which show Desire her death ,

Teaching with use a peace in woe ,

And in despair a faith .

No no ; my fears kill not

, ,

B ut make uncured wounds ,

Where j oy and p eace do issue out ,

And only pain abounds .

U npossible are h elp ,

R eward and hope to m e ;

,

Y et while unpossible th ey are ,

They eas y seem to be .

Most easy se e ms remorse ,

Des p air and death to m e ;

,

Y et while they p assing easy seem ,

U n p ossible they be.

S o neither can I leave

My hopes that do deceiv e ,

Nor can I trust min e own despair

And nothing else receive .
16 8 C O UR T L Y P O E T S .

Thus be unhappy men

Blest to be more accurst ;
,

Near to the glories of the sun

C louds with most horror burst .

L ike
ghosts raised out o f graves ,

Who live not though they go

, ,

Whos e wal k ing fe ar to others is ,

And to themselves a w oe ; ‘

S o is my life by her
Whose love t o m e is dead ,

On whose worth my despair yet walks ,

And my desire is fed .

I swallow down the bait

Which carries down my death ;
I cannot p ut love from my heart
While life draws i n my breath .

My W inter is within ,

Wh ich wi thereth my j oy
My knowledge seat of civil war
, ,

Where friends and foes destroy ;

And my desires are W heels ,

Whereon my heart is borne ,

With endless turning of themselves ,

S till living to be torn .

’
My thoughts are eagle s food ,

Ordained to be a prey
To [ wrath ] and being still consumed
,

Ye t n ever to decay .
1 70 C O UR T L Y P O E T S .

O rue ful constancy 1

And where is change so base ,

As i t may be compared with thee

I n scorn an d in disgrace 7
‘

L ike
as the kings forlorn ,

D eposed from their estate ,

Yet cannot choose but love the crown ,

Al thoug h new kings they hate

Ifthey do plead their right ,

Nay if they only li ve

, ,

O ffences to the crown ali k e

Their good and ill shall give .

So I
would I were not ,

B ecause I m ay com plain ,

A n d cannot choose but love my wrongs ,

And j oy to wish in vain .

This faith condemn eth m e ;

My right doth rumour move
I may not know the cause I fell ,

Nor yet without caus e love .

Then love where is reward

, , ,

At least where is the fam e

Of them that b eing bear thy cross
, , ,

And being not thy nam e ?

, ,

The world s exam ple I

’
,

A fable everywh ere ,

A well fr om whence the s p rings are d rie d ,

A tree that doth not bear

 C O UR TL Y P O E T S . 1 1

like the bird in cage

I, ,

At first with cunning caught ,

And in my bondage for delight

W ith greater cunning taught .

’
Now owne r s humour dies
I neither loved nor fed , ,

Nor freed am till in the cage

,

Forgotten I be dead .

The shi p of Greec e the stream ,

And she be n ot the sam e

They were altho u gh shi p stream and s h e
, , ,

S till bear their a ntique name .

The wood which was is w orn ,

Those waves are run away ;

Yet s t ill a ship and still a stream
, ,

S till running to a sea .

S he loved and sti ll she loves

, ,

B ut do t h not still love me

To all except myself yet is
As she was wont to be .

0my once hap py thoughts

The heaven where grace did dwell !
My saint hath turned away her face
And made that heaven my hell !

A hell for so is that

,

F r om whence no souls return ,

Whe r e while our s p irits are sacrificed

, ,

They was te not tho u gh they burn , .

1 72 C O UR T L Y P O E T S .

S ince then this is my s tate ,

And nothing worse than this ,

B ehold the ma p o f death -like life ,

E xiled from lovely bliss :

Alone among the world ,

S trange with my friends to be ,

S howing my fall to them that scorn ,

S ee not or will not see ;

,

My heart a wilderness ,

My studies only fear ,

And as in S hadows of curst death

, ,

A prospect of despair .

My exercise must be
My horrors to repeat ;
My p eace j oy end and sacrifice
, , , ,

Her dead love to entreat

My food the time that was ;

,

The tim e to com e my fast ;

,

F or drink the barren thirst I feel

,

Of glories that are past ;

S ighs and salt tears my bath

R e ason my looking -glass ,

To show m e he most wretched is

That once most happy was .

Forlorn desi r es my clock ,

To tell me every day

That Tim e hat h stolen love li fe and all , ,

B ut my distress away .
174 C OU R TL Y P O E T S .

F irst shall the tops of highest hills

B y humble plains be ov e r pri e d ,
’
An d poets scorn the Muses quills ,

An d fis h forsake the water glide ,

And I ris lose her coloured weed ,

B efore I fail thee at thy need .

F irst direful Hate shall turn to P eac e ,

And Love relent in deep disdain ,

And D eath his fatal stroke s h all cease ,

A nd E nvy pity every pain ,

And Pleasure m ourn and Sorro w sm ile , ,

B efore I talk of any guile .

F irst Ti me s h all stay h is stayless race ,

A nd Winter bless h is brows wit h cor n ,

’
And snow bemoisten J uly s face ,

And Winter spring and S ummer mourn , ,

B efore my pen by help of Fam e

, ,

C ease to recite thy sacred name .

XXI II .

T H E S H E P H ER D T O THE F L O W ERS .
1

( B e for e

WEE T violets Love s Paradise that ,

’
,

spread
Your gracious odours which you couched ,

bear
Within your paly faces ,

1
Ph i oe n x Ne st , ”
1 5 93 , p
E n glan d s H e lic on
. 95
’
,

1 6 0 0 S ign T sig n e d Ig ot o Th e n c e i n B ry dg e s a n d
” ’
, .
,
n .

t h e O f r d e diti on s of R al e igh s P oe ms ’ “ ”
x o .
 C O UR T L Y PO ET S . 175

Upon the gentle wing of som e calm breathing wind -

T hat plays amidst the p lain

I f by the favour of propitious stars you gain
, ,

S uch grace as i n my lady s bosom place to find

’
,

B e proud to touch those places !

A n d wh e n h er warm th your moisture forth doth wear ,

Whereby her dainty p ar t s are sweetly fed ,

You honours o f the flowery me ads I p ray

, ,
.
,

Y ou pretty daughters of t h e earth and sun

,

With mild and seemly breathing straigh t display

My bitter sighs that h a v e my h eart undone !
,

Vermilion roses that wit h new day s rise

, ,
’

D is play your crimson folds fresh -looking fair ,

Whose radiant bright disgraces

Th e ric h adorn ed rays of roseate rising m orn ;
A h if h er virgin s hand
,
’

D o pluck your pure ere Ph cn bu s view the land ,

A n d veil your gracious pomp in lovely Nature s
’

scorn ;
I f c h ance my mistress traces
’
F as t by your flowers to take the summer s air ;
Then woeful blushing tempt her glorious eyes
, ,

To spread their tears Adonis death reporting ;

,
’

’
And tell love s torm e n ts sorrowing for her friend
, ,

Whose drops of blood within your leaves consorting

, ,

Re port fair Ve nus moans to have no end !

’

Then may remorse in pi tying of my smart

, ,

D ry up my tears and d well wi t hin her heart

, .
17 6 C O UR T L Y P O E TS .

XXI V .

T H ERE IS N ON E ,
O, N ONE BU T Y OU ! 1

( B y R ob e r t E a l o f E ss e x r . B orn 1 5 6 7 ;
di e d
H ERE is non e O none but you , , ,

Who from m e estrange the sight ,

Whom mine eyes afl e ct to Vi ew

’

And chained ears hear with delig h t .

Oth ers beauties others m ove

’

I n you I all the graces find ;

Su ch are the e ffects of love ,
To make them happy t h at
'

a re

Women in frail beauty trust ;

Only seem you kind to me !
S till be truly kind and j ust ,
’
F or that can t dissembled be .

Dear a fford m e then your sight !

,

Tha t sur v e ying all your looks

, ,

E ndl e ss v olu mes I may write ,

An d fill the wo r ld with en v ied books ,

Which when aft er ages Vie w ,

All shall wonder and despair ,

Women to find a man so true

, ,

And men a woman half so fair ! ,

1
P i n t d f om
r e r Au b ey s M SS by
r
’
. Dr . B liss ,
e dit . of

\
V od
o
’
F a ti
s s ,
”
vo l i p 245
. . . .
1 78 CO UR T L Y P O E T S .

The birds of the air the nearest way have fl own ,

And under earth the moles do cast aright ;

A way more hard than these I n eeds must take ,

Where none can teach nor no man can direct ,

’
Where no m an s good for m e example makes ,

B ut all m en s faults do teach h er to susp ect

’
.

H er thoughts and mine such dis p roportion have

All strength of love is infinite in m e ;
She useth the advantage time and fortune ga v e
Of worth and powe r to get the liberty .

E arth sea heaven hell are subj ect unto l aws

, , , , ,

But 1 poor I must s u fie r and kno w no cause

, ,
.

R E E . . .

XXVII
'

TO T IM E 1
.

( By A . W . B e for e

T ERNA L Tim e ! that was t est W ith out

vv as t e ,

That art and art not diest and , ,

-
,

livest still ;
Most slow of all and yet of greatest haste
,

B oth ill and good and nei t her good nor 1 11

,

How can I j ustly praise thee or dis p raise

Dark are thy nights but b r ight and clear thy days
,
.

1
D avi s on s P oe tical Rh a p sod v , 1 6 0 2 , &c p 137, dit
’
.
, . e .

1621 .
 C OUR T L Y P O E T S . 17 9

Both free and scarce thou givest and tak est agai n ,

Thy wo mb that a ll doth breed is tomb to all

, ,

What so by thee hath li fe by thee is slain ;

From thee do all things rise to thee they fall ,

Constant i n constant ; moving standing still ;

, ,

W as is sha ll he do thee both breed and kill

, , ,
.

I lose thee while I see k to find thee out ;

,

The far t her off the more I follow the e ; ,

The faster hold the greater cause of doubt ,

Was is I k now ; but sha ll I cannot see

, , ,

All things by thee are m easured thou by none ; ,

All are in thee ; t h ou in thyself alone .

XX I II V .

U P ON AN H ER O I C A L P O E M
WH I CH HE HA D B E G U N (I N I M I T A T I O N O F V I R G I L )
OF T HE F IR S T I NH A B I T I N G T H I S F AM O U S

B Y B R U T E A N D T H E T R O JA N S
1
I SL E .

( B y A “ 7 B f
. . e o re

Y wanton Muse that wh ilome wont to sing ,

Fair B eau ty s p raise and Ve n u s s we e t ’ ’

delight ,

Of late had changed the tenour of her

string
’
To higher tunes than serve for Cu p id s fight
1
D avis o s “
P oe t ical R ha p sod y 1 6 0 2 & c p 2 5 e dit
n
’
,
”
, .
, .
, .

162 1 . A l s o i t h e s e c o d e diti
n of E glan d s H lic on
n on n
’
e ,

1 6 1 2 as A
, H ical P oe m w ith t h sig atu e I g ot o
“
n ero ,
”
e n r n .
”

T h c e i n B y d g e s a n d t h e O fo d di t i o s of R al igh s
’ ’
en r x r e n e

P oe ms .
”
1 80 COU RTL Y P O ET S .

S hrill trumpets sou n d Sharp swords and lances

’

, ,

st r ong ,

War b lood a n d death were matter of her song

, ,
.

Th e god of love by chance had heard thereof ,

That I was proved a rebel to his c r own

F it words for war quoth he wi th an gry scoff ;
,

A li k ely man to wri te of Mars his frown !

We ll are they sped whose praises he will wri t e ,

Whose wan ton pen can nought but love indite

This said he whisked his party -coloured wings
, ,

And down to earth he comes mor e swift t han ,

thought ;
Then to my heart in angry haste he fl in gs ,

To see what change these news of wars had

wrought
H e p ries and looks —h e ransacks every vein
, ,
’
Y et finds he nought save love and lover s pain .

T hen I that now p erceived his needless fear

, ,

With heavy smile began to plead my cause

In vain quoth I this endless grief I bear
, , ,

I n vain I strive to keep thy grievous laws ,

I f a ft er proof so often trusty found

, ,

U nj us t suspect condemn m e as unsound .

Is th is the guerdon of my faithful heart ?

I s th i s the ho p e on which my li fe is stayed
Is this the ease o f never -ceasing s mart ?
Is this the p rice that for my p ains is paid
Yet better ser v e fierce Ma r s in bloody field ,

Where death or conquest end or j oy doth yield .

Long have I served ; W hat is my p ay but pain

Oft h av e I sued ; what gain I but delay
1 82 C OUR TL Y P O E T S .

XXIX .

S O NN E T
PR E FI XE D T O H I S M A JE S T Y S ’
I N S TR U C T I ON S T O H IS

DE AR E ST S O N , H E NR Y T H E PR I N CE .
1

( B y Ki n g J am s e

OD
gives not kings the style o f gods in
vain ,

For on His Throne His sceptre do

they s way
And as their subj ects ought them to obey ,

S o k ings should fear and serve t heir God again .

I f t hen ye would enj oy a ha pp y reign ,

Observe the sta t utes o f you r Hea v enly K ing ,

And from H is L aw mak e all your laws to s p r ing ,

S ince His lieutenan t here ye should remain

Reward t h e j us t ; b e stead fast true a n d plain , ,

Rep r ess the proud maintai n ing aye the r igh t ;

,

Walk al ways so as ev er in H i s sight ,

Who guards the godly pl aguing the pro fan e

,
.

And so ye shall in princely v i rtues shi n e ,

R esembling right your mighty K ing divi n e .

Work s of K i n g J a me s ,
by B ish p o M on tagu e , 1 6 1 6,
p 13 7
. .
 C OU R TL Y P O E T S . 1 83

XXX .

VERS E S AD DRE SSE D T 0 K I N G J A M E S I .

1

( B y S i A thu G g s J 1 l
r 6 o9 r r or e . an .
,

’
F many now that sound with hope s
consort
Y our wisdom b ounty and peace , ,

blessed reign ,

My ski ll is leas t ; but of the m ost impor t ,

B ecause not schooled by favours gifts or gain , ,

And that which more approves my truthful lays

, ,

To sweet my tunes I strain n ot fl a t t e ry s string ’

,

B ut hold tha t temper in your royal praise

That long I did be fore you were my king ; ,

As one that virtue for i ts el f regards ,

An d loves h is king more than his king s rewards

’
.

XXXI .

E P I TA P H S ON P RIN C E H ENR Y .
2

( D i e d Nov 6 , .

B ritain s Prince in the April of his

AI R
’
,

years ,

The hea v en enamoured with h is ,

springing grace ,

P r i n t e d from t h e origi al M S i n t h e B ritish Mus e u m

1
n .
,
i n R e stituta v ol i v p 5 0 9
“ ”
, . . . .

2
Maus ol e u m o t h e ch oic e st fl ow e r s of t h e E p ita ph s
, r

on P i c H e n y ; E di b u gh 1 6 1 3 ; r e pr i n t e d by M r D
r n e r n r ,
. .

L ai g 1 8 2 5
n , .
1 84 C O UR T L Y P O E T S .

R eft to herself for to enrich the s p heres ,

And shine next Cynthia in the starry ch ase .

And well enj oy he might so high a place ;

For frowning Ne p tune s liquid fi eld o f fear s
’
,

An d this poor mote o f dust that all u p bears ,

To his great mind seemed too -too small a space .

’
Yet i t his corse doth kee p ; dear pledge ! o er which
A ffection s fla mes huge pyr ami ds d ot h raise
’
,

All graven with golden letters of his p r aise .

B ut ah ! deprived of a gem so rich

, ,

Great B ritain n ow but great to all appears

I n her great loss and oceans of tears
,

H Y pilgrim dost thou stray

, ,
’
B y As ia s floods renowned ;
Or where great Atlas crown ed ,
’ ’
With clouds him reaches bove heaven s
,

m ilky way ,

S trange wonders to beh old

’ ’
By Isis streams i f thou lt b u t deign to stay ,

On e thou s h alt find surpassing all the told ;

’
F or there s in little room
’
The prince of and man of princes tomb ,
.

I G N OT O .
1 86 C O UR T L Y P O E T S .

XXXI I .

THE M I ND O F T H E F R O NT I S P I E C E TO

R A L EI G H S H I S T O R Y O F T H E
’

W O RL D .
1

( By Be n J s on on .

RO M death and dark oblivi on near th e ,

sam e ,
’
T he m istress of man s life grave ,

H istory ,

Raising the world to good or evil fame ,

Doth vindicate it to E ternity .

High P rovidence would s o that nor the good ,

Might be defrauded nor the great secured ,

But both migh t k no w their ways are understoo d ,

And the reward and punishment as sured .

This ma k es that lighted by the beamy hand

,

O fTr u th wh i ch se ar ch e t h t h e mos t h i d d e n S p r ings

, ,

And g u ided by E xp erience whose straight wand ,

D oth mete whose line doth sound t h e de p th o f

, ,

things ,

She cheerfully su p p or t e t h what she rear s ,

Assisted b y no strengths b u t a r e her own

S ome n ote o f which each varied p illar bears ,

By which as proper titles she is kno wn

, ,

Ti me s Witness H erald o f Antiquity

’
, ,

The Light of Truth a n d Li fe of Me mory ,

.

P e fi e d a n o y m sl y t o R al igh s Hist y
1 ’ “
r x n ou e or ,

clai m d i B n J on s o s U n d e wo ds N o X l i
e n e n
’ “
r o ,
”
. I

se v e ral va iati on s
r .
 C O UR TL Y P O E T S . 1 87

XXXIII .

1
TO T H E K I NG

(C H AR L E S

( B y G g S a d y s B
e or e n . or n 15 77 ; di e d
UR graver Muse from h er long dream
awakes ;
’
P e n e i a n groves and C ir rh a s caves
forsakes ;
I nspired with zeal she cli mbs the ethereal hills
,

Of S olyma where bleeding bal m dis t ils ;

,

Where trees of life unfading youth assure ,

And living waters all diseas es cure ;

Whe r e the sweet singer in celestial lays , ,
’
S o n g t o his solemn ha r p J ehovah s praise .

Fr om that fallen Tem ple on her W ings Sh e bears

Th ose heavenly raptures to your sacred ears .

No t t hat her bare and hu mb le fe et as p ire

To m ount the threshold o f the har moni ous choir ;
B ut that at onc e she might oblatio n s b ring
To God and t r i b ute to a god -li k e k ing
,
.

And since no narrow verse such myste r ies ,

Deep sense and high ex p ressi ons c ould co mprise

, ,

Her labouring wi n gs a larger com p ass fly ,

And Poesy resolves wi th P oesy ;

L est Sh e who in the Orient clea rly rose
, ,

Should i n your Weste r n world obscurely close .

1
P r e fix ed to S an dy s ’ “
P a ra p h as e u p on
r th e P sal ms of

D avid , ”
1636 .
188 C O UR TL Y P O E T S .

XXXI V .

D E O OP T . M AX .
1

( B y Ge or g e S an dys ) .

TH OU who all things h ast of nothing

,

made ,

Whose hand the radiant fir ma me n t dis

played ,

With such an u ndiscerned swift ness hurled

About the stead fast centre of the world ;
Against whose rap id course the restless s un ,

And wandering fla mes in varied motions run ,

Which heat light life infuse ; time night and day

, , , ,

Distinguish ; in our human bodies sway

Tha t h un g s t the solid earth in fleeting air
’
,

Veined with clear s p rings which am b ient se as repair

, .

I n clouds the mountains wra p their h oary heads ;

Lu x urious valleys clothed with flowe r y m eads ;
Her trees yield fr ui t and shade with li b e r al breasts
All creatures she their common m other feasts
, ,
.

Then man Thy i mage madest in dig n ity ,

In knowledge a n d in beauty li k e to Thee ;

, ,

Placed in a hea v e n on earth ; without his t oil

The ever -fl ou r i sh i n g and fruitful soil
Unpurchased food p roduced ; all creatures were
His subj ects servi n g more for love than fea r
,
.

H e knew n o lo r d but Thee ; b ut when h e fell

From h is obedience all at once rebel, ,

1
A pp en d e d h
to t e same pp 2 4 0 -
4 , . .
1 90 CO UR TL Y P O E T S .

From the high mountains of Pa n ch aea springs ;

To that new found out worl d where sober Night
-
,

Tak es from t h e Anti p odes her silent flight ;

To those dar k seas where ho r rid Winter reigns ,

And b inds the stubborn floods in icy chains

To L ibyan wastes whose thirs t no sho wers assu age
, ,

And where swoln N ilu s cools the lion s r a g e ’ ’

Thy wonders in the deep have I beheld ;

’
Y et all by those on J u d ah s hills excelled ,

There where the Virgin s S on His doctrine ta ught

,
’

His m iracles and our redem p tion wrought ;

Wh ere I b y Thee ins p ired H is praises sung
, , ,

And on His S ep ulchre my o ffering hung .

Which way s oe e r I turn my face or feet

’
,

I see Thy glory an d Thy m ercy m eet ;

,

Met on the Thracian shores when i n the strife ,

Of frantic Si moan s Thou p r e s e rv e ds t my life ;

S o when Arabian thieves belaid us round
, ,

A nd when b y all abandoned Thee I found

, , .

That false S idonian W olf whose craft put on

,

A shee p s soft fleece and m e B ellerophon

’
, , ,

To ruin by his cruel letter sent ,

Thou didst b y Thy p rotecting hand prevent .

Th o u shv e d s t m e fr om the bloody massacres

Of fai thless I ndians ; fr om their t reache r ous wars
From ragi n g fevers ; fr o m the sultr y b r eath
O f tainted air which cl oyed the j aws of death ;
,

Preserved from swallowi n g seas when toweri n g ,

waves
Mixed with the clouds and o p en e d their deep
,

gr aves ;
From barb arous pirates ransomed b y those ta u ght ,

S uccessfully with S alian Moors we fought ;

 C OU R TL Y P O E T S . 1 91

Then b r ough t s t me ho me in sa fety that this earth

’
,

Might b u r y m e which fed me fro m my birth ;

,

Blest with a h e alth ful age a quiet mind ; ,

Content with lit t le ; to this w or k designed

Which I at length have finished by Thy aid ,

And now my vows have at Thy altar paid .

XXXV .

A H Y MN T O MY R E D EE M ER .
1

( B y G g S a
e or d y
e s ) n .

of mankind Man E mmanuel

AVI OUR , , ,

W h o sinless died for sin who van ,

u i s h e d hell
q ,

The firs t -fruits of the grave ; whose

life did give
Light to our dar k ness ; in whose death we li v e
O strengthen Thou my faith ! C orrect my will ,

That mi n e m ay Thine obey ! Protect m e still ,

S o that the latter death may not devour

My soul sealed wi t h Thy seal ! S o i n t h e h our
, .

When Thou W hose b ody san ctified this tomb

, ,

Unj ustly j udged a glorious J udge shalt come

,

To j udge the world with j ustic e b y that S ign ,

I may b e k nown and entertained for T hine ! ,

1
S a n dy s R lati on of a J ou rn e y b e gu n A D
’ “
e . .

1615, p 1 6 7 T h e s e a e t h e li n e s re fe r d t o i t h e last
. . r r e n

p oe m, as an offer i n g hu n g u p on t h e s e p ulch re of Ch r ist .

 1 92 C O UR TL Y P O E T S .

XXXV I .

L OR D S T R A FF O R D S M E D I T AT I O N S
’
IN

TH E T OWER .
1

( A uth or u k n ownn .

O,
empty j oys ,

Wi t h all your noise ,

A n d lea v e me h ere alone ,

I n sad s weet silence to bemoan

fickle worldly height ,

danger non e can see aright ,

your false splendours d i m the sig h t .

G o and ensnare
,

With your trim ware

Som e other w o rldly W ight ,

An d cheat h i m with you r flattering light ;

Ra in on his head a shower
O f honour greatness wealth and power ;
, , ,

Then snatch i t from him in an h our .

1
p g aph
“
To o r l p 2 3 4 f m a Ha l MS I t i s
er, vo . II . .
,
ro r . .

al so ch b ish p S
in Ar f o MS Ta 4 6 5 p 1 97 ;
a n cr o t s
’
d .
,
nn .
, . an

w p ub lish d as a b ad -sh t b allad A c p y f that

as e ro ee . o o

ki d is p i t d i
n r n e th B iti h B i bli g a ph
n e
“
l ii
r s o r e r,
”
vo . .

p 18 1
.
1 94 C O U R TL Y P O E T S .

Wh o with ambitious wi n gs did fly

I n C harles s Wain too lofti ly
’
.

I fall I fall
,

Whom shall I call ?

1

Alas S hall I be heard

Who n ow am neither loved nor feared 9
Y ou who have vowed the ground
,

To k iss where my blest steps were foun d,

C om e catch m e at my last rebound !
,

VI I I .

How eac h admires

Heaven s twinkling fires
’
,

Whils t from their glorious seat

Their influence gives light and h ea t ;
B ut 0 how fe w there are ,

T h oug h danger from the act be far ,

Will run to catc h a falling star !

IX.
’
0 we re t our fate
To imitate
T h ose lights w h ose palli dness
A rgue s no inward guiltiness
Their course is on e way bent ;
Which is the cause there s no dissent ’

’
In Heaven s High Court o f Parliament .
 CO U R TL Y P OE T S . 1 95

XXX I I V .

MAJESTY IN MISERY;
O R, AN I M P L O R A TI O N T O TH E

KIN G O F KI N GS 1

Writt e n by h is lat M aj sty Ki g C h a l s I du i

e e n r e .
, r ng h is
ca p ti it y at Ca is b k Castl
v r roo e,

I.

RE AT Monarch of the world from ,

wh ose power springs

The potency and power of [ earth ly]
kings ,

Record t h e royal woe my su ffering sings ; ‘

II .

An d teac h my tongue that ever did confin e ,

’
I ts faculties in truth s seraphic line ,

To track the treasons of Thy foes and m ine .

III .

Nature an d law by Thy divine decree , ,

The only root of righteous royalty ,

With this dim diadem invested m e ;

1
B u r e t s Me m i s of t h e D uk e s of Ha milt on 1 6 7 7
n
’
o r ,
”
,

pp 3 8 1 -3 as a c opy of v e rs e s w itt e n by his Maj e st y i n

.
, r

his ca p tivi ty which a v e ry w o th y ge tl e ma n w h o h a d t h e

, r n ,

h o ou r of w ai ti n g o h i m th e n an d w a s much t ru st e d by
n n ,
h i m c op i e d ou t f om t h e or igi n al ; W h o a v ouch e th it t o b e a
, r

t u e c opy
r .
1 96 C OUR TL Y P O E T S .

IV .

With i t the sacred sceptre purple robe , ,

The holy u nction and the royal globe ;

Yet am I levelled with t h e life o f J ob .

V .

The fiercest furies that do daily tread

,

Upon my grief my grey di scrowned head

, ,

Are those that owe my bounty for t h eir bread .

VI .

They raise a war and christen it T h e C ause ;

,

Whils t sacrilegious hands have best applaus e ,

Plunder and murder are t h e kingdom s laws ’

.

VI I .

Tyranny bears th e title of ta xa tion ;

R evenge and robbery are reformation ;
Oppression gains the nam e of sequestration .

VI I I .

My loyal subj ects who in th is bad seas on

, , ,

Attend m e by the law of God and reason ,

They dare impeach and punish for high treas on

,
.

IX .

Next at th e clergy do their furies frown

P ious episcopacy m ust go down ;
They wi ll destroy the crosier and t h e crown .

C hu r chm en are chained schismati cs are fre e d ;

,
an d

M e chan ics p reach a n d h oly fathers bleed

,

The cro wn is crucified with t h e creed .

1 98 C O U R TL Y P O E T S .

V X II I .

They promise to erect my royal stem ,

To mak e m e great to ad v ance my diadem

, ,

I f I will first fall down and worshi p them ;

XI X .

But for refusal they devour my thr ones ,

Distress my children and des t roy my bones

I fear they ll force m e to ma k e brea d of stones
’
.

xx .

My life they priz e at such a slender rate ,

That in my absence they draw bills o f hate ,

To prove the king a traitor to the state .

XX I .

Felons obtain more privilege than I

They are allowed to answer ere they die
”
l is dea t h for m e to ask the reason Why
‘
.
,

B ut sacred S aviour with Thy w ords I wo o

,

Thee to forgive and not be bitter to

,

S uch as Thou k nowest do not k now what they do

, ,
.

XXI I I .

For since they from their L ord a re so disj ointed

As to condemn those edicts H e a pp ointed ,

H ow can they p rize the p ower o f H is anointed

V XXI .

Augment my p atience ; nulli fy my hate

Preserve my issue and i n s p ire my mate ;
,

Y et though we p erish b less this Chu r ch and S tate !

, ,

Vota d a bu n t gate bella n ega r u n t .

 C OUR TL Y P O E T S . 1 99

XXXV III .

TH E L I B ERT Y OF T HE I M P R I S O N ED

RO YAL I S T .
1

( By Sir R og er l E st ra nge ) ’
.

I .

E AT on proud billows ! B oreas blow ! , ,

S well curled waves high as J ove s , ,

’

roof !
Your incivility shall know
That innocence is tempest proof
- .

Though surly Nereus frown my th oughts are calm ,

Then strike A ffliction for t h y wounds are balm

, , .

That which the world miscalls a gaol ,

A private closet is to m e ,

Whilst a good conscience is my bail ,

And innocence my liberty .

Locks bars walls leanness though together met

, , , , ,

M ake m e no prisoner but an anchoret ,

.

F rom an or igi n al 4 t o e diti on i n my p ss e ssi o com

1
o n,

p are d w ith a C opy i n L l oy d s Me moi s 1 6 6 8 p 96 ; b oth

.

’ ”
r , , .

a o y mous L l oy d calls t h e v e rs e s t h e g e ous p e s

n n . en r ex r

si s of a wo t h y p e s o ag e that su ff d d e pl y i n th os e
on r r n e re e

ti m s d j oy s l y t h c o sci e n c e of h avi g s o su ff e d
e , an en on e n n er

i th s e T h e p i e c e w a s assi g e d t L d Ca p l i
”
n e . th n o or e n e

G tl e man s M aga i e f Fe b 1 7 5 7 ; b ut is giv t

en
’
z n
”
or . en o

L E s t a ge i n a Ha l M S t h at b l o g d t L o d Ca p l
’
r n r . . e n e o r e

hi ms e l f ; se e P a k s W al p ol e R y al a d N bl e A uth o s
r
’
, o n o r ,
”

v ol iii p 3 5
. . O t h e r c p i e s a e me ti on e d by P e c y
. . o r n r .
200 C O UR TL Y P O E T S .

I,
whi lst I wished to be retired ,

I nto this p rivate room wa s turned

As if their wisdoms had cons p ired
A salamander should b e burned ;
And like a sophy who would dro wn a fish ,

I am condemned to su ffer w h at I wish .

The Cynic hugs his poverty ,

The pelican her W ilderness ;

’ ’
And tis the Indian s pride to be
Naked on frozen C aucasus .

C ontentm ent cannot smart ; S toics we ,

Make torments eas y by their apathy .

T h ese manacles upon my arm

’
I as my mistress favours wear
And then , to keep my ancles warm ,

I h ave som e iron shackles there

These walls are but my garri son ; t h i s cell ,

Wh ic h m en call gaol doth prove my citadel

,
.

S o he that struck at J ason s li fe’

,

Thinking he had his p ur p ose sure ,

By a malicious friendly k ni fe
Did only wound him to a cure .

Malice I see wants wit ; for what is mean t

, ,

Mischief,
oft -times
proves fav our in t h e e ve n t .
2 02 C OU R T L Y P O E T S .

My soul is free as ambient air ,

Althoug h my baser parts be mew d ’

Whilst loyal thoughts do still repair

To company my solitude ;
A nd though rebellion may my body b ind ,
.

My king can only captivate my mind .

Have you not seen the nightingale

.

A p ilgrim coo p ed into a cage ,

And heard her tell her wonted tale ,

I n that her narrow hermitage

E ven then her charming m elody doth p r ove
That all her bars are trees her cage a g r ove
,
.

XI I I .

Iam the bird whom they combine

Thus to deprive of liberty ;
B ut though they do my corp s confine ,

Y et m augre hate my soul i s free

, ,
.

And though I m me w d yet I can chirp and

’ ’
,

D isgrace to rebels glo r y t o my king !

,
 C OUR TL Y P O E T S . 2 03

XXXIX .

A N E X C E L L E NT N E W B A L L A D .

“
T o TH E T U N E O F
’
I L L NE VE R LO VE TH E E M ORE .

( B y J a me s , Ma r quis of M on t r os e . B orn
1 6 12 ; di e d

Y dear and only lo v e I p ray ,

That little world of thee

B e governed by no other sway
Than p urest monarchy ;
For if con fusion have a part ,

Which vi r tuous souls abhor ,

And hold a synod in thine heart ,

I ll never love thee more

’
.

As Alexander I will re i gn ,

And I will r eign alone ;

My thoughts did evermore disdain
A r ival on my thr one .

H e ei t he r fears his fate t oo much ,

Or his deserts are small ,

That da r es n o t p ut i t to the touch ,

To gain or lose i t all .

1
Na p i s “
M moi s f M o t os e 1 8 5 6 A pp e n di p
’
”
er e r o n r , ,
x , .

x xx iv f m t w o old c p i e s a d w it h a s c o d p a t w hich
. ro o , n e n r

i s p ob a b l y old e tha M t os ; s e Cha ppe ll s P p ula r

r r n on r e e
’
o

M usic of t h e O ld T i me s e c o d e diti on p 3 7 9 I hav e

en ,
”
n , . .

i nt od uc e d o e o t wo small c o e cti on s f om oth e c op i e s

r n r rr r r .
2 04 C OUR TL Y P O E T S .

B ut I will reign and gover n sti ll ,

And always give the la w ,

And have each subj ect at my will ,

And all to stand in awe ;

’
B ut gainst my batteries if I fin d
Thou k ick or vex m e sore
,

A S that thou set m e up a blind ,

’
I ll never love thee more .

And in the em p ire of thine heart ,

Where I should solely be ,

If others do pretend a part ,

Or dare to vie wit h m e ,

Or if commi ttees thou erect ,

And go on such a score ,

I ll laugh and sing at thy neglect

’
,

And never love thee more .

Bu t if thou wilt prove faithful then , ,

And constant of thy word ,

’
I ll make thee glorious by my pen ,

And famous by my S word ;

I ll serve thee in such noble ways
’

Was never heard be fore

’
I ll crown and deck thee all with bays ,

A n d love thee m ore and m ore .

20 6 C O UR TL Y P O E T S .

B ut if in any case, ,

F ortune shall first decay ,

T h en th ey as shadows of th e sun
, ,

With fortune run away .

M O T T O E S A N D E J A C U L AT I ON S .

B Y J AMES , M ARQU I S OF M ONT R OSE .

ON CE SAR S
’
C O M ME NT A RIE S .
l

H OU GH C aesar s paragon I cannot be

’
,

Yet s h all I soar in t h oughts as h ig h as h e .

ON Q UI N T U S C U R T IU S .
1

S Philip s noble
’
Son did still disdain
All but the dear applause of merited
fame ,

An d nothing harboured in t hat lofty brain ,

Bu t how to conquer an eternal name ,

So great attempts heroi c ventures shall

, ,

Advance my fortune or renown my fall .

1
Ha wth orn d en M SS . v ol . v iii . P r i n t e d by L ai n g an d

Na p i e r
.
 C OUR TL Y P O E T S . 20 7

U P ON TH E D E ATH OF K I N G C H AR L E S
good and j ust ! could I but rate
BEAT, ,

My griefs and thy too rigid fate ,

’
I d weep the world to such a strain ,

AS it should deluge once again .

But S ince thy loud -tongued blood demands supplies

More from Briareus hands than Argus eyes ’ ’
,

I ll sing thy obsequies wit h trumpet sounds

’
,

And wr ite th y e pitap h wit h blood and wou nds .

MoNTRoSE .

E T t h em bestow on every airt a limb ;

Then open all my veins that I may swim ,

To T h ee my Maker in th at crimson lake ; , ,

-
Then place my par boiled head upon a stake ;
S cat t er my as hes ; strew them in the air :
Lord ! since Thou kn ow s t where all these atoms are
’

I m hopeful Thou lt recover once my dust

’ ’

,
’
And confident Thou lt raise m e with the j ust
1
In “
R e gal e 1 6 4 9 p 4 5 as w itt e n
Mon u me n t u m ,
”
, .
, r

w ith t h p oi t of his s wo d I T h e Hist o y of t h

e n r .
”
n r e

Ki g s M j e sty s a ffai s i n S c otla n d & c 1 6 4 9 at t h e e d

’
’
”
n a r , .
, , n

of t h e P e fac e w ith t h e sa me t e So als o i L l y d s ’

r , no . n o

M e moi r s 1 6 6 8 p 2 2 3 of p 6 4 1 ; a d i n W i s t n le y s
,
”
, .
, . . n n a
’

E gl a d s W o thi e s 1 6 8 4 p 5 3 3 Fo t h e t ru e acc ou t
n n
’
r , , . r n

se e Na p i e r s M e m i s of M t s e 1 8 5 6 A pp e di pp
.

’
o r on r o , n x , .

vii -i ; c f p 6 93
,

xx x . . . .

Na p i e s
2 “
Me moi rs of M on t ros e 1 8 5 6 p 7 96 a n d
’
r , . .
,

Ap p .
, p . x x x .
 N O TE S O N P A RT I .

R A L E I G H S P OE M S ’
.

H OU GH
str i k i n g v ici s situ d e s Of
th e
R a l e igh s li fe h a v e m ad e it a fav ou r it e
’

th e m e for b i og r a p h e r s n o r e s e ar ch h a s ,

b e e n e x p e n d e d on his p o e m s si n c e t h e
days o f Oldys (1 7 36 ) u n l e ss I may v e n tu r e to clai m
,

a n exc e p ti on for a littl e v olu m e p u b lish e d by m ys e l f

i n 1 84 5 O ldys m e n tio n e d a b out s e v e n tee n d ifl e r e n t

"

p i e c e s ; b ut his r e fe r e n ces lo n g r e m ai n ed n e glect e d

a n d u n v e r i fie d I n B i r ch s editio n o f R a l e igh s ’ ’
.

Mi n o r Wo r k s o n ly n i n e of his poe m s
w e r e i n clud e d ; a n d wh e n S i r E B r ydg e s p u b
1
.

li s h e d i n 1 8 1 3-4 the thi n quar to v olu m e which h e

, ,

c a ll e d Th e P oem s o f S ir Walt e r R al e igh n ow

“
, ,

r s t colle ct e d h e m ad e n o atte m p t to exhaust t h e

fi
”
,

m at e r ials which O ldys had gathe r e d ; b ut swelled

out B i r ch s n i n e t o tw e n ty -e ight b y acc e p ti n g t w o
’
,

qu e sti on ab l e p ieces fr om Cayl e y a n d a pp r op r ia ,

—
t i n g s e v e n t e e n p o e m s thi r t e e n fr o m E n gla n d s
“ ’

H e lic on a n d fou r fr o m R e li qui ae W ot t on i a n ae

,
”
,
”

— on t h e w or thl e ss ev id e n c e of t h e S ign atu r e .

1
Na me l y , in this v olu me P a r t , I .
, Nos . I . IV . V . VI . XI V .

XVI . V
X II . XXI I . an d XXI II . 8 .
212 N OT ES .

I g n ot o Not on e o f thes e n i n e t e e n additio n s

” 1

has b e e n hi th e r to auth e n ticat e d b y c on clu s i v e

e v i de n ce I ha v e allo w e d th r e e to r e m a i n with
.
,

so m e m isgi v i n gs ; for th e y r e s t o n t h e w e a k e st
p r oofs o f a n y p oe m s which a r e still i n clu d e d i n
Par t Th e re m ai n i n g si x t e e n m a y b e r ej e ct e d
alt og e th e r fr om t h e list o f R al e igh s w r iti n gs I n ’
.

fa ct six at l e ast ca n b e p r o v e d t o b e t h e w or k o f
,

oth e r wr iter s ; a n d the author shi p o f the r est is

q uite u n k n own .

Th e O x fo r d e d ito r s o f 1 8 29 a cc e p t e d B r ydg e s ’

coll e ctio n with o n ly on e u n e x p lai n e d om issi on a n d ,

a n n e xe d el e v e n additio n al p o e ms m os t o f which
“
,

had b e e n p oi n t e d out b y O ldys n e ar ly a c e n tu r y

b e fo r e Two o f th e s e addi tio n s we r e m e r e attac k s
.

o n R al e igh T h e whol e s e t howe v e r is r e tai n e d

3
.
, ,

i n so m e for m i n the p r e s e n t v ol u m e ; a n d i n s e v e
4
,

r a l i n sta n c e s t h e e v i d e n ce which has b e e n d i s,

co v e r e d is of t h e high e s t o r de r B u t this whol e .

s a l e ado p tio n o f s o u n c r itic a l a coll e cti on as th a t

o f B r y dg e s i n to t h e on ly g e n e r al e diti on of R a
l e igh s wo r k s has p r o v e d to b e a r e al lit e r a r y mi s
’

fact that t h i sig atu m a t si mpl y w h at it says

Th e s n re e n ,

that auth w u k w t t h igi al dit

an or pi t as n no n o e or n e or or r n er ,

w sta b l ish d i my f m v lu m ( I t d pp
as e e i n or er o e n ro . . Xx x

Xx x iv) A c mp l t list f al l t h p i c s asc i b d t R

. o e e o e e e r e o a

l igh w hich I hav j ct d w il l b f u d i this v lu m

e e re e e e o n n o e

( pp di t I t d
A en x d s v al f th m
o w n ro . an e er o e a re no

p i t d u d th h ads as th
r n e n f dt
er o er e , er e r e e rre o
.

Na m l y N
2
XX V e d XX V t h si gula l y w a k
, os . I . an II . on e n r e

e vid c f th b lit at d sig a u i E gla d s H lic ;

en e o e o er e n t re n n n
’
e on

an d N XX X th
o. auth it y f t h L d M aga i
I . on e or o e on on z ne .

S A pp
3
di t t h I t ducti A N
ee en l d x o e n ro on ,
o
. 11 1 .
, an

IV 2 . .

Pa t I N t w f ag m ts i
4
S ee V X X Xr . os . II. III . I . . L , o r en n

N XX o . d N X XVII I t g th w ith t h A p p di t
.
, an o
. III .
, o e er e en x o

t h I t ducti
e n ro as a b v on , o e .
2 14 N OT ES .

As R al e i gh d e clar e d o n his t r ial with a s t r o n g ,

a s s e v e r ati o n tha t h e h a d n e v e r r e ad a wo r d o f
,
“

t h e la w o r statut e b e fo r e h e w a s p r i s on e r i n t h e
T ow e r ( O ldys
”
L i fe of R al e igh
’
p ,
”
.

w e m ust su pp o s e that h e was m e r e ly a r e sid e n t i n

t h e T e m p l e fo r so m e sho r t ti m e a ft e r his r e t u r n
fr om F r a n c e i n 1 5 7 6 The r e is n o goo d r e a s on .

for dou b ti n g that h e wrot e t h e v e r s e s to which ,

th e r e i s n o othe r clai m a n t Th e p o i n t i s di s cuss e d .

b y all his b i ogr a p h e r s O l dys b e li e v e d th a t h e .

h a d di scov e r e d t h e li n k s if n ot t h e p e r fe ct chai n , ,

o f so m e a c qu ai n ta n c e b etwe e n R al e igh a n d Gas ”

coig n e L i fe p ,
”
.

II I
. p 5 . E p i tap h on S i r P h i li p S i d n e y
. .

R a l e igh s clai m t o t his p o e m was su b s t an tiate d

’ ‘

fr o m M alon e s p a p e r s i n 1 8 21 ’
S hak es p e ar e b y ,
”

B oswell ii , an d i n
. m y fo r m e r v olu m e o f
1 8 4 5 (pp xxx v i i . I t c a n n o t b e dou b t e d tha t
.

S ir Joh n H ar i n gto n w a s allu di n g to t h e closin g

li n e s wh e n h e w r ot e o f O u r E n glish P e t r a r ch
, ,

S i r P h i li p S i d n e y or as S i r Walt e r R al e igh i n , ,

his Ep ita p h wo r thily call e th h i m t h e S ci p io a n d ,

the P e tra r ch o f ou r ti m e T r an sla tio n of

A r i osto 1 5 91 N o t e s on B oo k x v i p
,
”
,
An d . .

D r u mm o n d of H awtho r n de n i n his char act e r of ,

sev eral au th or s says : S W R i n a n e p ita p h , . . .

,

on S id n ey call e th h i m ou r E n glish P e t r a r ch
,

e d 1 71 1 p . T h e s e co n d sta n z a
, .

is v e r y O b scu r e a n d if s e p ar at e d fr om t h e fir s t b y
,

a full st o p as usually p r i n t e d has n o c on st r uctio n

, ,
.

I ta k e it to m e a n Y e t (on e m a y t r y to p r aise
,

the e wh o is ) r ich i n z e al though p o o r i n l e ar n i n g ,

r ich i n car e ; r ich i n love which e n vy su pp r ess e d ,

du r i n g thy dear li fe n ow d on e a n d which thy ,

death hath n ow dou b le d I n s ta n z a 5 the ki ng .

”
,
 N O T ES . 2 15

who g a v e S id n ey hi s n am e was P hili p o f Sp a i n ,

a ft e r who m m a n y E n glish m e n w e r e called whi l e ,

h e w a s t h e hus b a n d o f Q u e e n M ar y Th e tw e l fth .

sta n z a r e mi n ds us o f t h e i n sc r i p tio n (OOp i e d fr o m

t h e Fr e n ch ) which was for m e r ly sus p e n d e d i n ,

me mory o f S id n e y i n the choir o f old S t ,

.

P aul s’

His b od y h ath E n gla n d for sh e i t b e d ,

r ,

Ne th e lan ds h is b l ood i h e r d e fe c e sh e d ;
r , n n

T h e h e av e n s hav e his s oul ; t h e a ts h av e h is fa me ; r

A ll s oldi e r s t h e g i e f ; t h e w o l d his g ood n a me

”
r r .

L i fe of S id n e y p 2 8 9 ; Mil man s
’ ” ’
Z ou h s c , .

S t P aul s p 3 7 9 .
’

,
”
. .

C omp are on e o f the e p ita p hs on R aleigh hi m

sel f
H e ave n h ath his s oul t h e worl d h is fame ;
T h e g r av e h is c o p s e ; S tu k e l e y his sha me
”
r .

W oo d s A O by B liss ii 2 4 4
’
. .
”
, . .

The E l e gy on S i d n ey which follows R aleigh s ,

’
,

b oth i n t h e P h oen ix N e st a n d i n Sp e n s e r s
“ ” ’

v olu m e a p oe m o f fo r ty li n e s b egi n n i n g , ,

S ile n c e a u gme n t e t h g r i e f w r iti n g i n c r e as e th ,

rag e is e n titl e d
- “
A n othe r of th e s a me
, to
which is add e d i n t h e form e r co p y
,
“
e x celle n tl y ,

writte n b y a m ost wor thy g e n tlem a n R al e igh s .

” ’

seco n d p oem on t h e Fai r y Q uee n (No is ”

.

also he a de d A n oth e r o f the sam e b ut i n t his ,

cas e the p hras e has ge n er ally b een u n der stood to

,

m e a n o f the sam e n ature r ather tha n ej us dem ,

”

a u ct or i s I t was asc r i b e d b y Malo n e t o Si r E

.
”
.

Dy er on the gr ou n d o f t h e m e tr e (which is how ,

e v e r e xt r e m e ly co mm o n n d b y Cha r les L am b
, ) a ,

to L o r d B r oo k e on i n t e r n al e v id e n ce .

IV p . 8 . S on n e t on t h e F a i r y Qu e e n
. This .

n o b le so n n et is al on e su ffi ci e n t t o p l a c e R a l e i h
g
i n the ra n k o f those few o r i gi n al write r s who ca n
2 16 N O T ES .

i n t r oduce a n d p er p etuat e a n e w ty p e i n a lite r a

t u r e ; a ty p e di s ti n ct fr o m t h e v i s i on s whic h ”

Sp e n s e r t r a n slat e d Th e high e st t r i b ut e which it .

has r e c e iv e d is t h e i m itati on o f Milto n

M e th o gh t I s a w my l at e e s p ous e d sai n t
u .

B ut Mr Todd q uot e s a s on n et p r i n t e d as ea r ly as
.
,

1 5 94 b e gi n n i n g
,

M e th ought I s a w u p on M atilda s t omb ’

.

Wal dr o n giv es an oth e r sig n e d E S whi ch was , . .

,

p r i n t ed i n 1 6 1 2
Me t h ough t I saw i n d e ad of sil e n t n ight .
”

A n d the e cho is still re p eated b y p oets n ea r e r ou r

own t im es .

Me t h ou gh t I saw th e foot st e p s of a th r on e .

W or ds worth M isc e lla n e ous S on n e ts , .

”

Me th ough t I s a w a fac e divi n e l y fai r ,

W ith n ought of e a thl y p assi on r .

”

L y a A p os t No XCI I r .
”
. .

M e th ough t th e e w as a r ou n d me a st a n g e lightr r .
”

W illia ms Th oughts i P ast Y a s N0 L V & c ,

“
n e r ,
”
. . .

V p 9 A n oth er of th e s a me Th e s e v e r y i n
. . . .

fe r i or ve r ses illust r at e t h e h e ight to which fl att e r y

o f Q u e e n E lizab eth was ca rr i e d I t was s h e t o .

whom S p e n se r s p o e m was d e di c a t e d S h e th e r e
’
.

for e is t h e vi r tu e a n d b e auty which a r e ,

t r e ated as the p oet s m od e l a n d a pp e a l Co m p ar e

’
.

N O XXVI p 7 7
. . . .

v p 9 li n e 2 P h i lu me n a Com pa r e the H at
. .
, . .

fi el d M S No H p 33 li n e 1 2 .
, . .
, .
,

“
Nor P h ilomen r e c ou n ts h e r di re ful moa n .

I n Ga scoig n e s Comp lai n t o f P h i lome n e 15 7 6

’
,
”
,

he a pp e ar s t o wr ite P h i lome n e when he n eeds

th r ee syllab l e s a n d P h i lome la for fou r ,
.

VI p 11 . R ep ly t o M a r low e The e x ter n al evi

. . .

de n ce that Raleigh wr ote this p oem is co n fi n e d t o

218 N OT ES .

e d .o f Walto n s A n gle r pp 1 15 -1 20 ; i n
’
, .

Ch a pp e ll s P o p ular M usic o f the Old e n T i m e

’
,
”

pp 2 1 3-2 1 5 ; a n d i n my for m e r v olu m e on t h e

.

P o e m s of W o tt on a n d R al e igh 1 84 5 pp 1 25 -9 ,
”
, .
,

a n d p 1 36 . .

VII p 1 2 L i ke H er mi t P oor I n this case

. . . .

als o a l a r ge st or e o f e ar ly allusio n s m ay b e fou n d

i n N i cola s s e d o f Walto n s A n gl e r pp 1 5 9
’ “ ’
.
.
,

1 6 1 r e p e ated with so me ad d itio n s i n Ri mb a u lt s ’

S o n gs a n d B allads fr o m Old Music B oo k s ,

”

p 98 A tte n tio n was fi r s t calle d t o R aleigh s

. .
’

cl a i m b y Mr Collie r “
B i b l Cat ii 223 The
.
, . .
, . .

li n es s e e m howev e r to h a v e b een con de n se d fr om

, ,

a n ea r lie r p i e ce b y Tho mas L o dge The var iou s .

r e adi n gs a r e u n usually n u m erous .

.
-
VI II Ix x pp 1 3 1 5 P oe ms f r om L e P r i n ce
. .
“
. .

1 6 60 A s th a t small v ol u me was p u b
.

li s h ed u n d e r n o p ar tic ul a r autho r ity forty -two ,

y e ar s a fter R al e igh s death t h e e v i de n c e o f t h e ’

,

s ig n atu r e W whic h i t a ffixe s t o e a ch o f

“
.

th e s e th r e e p o e m s would hav e s e e m ed very w e a k ,

b ut for the decisiv e di scov e r y that R al e igh h i m

sel f qu o t e s a li n e fr om on e o f the m as his ow n
i n t h e H at fi e ld M S a b ov e p 36 .
, , .

Of all w hic h p ast t h e s o r ow o l y stay s ,

r n .

Co mp ar e H i s t of the Wo r ld I ii 5 ; i n the
“
.
. ,
”
.

last stag e o f li fe W e fi n d b y dear a n d lame n t

a b l e e x p e r i e n ce a n d b y the loss which c a n n e v e r
,

b e r e p ai r e d that o f all ou r v ai n p assi on s a n d

,

a ffe ctio n s p ast t h e sor r ow o n ly ab id e th ,

Th e .
”

e x p r e s sio n at t h e e n d o f t h e sam e p i e c e My for ,

tu n e s fold was us e d b y R al e igh o f his e s t a t e at

’
,
”

S h e r b or n e I a m m ys e l f h e r e at S h e r b or n e i n ,

my f or tu n e s f old ( to R C e ci l M ay 1 0 1 5 93 E d
’ ”
.
, ,

w a r ds Ii , .No VII I the n b ei n g u n qu e stio n ab ly . .

,
 N O T ES . 2 19

R aleigh s a n edito r who has p r o v ed r ight i n o n e

’
,

p o i n t m a y clai m ou r c on fi d e n c e fo r t h e o th e r two
p i e c e s a l s o I t w il l b e s e e n that for e ac h o f th e s e
.

p oe m s m uch old e r a n on y m o u s c op i e s ha v e b e e n
fou n d I n the fir st li n e o f N o X t h e last wor d
. . .
,

should a pp a r e n tly b e s m ar t
, , .
”

XI p 1 6
. F a i n w ou ld I bu t I d a r e n ot A s the
. .
, .

i n itials W R a pp e ar to h a v e b e e n add e d i n . .
”

t h e R awli n so n M S b y a late r ha n d i t is p ossi b le .

,

that th e y r e st on me r e co n j ectu r e sugg e sted b y ,

t h e w e ll - k n ow n li n e ascr i b e d b y Full e r to R aleigh ;

N o XXI II 1
. The M S S v ar y th r oughou t t h e
.
, . .

p i e ce b etwee n wher e as “
an d
“
whe n as I .

b eli e v e the latte r wo r d which i s fr e quen t i n ,

Sp e n ser H e r r ic k & c t o b e co r r ect

, , .
,
.

XI I I p . 1 9 On t h e C a r d s a n d D i ce A S ho r ter
. . .

c opy o f th e s e v e r s e s is s till i n use as a Ch r istmas

r iddl e Th e d o u b l e m e a n i n g will b e e asily t r a c e d
.

a ll th r ough Th e d a y fi x e d i n t h e fi r st li n e p r o
.

b a b ly r e fe r s t o t h e lic e n c e which p r e v aile d b e

tw e e n C h r ist m as a n d T w e l fth Day Th e fifth .

li n e m e an s th a t m a n y p u r s e s shal l b e e mp ti e d
of th e i r cr oss e s —i a c oi n B u t it woul d m ak e , .

a b e tt e r a n tithesis with t h e n e x t li n e t o r e ad ,

n o e n d o f c r oss e s gai n s Th e gam e is .

su pp os e d t o b e c on ti n u e d till e gok -c r owi n g which ,

giv e s t h e ke y t o t h e l a st two li n e s .

XI V p 20
. T h e S i len t L ov e r
. W hi l e the evi
. .

d e n c e i n R a l e igh s fa v ou r is i n this c a se st r on g ’

an d g e n e r a l what i s all e g e d for t h r e e oth e r

,

wr it e r s is i n e ach i n stan c e isolat e d a n d w e ak .

I n b e hal f of L o r d P e mb r ok e — th ough h e has

fou n d on e m od e r n su pp o r t e r —n o p r o o f e x ists b ut
t h e fact that t h e p i e c e is a s sig n e d t o h i m i n t h e
notor iously u n trustwo r thy c oll e ctio n which was
22 0 N O T ES .

e di t e d i n 1 6 6 0 b y the y ou n g e r D r Do n n e A yt ou n s . .
’

c lai m d e p e n ds on a M S u s e d i n a n e diti on o f his .

p oe m s p u b lish e d a t E di n b u r gh i n 1 844 t h e e dit or ,

o f whi ch b e li e v e d t h e p i e c e t o ha v e b e e n n e ver

b e for e p r i n t e d (p Th e th i r d clai m r e sts

”
.

s ol e ly on t h e u n su pp o r t e d wit n e s s o f M S A s h m .

7 8 1 p 1 4 3 wh e r e a n i m p e r fe ct O o p y i s S ig n e d
, .
,

“
L O Wald e n
. M r C olli e r sugg e sts t hat this
.
”
.

clai m ar os e fr om a co n fu si o n w it h R al e igh s own ’

titl e ,
“
L o r d Wa r d e n o f t h e S ta n n ar i e s b ut I
doub t wh e the r t h a t title w oul d hav e b e e n u s e d
alo n e I t is e n ough to say that on e M S c ould
. .

n ot outw e igh t h e autho r ity of s e v e r al u n less i t ,

p oss e ss e d so m e d ir e ct or u n usual autho r ity The .

las t sta n z a b ut on e which has b e e n ascr i b e d t o ,

so lat e a wr it e r as L or d Ch e st e r fi e ld was q uoted ,

i n 1 6 5 2 i n the d e dicatio n t o a p lay of Fl e tch e r s

,
’
,

as wr itt e n b y a n i n g e n ious p e r s o n o f quality ”

( Dyc e s e ditio
’
n v o l viii p S e v,e r al c o p i
. e s . .

om it (p e r ha p s p r o p e r ly ) t h e fir st s i x li n e s .

XVI p 23 Th e L i e For a l on g ti m e R a l e i g h s
’
. . . .

cl a i m to this p o e m se e m e d u n usually d ou b t ful ; it

is n ow e stab lish e d at l e ast a s c on cl u si v e ly as i n
t h e cas e o f a n y o f his p oe m s We h a v e t h e .

dir ect t e sti m o n y o f t w o co n t e m p o r ar y M S S a n d .

,

t h e sti ll st r o n g e r ev id e n c e o f at l e a st two co n
t e m p or a r y a n s w e i s w r itt e n d u r i n g R al e igh s'

,
’

l i fe ti me a n d r e p r oac hi n g hi m with t h e p oe m b y
,

n a m e o r i m p licatio n A n u n tr a c e d a n d u n a u
1
.

t h or i z e d sto r y that he w r ot e t h e p o e m the n ight

,

1 th e m i n A pp e n di x t o t h e In troducti on A No N
Se e ,
. . .

For va i ous r e adi gs a d o th e r d e tails I must

r n fe r t o my
n re

forme r v olu me pp 8 9-1 0 3 I had p e vi ousl y stat e d t h e

, . . r

chi e f p oi ts of t h e e vid e n c e i n t h e B itish C itic f r

n
“
r r
”
o

A p ri l 1 8 4 2 pp 3 4 4 -9 ,
. .
2 22 N OT ES .

‘
p a ge 28 li n e 24 n ot e th a t a n a n ge l wa s als o t h e
, ,

n a me o f a coi n .

XI X p 30 . S i r A Gor ge s
. S ir A r t hur G or g e s
. . .

w as R al e igh s k i n s m an ; had b e e n ca p tai n o f

’

R a leigh s o wn shi p i n t h e isla n d v oyag e wh e n

’
,

h e was wou n d e d b y hi s si de i n t h e lan di n g o f

Fayal ; a n d has l e ft a his t o r y o f that exp e d itio n
whi ch i s o f m at e rial i mp o r ta n c e i n R al e igh s b io ’

ra p hy S o m ve r ses w r i tte n b y h i m will b e fou n d

g e .

i n P a r t II I N O XXX H e is the A lcyo n o f S p e n

.
,
“
. .
”

s e r s Coli n Clout s com e ho m e agai n Col li e r s

’ ’
,
” ’

S p e n s e r v ol v p 45 c f D a p h n ai d a i h 229
,
”
. . . .
,
”
.
, .

For fu r the r d e tails s ee O ldys L i fe o f R alei g h

’
, ,

p cx i s qq ; Malo n e s S ha k es p ear e b y BO S
. .
,
“
.
’ ”

well ii 24 5 -8
, . .

XX p 31 . C on ti n u a ti on of C yn th i a
. . S ome r e .

mar k s ou t h e g e n e r al d ri ft o f this o b scu r e b ut

i m p o r t a n t fr agm e n t will b e fou n d i n t h e I n t r o
ducti on to t hi s v olu m e I co n fi n e m ys e l f h e r e to .

a b r i e f c omm e n t on t h e t e xt T h e M S was fully . .

descr i b e d b y M r C J S t e wa r t i n hi s catalogue o f . . .

t h e C e c i l M S S at H at fi e ld a n d was m e n tio n e d .
, ,

b y M r E dwa r ds who was p r ev e n t e d b y a n a ccid e n t

. ,

fr om p ri n t i n g i t (s e e t h e I n t r oducti on to hi s L ife
o f R al e igh p xxxi x ) I h av e to tha nk b oth for
,
”
. .

th e i r cou rt e sy i n a n sw e r i n g my q u e stio n s o n t h e
s u bj e ct ; an d I a m d e e p ly i n d e b te d to the Mar quis
o f S ali s b u r y for gi v i n g m e a cce s s t o t h e M S a n d
'

.
,

to Mr R T Gu n to n for hi s a s sista n c e i n com

. . .

l e t i n g a n d r e visi n g the t r a n sc r i p t a n d i n su p
p ,

p lyin g m e with m i n u t e d e tai ls on t h e r e ad i n gs .

Th e whol e is i n R al e igh s autogr a p h ; a n d t h e

’

m ai n p o r tio n is w r itte n with th a t ext r e m e p r e

“

ci s i on a n d n e at n e ss o f ha n d w hi ch Mr E dwar ds .

( v ol .11 p 2 5 8
.
) descri b es
. as ch a r a c t eristic o f his
 N OT ES . 2 23

la t e r p a p e r s ; b ut it i s ob v iously u n fin ish e d a n d
u n r e vised a n d t h e co n st r uctio n a n d m e a n i n g a r e
,

o ft e n p e r p lexe d a n d do u b t ful Th e s p e lli n g is .

p e culi a r e v e n for that age ; which may p er ha p s

, , ,

b e p ar tly co n n e cte d with the fact m e n t io n e d b y

Au b r e y ( L etter s fr om t h e B o d l e ian v ol ii p
“
,
”
. . .

that R aleigh s p a k e b r oad D e v o n shi r e to his

dyi n g d ay Thus s u n is always s oon n or
.
” “ ”

soo n e a r th is y e ar th e a r th qu a kes year th ,

”

qu a k e s a i r e ayr e ev en i n g ye v e n i n ge e v i l
,
“ “
,
”
,
”

y e v i ll e v
, e
”
n
“
y e ve n a n d u n ev e n
“
u y
n ev en ,
”
.
”

Wo r lds is twice m ad e a dissyllab le (p age 38

”
.
,

li n e 1 7 a n d p age 4 7 li n e 2) as is also w or n
,
“
,
”

i n the p h r as e h so ow -w or r e n fac e p age

t e r r , ( 4 9 ,

li n e s i gh s a r e syth e s an d si ghi n g s yt h i n ge ,
”
.
”

The t e rmi n atio n le is alw ays gi v e n b r oad a n d full

e x a m e ll fe e b e ll ge n t e ll i dell i a ke lls littell
“
p , s , , , , ,

ma r b e ll mi d d e ll mi r ake lls p u dd e lls s i mp e ll stu b

, , , , ,

b e ll t r e b e ll a n d u n a be ll
,
“
,
”
This p eculiar ity .
”

r u n s through his lette r s as edi te d b y Mr E dwa r ds , .

wh e r e b e sid e the co n sta n t occu rre n c e o f the form

,

with adj e ctiv e s ca p ab e ll ch ar e t a b e ll cu m for t a , ,

b e ll for si b e ll h on or a b e ll n o b e ll a n d t h e li k e
”
, , ) , ,

we fin d cast e lls e a ge ll p e O p e ll sadd e ll s cr u p e ll

, , , , ,

s t ab e lls an d
,
”
t r ob e ll The l e tt e r s als o t e ach u s .
”

“ m
that ich m ean s mu ch n ir e n e a r a n d on
”
,
”
,

on e , a n d gi v e m a n y p a r all e ls t o such form s as

dii n g a n d fli i n g
”
O th e r S p elli n gs a r e m er ely
.
”

o dd ; as Sci n thi a (twic e ) a n d p e r r e lli ke ,

(p l -li k These p ec l ia iti e s would h a v e gr e atly

e a r e ) . u r

dee p e n e d the ob scurity t o th e g e n e r al r e a de r or I ,

s houl d h a v e p r e fe rr e d to p r i n t this p o e m i n its

o r igi n al dress I n styl e a n d m e t r e t h e p iece is
. ,

n ot u n li k e Sp e n se r s
“
Coli n Clout s com e hom e’ ’

a gai n ,
”
which gi ves us the b est accou n t r e m ai n i n g
2 24 N O T ES .

of th e p oem Cyn thia n ow I fe a r i r r e cov e r ab ly , , ,

'

l ost R a l e igh s acc e n ts a n d wo r ds a r e oft e n t h e

.

s a m e as S pe n s e r s ; e g am on g th o s e j u s t m e n
’
. .
,

t i o n e d Sp e n s e r also m a k e s
, w or lds a di s s yll a b le ,

a n d u se s for ( C lli i v p
” ”
on on e o e r v o l , . . .

A d d the a cce n t o f ca p t i v e d en v a n d s om e
”
y
”
, ,

oth e r wo r ds ; a n d t h e fa m iliar u s e o f r e cu r e “ ”

an d for do n e t h e for m e r twic e t h e latt e r th ri c e

,
”
,

i n this o n e p o e m ; a n d s u ch w o r ds as t ra n s p e r
s an t r e ave v i l d i n te n tive b r ast a n d s e v e r al
, , , , ,
”

other s .

P ag e 32 li n e 1 4 Th e m ea n i n g is
, . A s th ou gh ,

t h e dead di d u n fol d to t h e d e a d
”
.

P ag e 33 li n e 5 Th e M S h a s fru t fu ll whi c h
,
. .
,

m ust hav e b e e n a n e r r o r i n w r iti n g C om p a r e .

thos e healthless t r e es j ust b e lo w a n d p age 4 1 ,

s tan z a 2 ,

S o far as n e it h e r fr uit n or fo m of fl ow e r r

S tavs for a w it n e ss w h at suc h b ra n ch e s b a e r .

P age 33 l in e 6 M S han ds i n s p it e o f t h e
, . .
,
”

r hym e .S o b e low p ag e 4 9 li n e 1 7 w e ha v e
, , ,

s an d r hym in g wit h b an ds a n d p ag e 5 0 li n e
”
, ,

12 , b lasts with b r ast ”

.
”

P ag e 33 li n e 24 Tr a n s p e r s a n t
, . tr an Sp i e r
ci n g ; a n d t h e li n e m ean s O p i e r c in g eyes t h e , ,

b ai t o f my a fi e ct i on .
”

P ag e 33 li n e 25 , My fan cy s a d am an t
.
’

m agn e t ; com p a r e as i r o n to a dam a n t Tr oi

lus a n d C r essi d a iii 2 ,
”
. .

P ag e 34 li n e 1 1 The M S may b e re a d eithe r

. .

a fi e ct i n g e ffe cti n g
“
or .

P age 34 s tan z a 5 The co n struction is Whe n

, .
,

I w a s g on e t o se e k n e w wo r lds & c
”
, .

P ag e 35 li n e 22 M S d e p t in g with a m a r k
, . .
,

of co n tra ctio n :
“
de p ar ti n g or d e p i ct in g ? The
“
,
”
 22 6 N O TE S .

P
age 44 st an z a 3 Th r ee li n e s s crib b led over
, .

a n d i ll e gi b l e Th e y com p le t e d t h e stan z a o f
.

which t h e fou r th li n e on l y is l e ft t h e m id dl e li n e
a pp ar e n tly e n di n g with a b ydi n ge O n t hi s .
”

p a g e I hav e us e d the m od e rn for m s for e p a st “

,
”

an d
“
fo r e thought Fo r thought (as i n t h e .
”

M S ) wo ul d m e a n r ep e n te d
. .

P age 4 8 a ft e r st an z a 4 Two li n e s s crib b led

, .

ov e r a n d ill e gi b l e .

P age 4 8 li n e 20 S o the M S We might have

, . .

e x p ected u n p riso n e d an d u n p e n t .

P age 4 9 st a n z a 6 I follow the M S b ut som e

, .

thi n g s e e m s wa n ti n g to com p let e the se n se W h at .

is r e quir e d is a n i n stan ce o f fu tile lab ou r li k e ,

s e e ki n g m oistu r e i n the Ar ab ian de s ert a n d the su n ,

a ft e r s u n set ; or o f di s a pp oi n t me n t li ke the fa ilu r e ,

o f He r o s light The dots a ft e r set a r e i n the M S

’
.
”
.

a n d it is n ot li k ely that i n sta n za 7 li n e 1 wh e r e ”

, ,

an d
“
we r e have b e en co n foun d e d as t h e M S
”
, .

s p ells the former wh e r a n d the latte r as he r e ,

”
, ,

weare .
”

P age 4 9 l a st li n e , S h e e s leap s thy death M S .

,
”
.

as though vary i n g fr om t h e usu a l story he m a de

, ,

He ro slee p thr ough t h e fatal sto r m a fter with ,

d r a wi n g h e r light
—
.

P age 5 0 li n e 1 4 ,
“
B r ast bu rs t as i n Sp en ser
. : , .

XXI p 5 2
. P e ti ti on t o th e Qu ee n
. . Thi s p eti .

t io n which has b e e n p r e se r v e d i n t h e t r a n scr i p t

,

o f D r u mm on d o f Hawthorn d e n r e s e mb l e s t h e ,

Ha t fie l d fr agm e n t i n the sti ffn e s s o f its r hyth m ,

a n d p a r t l y i n its m e t r e I n stan z a 3 l i n e 3 t h e .
, ,

M S has v e a r y e which I tak e to me a n v er y I n

.
,
”
.

s t a n z a 5 li n e 2 t h e M S has d e s cr i u d ; i a de
’ ”
, , . .
,

s cr i v e d for d es cr i be d m
Co p a r e t h e fir s t S on n e t .
‘

I h a ve gi v e n fr o m S i d n e y p ag e 1 38 li n e 4 , , ,
 NOT ES . 22 7

thy lan guished gr a ce — thy state d es cr i es an d ,

d e sc r iv e i n Sp e n s e r E Q I I iii st 25 & c
”
, . .
”
. . .
, .

XXI I I p 5 5 F r ag me nts &c Wit h No 1 c om

. . .
, . .
,

p a r e t h e p i e c e g iv e n a b o v e fr o m a R a wli n so n M S .

N o XI p 1 6 — Th e t w o r i ddles i n No 2 a r e O ft e n
. . . . .

fou n d a p ar t a n d t hat on No e l is som e ti m e s

asc r i b e d t o Q u e e n E lizab e th —R aleigh s clai m to .
’

No 5 the w e ll -kn ow n e p it a p h on L eic e st e r r e sts

.
, ,

s ol e ly on the e v ide n c e o f t h e B r idgewat e r M S S .

,

as r e p o r t e d b y Mr Collier Th e r e a r e two a n ony

. .

m ous co p ies a m o n g the H awtho r n d e n M S S a t .

E di n b u r gh t h e fi rs t o f which was p r i n t e d b y Mr
, .

L a i n g a n d quoted i n the n otes to S cott s

, Ke n il ’

wo r th
H e re li e s a valian t w arri or w h o e v e r d e w a s wor d ; . n r

H e e l i e s a n ob l e c ou rt i e r w h o n e v e r k e p t his w o d ;
r , r

H e re li e s t h e E a l of L e ic st e w h o g ov e n e d t h e e stat e s
r e r, r ,

W h om t h e e a r th c oul d n e v e r livi g l ov e an d t h e j ust h e av e n n ,

n ow hat e s
”
.

Th e fir st li n e o f the s e co n d C o p y gi ves a v a r iati o n

wo r th p r eserv i n g : H e r e lies a n ob le wa r ri o r ,

wh o n e v e r s ta i n e d a swo r d R aleigh s title to .

” ’

No 6 the e p ita p h on S alis b u ry r e sts on the wo r d

.
, ,

o f the b i og r a p h e r S hir ley who says which I am , ,

u p o n ve r y good g r ou n ds assu r e d to b e his K i n g .

Ja mes was s o much ta k e n with t h e sm ar t n es s o f

it th a t h e ho p e d the autho r would di e b e for e h i m
, .
”

I t i s thus i n t r oduc e d i n O s b o r n e s Tr a d itio n a l ’

M e m oi r s on the R e ign o f Ki n g Jame s 1 6 5 8 p 88 ,

”
, .

thos e th a t follow a r e fr om so s m ar t a p e n i n t h e
k i n g s sen s e that h e sai d h e ho p e d t h e author
’
,

would di e b e for e h i m : who it was God kn ows , .

”

m
Co p a e Oldys L i fe o f R al igh p clxx v No
r e , i -
,
”
. . .

7 My au n t L a i gh t on is m e n tio n e d i n a w e ll ”

kn ow n letter fr om L o r d E sse x to Dy e r (Ty t le r s

’
22 8 N O T ES .

Raleigh p . A L a dy L e ighto n was I

”
.
,

b e lieve on e O f t h e b e dch a mb e r -wom e n to the

,

Q u e e n A S ir Thom as L e ighto n w a s a g o v e r n or
.

of Gu e r n s e y ; a n d a S i r Willi a m was on e o f
”
.

hi s Maj e sty s b an d o f p e n sio n e r s i n 1 6 1 2 a n d is

’
,

k n o w n as a w r ite r o f v e r ses .

XXIV pp . 5 8 -7 5 Th e s e fr agm e n ts o f m e tr e
. .
,

whi ch a r e scatt e r ed thr ough R alei gh s Histo r y ’

o f the W o r ld h a v e n eve r b ee n coll e c t e d b e fo r e

,
”
.

I hav e v e r i fi e d a n d com p l e te d t h e r e fe r e n ces ,

whi ch w e r e o fte n i n c orr ect or i m pe r fe ct a n d o fte n ,

om itte d al together The o r igi n al i s n ear ly always .

p r e fixe d i n R al e igh s t e xt e x ce p t that all the ’

,

G r ee k p a ss a ges a r e q uoted i n a L a ti n ver sion .

I t is cu rious t hat the v er y fir s t t r a n sl a tio n w hi ch

we m eet wi th i n t h e v olum e i s b o rr ow e d a n d ,

I hav e the r e fore o m itted it ; v i z b oo k I ch i . .

, . .

5 O vi d Metam i 5 -8 fr o m A Goldi n g s O vi d
, . .
, .
’

B e fore th e sea an d la n d we r e mad e an d H e av en t h at all ,

d oth h id e ,

I n all t h e w o ld on e on l y fac e of N atu r e d d a b id e

r i ,

W h ich Cha os high t a hug e r ud e h e a p ,

I hav e n ot o b ser v e d a n y othe r i n sta n ces o f the

ki n d though it is qu it e p ossi b l e th a t s o me m ay
,

hav e esca p e d my n otice The s eco n d qu otation .

fr om O vi d stan ds thu s i n Gol di n g (p 4 6 ) .

S ai d I am h e that me t e s t h e y e ar t h at all thi gs d o b e

, ,
n

b old ,
By hw om t h e e a r t h d oth all t h i n gs se e , t h e Ey e of all th e
w or
”
ld .

The t ra n slatio n o f L ucan to which R aleigh p r e ,

fi x ed a S o n n e t (ab ove No xix p 30) to o b lig e hi s , . . .

r e lative S i r A Go r g e s is di ffe r e n t i n all t h e p a s

.
,

s ag e s which R al e igh has m ade use o f thu s

No x i v p 6 1 I n Gor ges p 1 4 1
. . . .
, .
230 N OT ES .

R aleigh w r ote this b alla d S u fficie n t literary r e .

fe r e n ce s t o Walsi n gh a m P i lg r i m ag e s wil l b e
fou n d i n P e r cy a n d i n Cha pp e l l s P o p ula r M usic
,
’

o f t h e O ld e n Ti m e pp 1 21 -2 , . .

XXIX p 8 2 Thi s is on e o f the r e p li e s t o With e r s

’
. . .

v e r s e s S hall I wasti n g i n d e s p a i r I t s ee m s t o
, , .
”

me q uit e as u n li k e ly th a t R al e igh w r ote this a n ,

s w e r a s that Jo n so n wr ote a n oth e r — Gi ffor d s .

’

L i fe o f Be n Jo n so n p cxlix ; B liss s W ood , . .

’
,

A . ii 6 1 6 . .

N OTE S ON P A RT II .

H E p oem s co tai ed i this P ar t a e chi e fly

n n n r

t ak fr o m the coll e cti o o f S i He r y

en n r n

W o t t on ’
s m i n or
w ri ti n gs which w a s fir s t ,

p u b lish e d i n 1 6 5 1 tw e l v e y e ar s a ft e r t h e auth or s
,
’

death a n d r e p r i n t e d i n 1 6 5 4 1 6 72 a n d 1 6 85 Th e
, , , .

fi rst p o r ti o n c on sists o f S i r H e n r y W ot t o n s ow n ’

p o e m s ; t h e s e co n d o f p oe m s fo u n d a m o n g his
p a p e r s I h a v e a dd e d n o t hi n g to this di v isio n e x
.

c e p t a fe w scatt e r e d p i e c e s which s e e m e d t o m ak e ,

the coll e ctio n m o r e c om p l e t e .

I p 87 Of a w oma n s h e a r t S e v e r a l O o p ies’
. . . .

in se r t the follo w i n g cou p l e t a ft e r li n e 1 6

O w i t a b s e c e that did ma k e h e r st ra g e
r as n n ,

B a e fl ow e of cha g e ?
”
s r n

I I p 88
. S e rj e a n t H os ki n s
. . Joh n H os k in s was .

ori gi n ally a F e l low of N e w C oll e g e wh e r e h e ,

gr a du a t e d M A i n 1 5 92 ; b u t s om e S ar ca s m s i n
. .

whi ch h e i n dulg e d a s Te r r ce F ili u s for th a t

y e a r le d t o his e x p u lsi o n fr o m t h e u n i v e r s ity A . .

os p e ous m arriag e a ft e rw ar d s e n a b led h i m t o

p r r
 N O T ES . 231

e n t e r at t h e Middle Te m p le a n d he b ecame a ,

m e mb e r of P a r liam e n t wh e r e a d e s p e r at e allu
“
,

sion to the S icilian V es p e r con sign e d h i m to t h e ”

T ow e r Ju n e 7 1 6 1 4 This dat e al on e dis p os e s o f

, , .

Wood s sto r y t hat his p a r tici p atio n i n R a l e igh s

’
,
’

i mp r iso n me n t le d to th e i r i n ti m acy with t h e ,

r e s ul t that H os k i n s v i e w e d an d r e v i e w e d t h e
“ ”

“
H isto ry o f t h e Wo r l d ; for that v olu m e as ”
,

Wood hi m s e l f stat e s was p u b lish e d i n A p r il , ,

1 6 1 4 (A O ii 2 38 . I t s e e m s cl e a r h ow
. .
, ,

ev e r that his co mp a n y was m uch d e s i r e d b y

,
“

i n g e n i ous m e n H e s p e n t ab out a y e ar i n t h e .
”

Tow e r ; a n d was a ft e r war ds succ e ssively a r e ad e r

at t h e T e m p l e se rj e an t -a t -law a j udge for Wal e s
, , ,

a n d a m e m b e r o f t h e Cou n cil o f t h e M a r ches He .

di e d Aug 2 7 1 6 38 H is b oo k o f p o e ms b igg e r
.
, .
,

t han th o s e of D r Do n n e which was lost b y his

”
.
,

s on has n e v e r b ee n r e co v e r ed ; b ut a good m a n y
,

o f his e p igram s ca n b e fou n d i n the s mall M S .

m isc e lla n ies of the ti m e I hav e p r i n t e d a few i n .

No XXV p 121 D r B liss p r i n te d fr om t h e A sh

. . . . .

m ole M S S a p i e ce o f e ighty li n e s call e d

.
“
Mr , .

H os k in s D r e am e di tio n o f “foo d A
’
ii , . .

6 2 7 O n e o f the e p igr a m s which I have give n con

.

sist s of li n es e x t r act e d fr om it .

I II p 89 A h ap p y life Th e thi r d s ta n z a
. . . .

s e e m s to b e c or r u p t b u t t h e r e a di n g gi v e n h e r e ,

is at all e v e n ts i n t e lligi b l e ; N or e n v i e s a n y
“

wh om v ic e doth r ais e T h e C o p y fou n d i n Be n

”
.

Jon s on s h a n dwr iti n g s a n ctio n s this p u n ctuatio n

’
,

r e adi n g O r V ic e ; who n e ve r u n d e r stood The ”

.

t ex t in R e l Wotto n l e av e s it without con s t ru c

. .
”

ti on r e adi n g N or v ic e hath e v e r u n d e r stood ;

,
“

H ow d e e p e st 85 0 M r Dyc e r e ads : N or V ice ;

,
”
. .

h ath ev e r u n d e rsto o d & c ,

”
.,
2 32 N OT ES .

VI I .p 95 On th e Qu e en of B oh emi a T hi s
. . .

s p r ightly p o e m m u st h a v e b e e n w r itt e n dur i n g

t h e sho r t i n t e r v al which e la p s e d a ft e r S e p t 1 6 1 9 .
,

b e fo r e the b r i e f day o f E liz ab e th s B oh e m ia n ’

sove r eign ty was cl ouded I t has b e e n a favo u r it e .

them e for i m itation s a n d additio n s ; o f which

three stan zas will b e a s u fii ci e n t S p e ci m e n Th e .

fir st a n d seco n d a r e ta k e n fr o m A r chb isho p S a n

c r o ft s M S Tan n 4 6 5 fol 4 3 wh e r e they r a n k as
’
.
, .
, .
,

fourt h a n d s i x th (co mp ar e a s om ewhat si m ilar

co p y i n the To p og r a p h e r i 4 21 ) t h e thi r d i n ,
”
.
,

which the m e tr e is altog e th e r alt e r e d is tak e n ,

fr o m t h e e n d o f t h e co p y i n the A b e r d e e n
“
Can tus I t has fou n d its w ay wit h s o m e
”
,

v ar iatio n s am o n g Mo n tr ose s p o e m s (Na p i e r s

,
’ ’

L i fe o f Mo n t r os e 1 8 5 6 A pp e n dix p Xl)
”
.
, , , .

Y ou r u b i e s that d o g e ms ad o n r ,

A n d sa pp hi e s w ith y ou r a u r e h u e
r z ,

L i k e t o t h e Sk i e s or b lushi n g mor n ;
H ow p al e s y ou r b ight e ss i n ou r V i e w
’
r n ,

W h e n dia mon ds a re mi e d w ith you ? x

T h e r os e t h e vi ol e t all t h e S p i g
, ,
r n ,

U n t o h e r b e ath for s we e t n e ss r ;
r un

T h e dia mo d s da rk e n e d i n t h e r i g ;
’
n n

I f sh e a pp e a r t h e moon s u n d on e
’
, ,

A s i n t h e p re s e n c e of t h e su n .

S h oul d littl e str e ams c omma n d g re at s e as ,

O l ittl e a ts t h e sti n gi n g b e e s ?
r n

S h oul d littl e b i r ds w it h e agl e s s oa r ,

O r littl e b e asts w it h li on s r oa r ?
N n o n ot s o it is n ot me e t
o, , ,

T h e h e ad sh oul d st oop d own t o t h e fe e t .

VIII p 96 S i r Al b e r tus M o r to n was W o t t on s

. . .
’

n e p he w a n d h a d b e e n his s e c r e ta r y at V e n ic e
, .

H e was fr e que n tly e m p loy e d b y K i n g Jam e s o n

for e i gn a fl ai r s was k n ight e d b y h i m i n 1 6 1 7 a n d
’

, ,

died sec r etary o f state i n 1 6 25 S i r H e n r y n e v e r .

 2 34 N OT ES .

s p e l t i n S a n cr oft s M S I n som e c op i e s t h e li n e ’
.

b e gi n s Dig ou t t h e b ow e ls which m ay b e
, ,
”

co r r e ct .

P ag e 1 1 0 li n e 20 A n an g e l w a s a p i e ce of , .

m o n e y w o r th t e n s hi lli n g s ( s e e a b o v e p 28 li n e , .
,

24 a n d n ot e ) To v i e an g e ls is to sta k e or
“ ”
.
,

h a zar d coi n s aga in st a n a n tag on ist w h o m ay r e ,

v ie i f h e is a b l e b y p utti n g down a l a rg e r s um , .

P ag e 1 1 1 li n e 7 I n S a n cr oft s M S thes e li n e s
.
, .
’
.

stan d thus :
H e e d w e ll n o h e ati n g l ov e s n o p alsy fe ars
r , ,

N o sh o t j y s p u r chas e d w ith e t e r n al t e a s
r o r

H e re w ill I sit a n d sigh my h ot y outh s f ll y &c ,

’
o ,
”
.

XVI II p 1 1 1 li n e 3 . O b s e r v e t hat the wo r d

.
, .

wo r l d s i s h e r e a di s syl lab l e as it o ccu r s t w ic e

’
,

i n t h e H at fi e ld M S (s e e a b ov e p 38 li n e 1 7 a n d .
, .
, ,

p 4 7 li n e
.
,

XI X p 1 1 2 . D r S a m u e l B r oo k e t h e i n ti ma te
. . .
,

fr i e n d of D r Don n e was a m e mb e r o f Tr i n ity Col

.
,

l e ge Camb r i d ge wh e r e h e g r a duat e d as M A i n
, , . .

1 6 04 a n d as D D i n 1 6 1 5
,
H e was succ e ssi v e ly . . .

Divi n ity Pr ofe ss or of G r e sha m C oll e g e R e ct or o f ,

S t M ar gar e t s L o th b ur y M a s t e r of Tr i n ity a n d
.
’
, , ,

A r chd e a c on of C o v e n t r y ; a n d di e d in 1 6 31 H is .

b r oth e r C h r isto p h e r B r oo k e w a s b e tt e r k n ow n
, ,

as a n E n glis h p o e t H e is p r o b ab ly t h e autho r .

o f Th e Ghos t of R ichar d t h e Thi r d 1 6 1 4 a

“
,
”
,

p oe m which was r e p u b lish e d b y t h e S hak e s p ear e

S oci e ty R e fe r e n c e s to b oth b r oth e r s m a y b e
.

fou n d am on g t h e p oe m s o f D o n n e C r ashaw a n d , ,

William B r ow n e .

XX p 1 1 4 . C h i d i ock Ty ch b ou r n e o f S ou t h a m p
. .
,

t on was e x e cut e d with B allar d a n d B a b i n gt on

, , ,

i n 1 5 86 Th e r e p ly to his v e r s e s w hi ch I co p i e d
.
,

man y y e ar s a go fr om a c on t e mpor ar y M S h as .
,
 NO T ES . Lu .)

b e e n p r e serv e d i n r ather a n i m p e r fe ct form I n .

li n e 4 t h e M S r e ads
,
“
Thy h O p e i n hu r t a s.
,

w as te d t h e w r it e r s e ye ha v i n g c a ught t h e li n e
” ’

ab o v e ; i n li n e 1 1 th e r e is a n e v id e n t om is s io n , ,

w hich I ha v e a tt e mp t e d t o su pp ly ; i n li n e 1 6 t h e ,

M S r e a ds
. h a dst n e e r b e e n hor n s a n d i n t h e
,
’ ”
,

last li n e it m a k e s a n u n n e c e s s a r y i n s e r ti on
, ,

“
Which O u n h a ppy ma n 85 0 I a m d oub tful
, ,
”
.

ab out t h e r e adi n g of on e or t w o o th e r wo r ds .

“
L e wdly i n li n e 1 4 m e a n s m ista k e n ly ig n o r a n tly
”
, , , .

XXI p 1 1 6
. Th e r e p e titio n of
. .
“
th ou ghts i n
l i n e 4 a pp e ar s t o be a n e r r or ; b ut it stan ds so i n
all t h e editio n s I hav e us e d Th e sh or t n e ss o f li n e .

5 i n t h e old e di tio n s is n ot cou n t e n a n c e d b y t h e

fo rm o f t h e oth e r sta n z as Th e wo r d which I hav e .

su pp lied is fou n d o n ly i n s om e m o d e r n co p i e s .

This p i e c e is foll ow e d i n R e l W o tt on by . .
”

R a l e i g h s li n e s E v e n such is t i me which hav e

’
, ,
”

b e e n gi v e n a l r e ady i n Pa r t I N O XXII p 5 4 . . . . .

XXI I p 1 1 7
. Th ou gh th e r e is n o r e a s on t o d ou b t
. .

that B a c on w r o te thes e v e r s e s his cl a i m d oe s n ot ,

s e e m to ha v e b e e n c omm on ly k n ow n ; for i t will

b e se e n that his n am e w a s a n a ft e r -i n s e r tio n i n
m a n y o f t h e M S c o p i e s as w e ll as i n “
Re l .
, .

W o tt on T h e li n e s h e a r s om e r e s e m b la n c e t o a
.

w e ll -kn ow n e p ig r am a s cr i b e d to P o s i d i pp u s which ,

had b e e n v e r y fr e qu e n tly t r an s la t e d e g i n Tot . .

t e l s S o n gs a n d S on n e ts 1 5 5 7 i n P u t t e n h a m s
’
,
” ’

“
A r t o f P oesy 1 5 8 9 ; b y S i r Joh n B e a u m o n t
,
”
,

a n d b y oth e r s P ossi bly fr om thi s ci r cu m stan c e

.
,

t h e last li n e fr e qu e n tly occu r s i n al m o s t e xactly

t h e s a m e sha p e a m o n g t h e m i n o r p oe m s o f t h e
t i m e ; e g B aco n as h e r e
. .
,

W hat th e n re ma i n s ,b ut that w still sh uld e o cr

y
For be i n g b or n
,
and , b i g b t di Z
e n or n , o e
23 6 N OT ES .

D m m o d o f H awtho r n den
ru n Wo r k s 1 7 11 ; ,
“
,
”

P oem s p 44 , .

W h o w oul d n ot o e of th ose t wo offe s t y n r r

N ot t o b e b o n or b e i n g b o n t o d i e ?
,
”
r , , r ,

B isho p Ki n g P oe ms &c 1 6 5 7 p : 14 5
“
, , .
,

A t l e ast w ith that G e e k sag e stil l ma k e us crv r

N ot t o be b or n o b e i g b o
,
”
t o d ie , r, n rn , .

The mythical autho r o f t h e p h r as e VVa s S ile n u s ’

who is s a i d to hav e b e stow e d it on hi s ca p to r ,

K in g Midas .

XXV p 1 21 No 1
. . The s on o f H os k i n s who is
, . .

g e n e r al ly m e n tio n ed was call e d B ened i ct or B e nne t .

H e n c e it is v e r y p r o b ab le that Ho s ki n s wr ote My
littl e B en &c which is t h e r e a di n g o f a R a wli n
,
”
.

s on M S .

N OTE S ON P A RT I II .

T wi ll s a v e r e p e titi o n t o n ote he r e tha t ,

t h e old e di tio n s o f t h e e a r ly p o e tical m is

c e lla n i e s b y which I ha v e r e cti fi ed t h e
,

t e xt o f extr acts a r e as follows z — Tott e l s S o n gs

,
’

a n d S o n n e ts those o f 1 5 5 7 a n d 1 5 85 ; Th e P ar a
,
”

di s e o f Dai n ty D e vices (fir st p u b lish e d i n 1 5 7 6 )

thos e o f 1 5 80 a n d 1 5 96 ; Th e P hoen i x N e st
“
,

1 5 93 ; E n glan d s H e lico n t h e fi rst e di ti on

’
, ,

1 6 00 ; a n d Da v is on s P oe tical R ha p sody (fir s t ’ ”

p u b lish e d i n g e n e r a l ly t h e fou r th e diti on ,

1 6 21 . B u t i n gi v i n g m e r e li s t s o f fir st li n e s I ,

h a v e r e fe r r e d b y p age t o t h e r e p r n i t s o f P a r k ,

B ry d ge s &c as m ost li k e ly to b e comm o n ly a o

, .
,

ce ss ib l e ; a n d I hav e av ai l e d m ys elf i n on e or t wo ,
23 8 NO TE S .

Dai n ty De v ices The followi n g a r e th e fir st li n e s

.
”

of t h e oth e r tw e lv e a r r a n g e d a lp hab e tically ,

5 H ow ca n t h e t r e e b ut w aste a nd with e r
.

away — P o f D D p 6 4 ; L Va u x A n a n o n y
.
”
. . .
, . . .
”

m ous c op y i n H a r l M S 6 91 0 fol 1 6 8 v er s e ; a n d . .
, .
,

a n oth e r p r i n t e d fr om a Music -B oo k o f 1 5 96 b y
M r C olli e r
. L yr ical P o e m s & c p 31
, ,
”
. . .

6 I f e ve r m a n had lo v e t oo dea r ly b ought

. .
”

P of D D p 73 ; “
L V
”
. . , . . .

7 . I lo a the that I di d love —Tot t e l a n o n .

”
, .

Ascri b e d to L o r d V aux i n tim e o f t h e n ob l e

Q u e e n Mary i n H ar l M S 1 7 03 fol 1 00 S e e
, . .
, . .

m o r e on thi s p oem i n P e r cy War t o n (i ii 54 ed , .

, .

Pa r k ) a n d the Comm e n tato r s on H amle t

, .

8 .L i k e as the hart that li fteth u p his ea r s .

P o f D D p 8 1 ; L V aux
. . .
, . . .
”

9 . Mist r u s t m is d e e m s a mI s s wher e b y dis ,

p leasur e g r ows — P o f D D p 8 2 : L V .
”
. . .
, . . .
”

10 Th e day delaye d o f th a t I m ost do wish

. .

—P o f D D p 1 0 ; L Vaux
. . .
, . . .
”

11 “
To coun s e l my esta te ab a n do n e d to the
.

s p oil -P o f D D p 8 1 ; L V aux
. . . .
, . . .
”

12 What doom is this I fai n woul d k n ow

.
, .

P of D D p 72 ; L V
. . .
, . . .
”

13 What gr iev es my b o n es a n d m a k es my
.

b ody fai n t P — P o f D D p 3 ; L Va u x .
, . .
”

—
. . .

14 When
. Cu p i d s cal e d fir st t h e fo rt Tot t e l .
”
,

an on Q uot e d w ith a wr o n g C h ristian n am e b y

.
, ,

P utte n ham A P 1 5 8 9 p 200 as b y t h e L o r d

, .
“
.
, .
,

N i ch olas V au x a n ob le gen tl e m an a n d m uch de , ,

li ght e d i n vulgar m a ki n g & c A co p y i n H ar l ,

”
. .

M S 6 91 0 fol 1 7 5
.
,
S ee also Wart o n (iii. . .

P ercy a n d E llis
, .

15 Wh e n I b e h old the b i e r my last a n d p ost

. ,

i n g ho r s e —P o f D D p 1 0 3 ; L Va u x
” ”
. .
. . . .
, .
 N O T ES . 23 9

16 . Wh er e s e e thi n g sighs
s ou r sob s an d .

P o f D D p 44 ; L V
. .
“
I n s om e e diti on s
.
, . . .

a s cri b e d to W H u n n i s T h e fifth st a n z a b e gi n s
. .
,

T h e s e h a ir s o f a ge a r e m e ss e n g e r s which for m s
t h e fir st li n e i n so m e m o de r n c o p i e s .

It wil l b e o b se r ved that at l e ast th r e e o f t h e

s i x te e n i n clu di n g t w o o f thos e which I ha v e gi v e n
,

at le n gt h h a v e b e e n also clai me d for oth e r auth or s

,
.

The sam e r em ar k will a pply to two othe r p i e c e s ,

t h e fi r st li n es o f which I add h e r e
17 B r ittle b e auty that n ature ma de s o fr ail
.
, .

-Fou n d also a m o n g L o r d S u rr ey s P oe m s ; b u t ’

D r Nott is r ather a n xious to r esig n it t o L o r d

.

Vaux S ee his editio n o f S u rr ey pp 20 288

.
, .
, .

18 To seem for to r eve n ge e a ch w r o n g i n

.

hasty wise — P o f D D p 30 ; .
“”
E S Mr . . .
, . . .
”
.

Collie r m e n tio n s that th e r e is e ar ly autho r ity ”

( 9
e . ed .1 5 8 0 ) fo r L o.r d V aux ; B i b l Cat i 24 5 . . . .

I I I p 129 . This is u n doub tedly v ery he a vy

. .
“

Ve r se as the autho r a c kn owledges ; a n d it is ex

,

br e m ely o b scu r e I n t h e seco n d st a n z a w e ma y .

p e r ha p s sus p ect a n i n ver s io n ; as though the

fir st a n d thi r d li n es we r e n ear ly tr a n s p os e d : I f
we ar y woe e n wr a pp ed i n the sh r oud my wo n ted
chee r which is ecli p sed 85 0 (so that it ) li e s slai n
, , .

b y to n gue o f t h e u n fr ie n dly sort ( B oth the old .

e diti on s used r ead I f wea r y w e I n li n e 15

“
, .
,

all the co p ies I hav e se e n r ead O n th a t I gap e ,

the issu e & c for which I have co n j ectu r ed

,
”
.
, ,

g ag e i e sta ,k e
”
. . .

IV p 1 30. T h e old r e adi n g of t h e fi r st li n e

. .
,

d o gr ow is a n i n sta n c e of on e o f t h e comm o n e st
,
”

e r r o r s i n E liz ab e than gr amm ar ; whe n t h e v e r b is

m ad e t o ag r e e with t h e n um b e r o f t h e n e arest
n ou n e v e n t hough n ot a n omi n ative at all
, So .
2 40 N OT ES .

in li n e 4 t h e ol d r e adi n g is li e s hid
, Co mp ar e ,
“
.
”

p age 7 8 li n e 9 whe r e t h e ol d e d ition s hav e By

, , ,

h e r t h e v i r tu e of the sta r s dow n s li d e .

”

V p 1 32 Th e ol d e diti on s us e d o m it i n i n
. . .

t h e s e c on d li n e a n d i n li n e 3 b e gi n Th e m o st o f , ,

a ll I n li n e 21 I ha v e follow e d E ll is a n d oth e r s
”
.
,

i n r e adi n g F e a r for Fe w .
”

VI I p 1 35 . T h e s m ooth n e ss a n d i n g e n uity o f
. .

t his p i e ce at s o ea r ly a dat e h a v e cau s e d s o m e

, ,

sus p icion s I f th e se a r e ge n ui n e . says M r ,

”
.

H allam a n d I k n ow n ot how to di s p ut e it th e y
, ,

a r e as p olish e d as a n y w r itte n at t h e close o f the

Q u e e n s r e ign ’
I t is co n fe ss e d that th e r e is on e.

m is ta k e al r e a dy i n t h e date ; b ut P ar k s p r e p osal ’

to su p p o r t a l e ge n d p r e fixed to t h e m b y su b s ti
t u ti n g on e still ear lie r woul d o n ly i n c r eas e the ,

m a rv el I n on e or two wo r ds I hav e followe d t h e

.

re ad i n gs o f D r Nott S u r r ey p c mx i x .
, , . .

VIII p 1 36 The scatte r ed ve r ses asc r i b ed to

. . .

Q uee n E liz a b eth a r e collected i n P ar k s Wal ’

p ol e R a n d N , i 8 4 -1 09 a n d i n Mr Dyc e s
. . .
, .
’

B ritish P oet e sses pp 1 5 -23 I n li n e 21 o f thi s ,

”
. .

p i e ce “
The daughte r o f de b ate is Ma r y Q ue e n
,
”

o f S cots Th e last cou p l e t as it stan ds i n P ut

.
,

t e n h am is i mp e rfe ct I h a v e su pp lie d t h e d e
, .

fici e n cy fr o m t h e O xf o r d M S P e r cy r e ads shall .

,

q u i ck ly p o ll B r y dg e s
“
fo r la w less j oy , .
”

IX - X pp 1 3 7— 1 4 1
. . I t is i m p ossi b le t o r e p r ese n t
. .

p r o p e r ly t h e C ou r tly P o e ts O f E liz ab e th without a n

e xt r a ct fr o m t h e w r iti n gs o f S i r P hili p S i d n e y ; i n

whose cas e I ha v e th e r e for e m a d e a b r i e f e x c e p tio n

t o t h e rul e which has led m e g e n e r ally t o exclu d e
,

S p e cim e n s f ro m t hos e p oets whose wo r k s ha v e

al r e ady b e e n collecte d a n d e dit e d All r e q uisite .

i n fo r ma tio n on t h e v e r sio n o f the P sal m s ascr i b ed

t o S i d n e y a n d his siste r is giv e n i n P a r k s editi on
’
242 N OT ES .

P o f D D p 6 9 ; E 0 M S R awl 8 5 fol 1 4
. . . .
“
. . . .
, .
,

v er s o . E a r l of O xfor d .

17 . Th e t r ic kli n g t e a r s t hat fa ll alo n g my

ch ee k s — P of D D p 75 ;
.
“
E O . . . . . .
”

18 . What p lagu e is gr e at e r t ha n the gr i e f o f

mi n d ? — S ix li n e s i n E n gla n d s P a r n assu s p
“ ’
,
”
.

25 2 “
E of . a n d S tella .
”

19 . What sh e p h e r d ca n e xp r ess -E n gl a n d s .
” ’

H e li co n p 8 7 ; E ar l o f O xe n fo r d
, . .
”

20 . Whe n I was fai r a n d you n g th e n fa v ou r ,

grace d m e — L o r d O r fo r d s Wo r k s i 5 5 2
.
” “
fr om ’
, .
,

a n a n ci e n t M S Mi sc e lla n y Al so i n E llis B ut
. .
”
.

i n M S R awl P oet 8 5 fol I sig n ed Ely s a b e t h a

. . .
, .
,

regi n a .

21 . Who taught t hee fir st to S igh alas ! m y ,

h e ar t — M S R awl 85 fol 1 6 v e rs o E ar l o f
. . .
, .
, .

O x e n fo r d .

XI p 1 4 2 T h e co p i e s o f t hi s p i e ce d i ffe r wi d e l y
. . . .

T h at w h ich E lli s has p r i n t e d r e s e m b l e s the text

o f the Ha r l e ian M S Th e foll ow i n g r e adi n g s m ay .

b e wo r th o b s e r v i n g : li n e 6 p r i d e o f M a y li n e
“
,

14 u ns a v o u r y lo v e r s t e a r s li n e 32 Te n thou
’

, ,

s a n d ti m e s a d a y .
”

XII p 1 4 3 I n t h e thi r d li n e M r P algr av e r ightly

. . .
, .

co r r e ct e d D r B lis s s r e adi n g m a k e me b o n d i n to
“
.
’
, ,
”

m a k e me n b on d It is “
men i n the co p y .
”

p ri n t e d b y Byr d i n 1 5 8 7 .

XI II p 1 44 . This S in gular p o e m l o o k s li k e a n
. .

e x e r cis e i n al lit e r atio n I n li n e 6 or p r ob ab ly .

,

m e a n s b e fo r e b e for e I s u fl e r wr o n g agai n
’
“
.

XI V p 1 4 6 li n e 1
. .M a n ch e t i s fin e b r e ad whi ch is
, .
,

c on st a n tly as h e r e co n t r ast e d with ch e a t or

, , ,

c oar se b r e ad I n t h e p r e po r ti on for a r oy a l .

di n n e r i n the ti m e o f P hili p a n d M a r y t h e fi r st
, ,

th r e e i te m s a r e Eyn e m a n ch e t t fy n e ch e tt a n d , , .

other chett Gu tch Coll e ct C u r v ol ii i n i t , . . . . .

 NOT ES . 243

No ma n ch e t ca n so w e l l t h e c ou r tl alate l e as e , yp p
A s that mad e of t h e me al e tch e d r om my e r til e l e as ; f f f
fi k
T h e i r n e st of that i n d c om a re d w ith my w h e at , , p
b
Fo r w hit e n e ss of t h e r e ad d oth l oo li e c ommon ch ea t k k .
”

D r a t on , ”
P olyolbi on , XV I , 25 0 y . p . .

xv p1 4 7 , E p i g 2, li n e 1 , e v i d e n tly m e a n s ,
. . .
y t
e

th ou cou ld s t n o t co mm a n d c on te n t Th e elli p sis

’
.

occu r s also i n Wal p ol e s p r i n t e d co p y I n li n e 2 ’

.

o f t h e thi r d sta n z a , p 14 8 , swa d is a cou n t r y .

ma n a r u d e cl ow n
; .

X V I -X I.X pp 1 4 9— 1 6 0 S i r E d w a r d D ye r Dy e r
. . . .

is a n oth e r m e mb e r of t h e E l iz ab ethan cou r t -ci r cle

whose p o e tr y was s o ea r ly lost i n the m ass o f u n
a pp r o p r iat e d a n d fugitiv e v e r s e s that though ,

P utte n ham had p r ais e d h i m i n 1 5 8 9 as for e l e gy

m ost sw e e t s ol e m n a n d o f high co n c e it E d mu n d
, , ,
”

B olt on i n the n e x t r e ign s a id that h e had n ot s e e n ,

m uch of S i r E dwa r d Dye r s p oe t r y ( e e oth e r

’ ”
s

r e fe r e n c e s i n P a r k s e d i tio n o f W a r to n
’
H E P , . . .

iii. We a r e for tun at e ly n ow i n a p ositio n t o

gi v e a r ath e r m o r e co m p l e t e accou n t o f it Mr . .

C olli e r h a s disco v e r e d a n d d e sc r i b e d two r a r e

w or k s b y Dy e r ; Th e Pr ais e o f Nothi n g 1 5 85 ,
”
,

which i s chi e fl y i n p r os e a n d S ix I dylli a o f ,

Th e oc r itus 1 5 8 8 a m e t r ical t r a n slatio n (s e e h i s

,
”
,

L i fe o f Sp e n s e r p l x x v i n ot e a n d his B i b l
,
” “
. .
, .

C a t i 237 ; ii 24 O f Dy e r s m i n o r p oetr y I
” ’
. . .
, ,

h a v e h e r e p r i n t e d fou r v e r y char a cter isti c s p e ci

m e n s ; two of which p ossess t h e s p eci a l i n t e r e st ,

th a t the r e p li e s a n d i m itatio n s a n n e x e d to th e m
r e m i n d us that S id n e y Dy e r a n d G r e v i ll e for m e d , ,

a cl os e b r o th e r h ood of p oe ts ; as S id n e y hi m s e l f
has r e c or d e d i n a p o e m p r i n t e d i n Daviso n s ’

P o e tical R h a p s o dy — “
u p on his m e e ti n g with ,

his t w o wo r thy fr i e n ds a n d fe l low p o e ts S i r ,

E dwar d D y e r a n d Mr Ful k e G r ev ill e To th e s e . .

fou r the followi n g p ieces may b e a dde d

,
24 4 N OT ES .

5 Alas my h e a r t m i n e e ye h a th w r on g e d
.
“
, ,

t he e — E n gla n d s H e lic on p 8 8 ; S E Dy e r
” ’ ”
.
, . . . .

6 Amaryllis was full fai r — M S R a wl P o e t

. . . . .

8 5 fol 98 v e r s o E Di e r Al s o i n M S Ta n n ”
, .
, , . . . .

30 6 p 1 74, . .

7 A m o n g the woes o f thos e u n ha pp y wigh t s

. .

—A lo n g e legy o n S i dn e y co n t a i n i n g fr om fif ty ,

fou r to s ix ty -on e sta n zas of s i x li n es e a ch ; p r i n t e d

fr om B r e to n b ut without a n y auth or s n am e i n ,
’
,

B ish o p B utl e s S i d n e a a pp
r i n 4 1 — 53 ; an d
’
, .

i d e n ti fi e d as Dy e r s i n C h e t h a m M S 8Q1 2 pp 1 4 3 ’
.
, .

1 5 3 wh e r e t h e t itl e i s
, A n e p it a p h com p o sed b y
S i r E dwa r d Dy e r o f S i r P hili p S id n e y As ”
.

B r e to n s i n M S R awl P o e t 8 5 fol 23
’
. . .
, . .

8 A s r a r e to h e ar as s e l do m t o b e se e n
. .

M S R a wl P o e t 8 5 fol 7 v e r s o
. . M Di e r .
, .
, . . .
”

9 “
D i vi d e my ti m e s a n d r ace my w r e tch e d
.

h ou r s —M S R a wl P oe t 8 5 fol 3 7
. M Di e r
. . .
, . . .
”

10 I f p leasu r s b
. e e i n
p ai n ful n e ss — P o f .
”
.

D D p 20 ; M D
.
“
. . Dy e r s cl a i m is ad mitt e d . .
” ’

b y R itso n a n d Dy ce .

11 I woul d i t w e r e n ot a s it is — M S R awl
. . .

P oet 8 5 fol 6 . M D ier , . . . .

”

A n other p i e ce b e gi n n i n g 0 m o r e t h an m os t
fa i r fu ll o f t h e li v i n g fi r e which i s si g ne d
, ,

M Di e r i n M S R awl P o e t 8 5 fol 7 v e r s o
.
”
. . .
, .
, ,

is r e ally on e o f S p e n s e r s S on n ets ; No V I II ’
. .
,

v ol V . p 1 1 9 C olli e r A p o e m of L o r d B r oo k e s
.
, .
, .
’

b e gi n s i n t h e s am e way W or k s 1 6 33 p 1 6 2 , ,
”
, .
,

b ut the p i e c e s a r e di fl e r e n t I t i s o n ly a n oth e r .

i n sta n c e o f t h e p oetic a l i n t e r cou r se b etw e e n t h e s e

w r it e r s .

W e m ay also add s e v e r al quotatio n s i n P utt e n

h am s A r t o f P oe sy 1 5 89 pp 1 4 1 1 7 6 1 98
“ ’
,
”
, .
, , .

The followi n g p ieces h a ve b ee n ascri b ed t o Dye r ,

24 6 N OT E S .

Fo n d of we a r e i n d e b t e d to the Ha r
th e li gh t,
le i a n M S I n li n e 6 . woo d m a d H e r r ic k has ,
”
: .

a s ho r t p o e m o n t h e s a m e c on c e it

I p l ay d w i t h l v s w ith t h e fi e e o e, a r

T he wa t t di &c n on s a v r n .

T hat saty h e b ut b u t his li p s r rn ,

B ut mi e s t h g a t s ma t & n
’
e re er r ,
”
c.

P e ms p 2 1 7 d Ha litt o
,
”
.
, e . z .

XVI I I p 1 5 3. I n li n e 3 b o th M S S r e ad
. . the , .

m atter of mi s h ap which d e st r oys t h e r hy m e ,

”
.

Th er e a r e h ow e v e r m a n y v ar iatio n s b e tw e e n
, ,

t hem .

XIX p 1 5 4. This p oe m m u st h a v e b e e n highly

. .

este e m e d t o ha v e ob tai n e d t h e com p l i m e n t of

a d a p tatio n a n d i m it a ti on fr om R ob e r t S outh w e ll
a n d L o r d B r oo k e ; a n d e t I a m n ot awa r e th a t it
y
has e v e r b e e n p r i n t e d b e for e e x c e p t v e r y i m p e r ,

fe ct ly a m o n g t h e P o e m s of P e m b r o k e a n d R u d
ya r d a n d s om e e x t r acts b y Mal on e Th e M S
,
”
. .

co p i e s di fl e r e x c e e di n gly b oth i n v a r iou s r e a di n gs

'

a n d i n o m issi on s I h a v e m ad e out t h e b e st te x t
.

th a t I could fr om a c a r e fu l com p ar iso n of all t h e

,

m at e r ials I t is t h e sam e p i e c e which W o o d

.

e rr o n e ously call e d A Descr i p tion o f F r i e n d s hi p

( A O i . . a title which h e to o k b y m i s t a k e

fr om a n o th e r p o e m i n t h e A sh m ol e M S .

P age 1 5 6 li n e 1 6 I r e ad the h y a ci n t
, ( s o .

S p e lt for t h e r hym e ) i e r e ad t h e fa n ci e d l e tt e r s . .

on its l e a v es O u w hi ch a r e w r it t h e le tte rs o f
-“

ou r w oe ( B e au”
m o nt
) S e e O v i d M e ta m x 21 5 .
, . . .

S om e co p i e s ha v e r e ap t h e hyaci n th .
”

P ag e 1 5 9 li n e 5 H e b e n so o ften Sp e n s e r
, . ,

for e b o n y ; H is s p e a r of h e be n woo d F Q .
”
. .
”

I v ii st 3 7
. . . .

“
P ag e 1 6 8 li n e 2 7 I hav e su b stitu t e d wr ath
, .
 N O T ES . 247

for wor th a n d have co r r e ct e d t w o or th r e e

o th e r e r r o r s o f the p r ess i n d ifl e r e n t p a r ts o f t h e
’

p oem .

P age 1 7 1 li n e 9 Th e shi p of G r e e c e is clear ly

, .

t h e fa m ous shi p i n which Th e s e us r e tu r n e d a ft e r

s layi n g t h e M i n otau r Th e Ath e n ian s p r o fe ss e d
.

to p r e s e r v e it till t h e d ays o f D e m e t r iu s P hale

r e us the r ott e n ti mb e r s b ei n g ca r e fully r e m ov e d
,

a n d r e n e w e d fr o m t im e to ti m e so that it b e cam e ,

a fa v ou r it e q u e stio n wheth e r a shi p o f which

eve r y p lan k had been o ft e n chan g e d coul d stil l b e

call e d t h e sam e (P lutar ch Th es p 1 0 ed , . .
, .

This p ass a ge i n which L or d Br o o k e com p ar e s t h e

,

cha n g e s o f his m i s t r e s s t o that shi p o f Gr e e c e a n d

to t h e e v e r -fl owi n g str e a m— the sam e yet n o t t h e ,

sam e — p e r p e tually alt e r i n g yet b e ar i n g c on ti n u ,

ou s ly th e i r a n ti qu e n am e —is a n e x c e ll e n t ,
”

s p e ci m e n o f t h e su b tl e co n c e p tio n s whi ch h e lo v e d
t o e la b or at e i n his p oet r y B ut t h e whol e p o e m is .

r ais e d t o a l e v el o f th o ught cu r iously di ffe r e n t

fr om that o f t h e two p i e c e s b y Dye r a n d S outhw e ll

with which it is c on n e ct e d .

XXI I p 1 7 3 . I ha v e i n s e rt e d this p r etty p oe m

. .

fr om t h e wor k s o f L o dg e b e caus e hi s v e r s e s ha v e ,

b e e n so m uch m i x e d u p with thos e o f Dy e r L odg e .

was fir st a n O xfo r d stu d e n t ; th e n a v oyag e r ; n ex t a

lawye r ; fi n ally a p hysician a n d di e d o f t h e p lagu e
i n 1 6 25 H e had al s o a lit e r a r y co n n e ctio n with
.

t h e d r a m atist R ob e r t G r e e n e who fr e qu e n tly us e s ,

t h e s am e i m ag e r y ; e g i n his N e v e r t oo lat e
“ ”
. .
,

1 5 90 — “
Th e n S hall h e a v e n c e ase to hav e star s ,

t h e ea r th t r e e s t h e wo r l d e l e m e n ts a n d e v e r y
, ,

thi n g r e v e r s e d S hall fall t o th e i r form e r chaos ”

(Dyc e L i fe o f Gr e e n e p A n d i n A lp h on
”
, , .

sus K i n g o f A r r ago n (Dyc e ii 1 8 )

, , .
248 N OT ES .

fi st shall h av w a t sta s
For r e en n r an d f ami g s as
o n e
W a t w at y d p s b f
,

I ll t ait
’
n er ro , e or e r or be
U t A l p h sus wh m I h u
n o on , o on o r so .
”

XXI II p 1 74 O b serv e t h e u s e o f adj e cti v es for

. . .

su b st tives p ag e 1 75 li n e 14
a n “
b r ight for , ,
”

b r ight n ess li n e 1 7 p u r e for p u r ity ,

”
.

XXIV — VI R ober t E a r l of E ss ex
. . To th e s e , .

thr e e p oem s b y E li z ab eth s b r illia n t b ut ill ,

’

starr ed fav ou r it e t h e followi n g may b e a dd e d ,

4 . Ch a n ge t h y m i n d si n c e she doth cha n g e , .

D ou la n d s M usical B an qu e t & c 1 6 1 0 Ca n tus II

’ ”
, .
, , .
,

b y t h e R ight H on R ob e r t E ar l o f E s s e x E a r l Mar
“
.
,

shal o f E n glan d A n o n ym ously i n W it s I n .

” ’

t e rpre te r 1 6 7 1 p 1 28 , a n d M S Ra wl P oet 85
”
, . . . .
,

fol 1 26
. .

5 . Th e r e [ I t ] was a t i me whe n silly b ees coul d

S p ea k — P rin t e d fr om a S loan e M S b y P ar k
.
”
. ,

W a l p ole s R a n d N ’
ii 1 1 3 A n other M S . . . . .

i s quot e d b y Mr Collie r B i b l Cat i i 1 8 9 Th e .

, . .
”
. .

fi r st t h ree stan zas w e r e p r i n ted i n a m usic -b o ok o f

D owla n d s P e r cy S oc v ol xi ii p 7 2 O th e r
’
. . . . .

co p i e s occu r i n H ar l M S 6 91 0 fol 1 6 7 ; i n M S . .
, . .

A s h m 7 6 7 fol 1 a n d 7 8 1 p 132 ; a n d i n M S
.
, .
, , . .

T a n n 30 6 p 24 9
.
, . .

6 . Mu s e s n o m o r e b ut Maz es b e y ou r n ame ,
.

— H ar l M S 6 91 0 fol 1 5 1 as b y Com e s E sse x

. .
, .
,
.

The n c e p ri n te d i n E x c Tudo r v ol i p 33
“
. . . . . .

7 . To p lea d my faith whe r e faith hath n o r e

wa r d — D oul an d 1 6 1 0 as ab o v e ; Can tus VI
.
”
, ,
.

A n othe r p oe m is fou n d i n M S A s h m 7 6 7 fol . .

, .

64 e n ti tled E ss e x s last V oyag e to t h e H av e n o f

’
,

H a pp i n e s s b e gi n n i n g W e lc ome s we e t d e a th
,
”
, , ,

t h e ki n d e st fri e n d I hav e B ut thi s p i e ce s e e m s .

to b e m e r ely a n e legy on his d e m is e ; a fte r t h e

ma n n er o f The L ieute n a n t s L eg e n d or The “ ’
,
25 0 N O TE S .

o f R al e igh s g r adual chan g e o f styl e a n d p r ogr e s s

’
,

towar ds m atu r ity o f th ought .

XXXI p 1 8 3 . Th e s e s p e ci m e n s of e l e gi e s on
. .

t h e p r e m a tu r e d e at h of H e n r y P r i n c e of W a le s , ,

a r e ta k e n fr om o n e of t h e r e p r i n ts i n M r L a i n s ’
g .

Fu giti v e S c o ttish P oe t r y of t h e XVI I t h ce n

tur y 1 8 25 Th e e dito r r e m ar k s p V i that t h e
,
”
.
, . . ,

s i gn atu r e I gn oto i s h e r e s u ppo s e d to d e s ig n at e

S i r Walt e r R al e igh R al e igh s fe e li n gs on t h e
.
” ’

d e a th o f a p r i n c e i n whos e gr a v e h i s ho p e s w e r e
,

b u r i e d a r e e x pr e ss e d with touchi n g b r e v i ty i n t h e
,

last s e n t e n c e o f hi s H istory o f t h e Wor l d ;

“ ”

“
wh e r e as this b oo k b y t h e title it hath calls , ,

its e l f t h e fi r st p ar t o f the ge n er al H istory o f t h e

Wo r l d i m p lyi n g a s e co n d a n d thi r d v olu m e whi c h
, ,

I also i n t e n de d a n d have h e w n out b esides m a n y

oth e r di scou r ag e m e n ts p e r suadi n g my sile n c e it ,

hath p l e as e d God t o ta k e t h at glo r ious p r i n c e o u t

o f t h e w o r ld t o whom th e y w e r e dir e cted whos e
,

u n s p e ak ab l e a n d n e v e r e n ough lam e n t e d loss hath

t a ught m e to say with Jo b (XXX v e r s a e st i n .

lu ctu m ci th a r a mea , et or ga n u m me u m i n v oce m

fl e n ti u m .
”

XXXI II .
—
pp 1 8 7 -1 91 Ge orge S a n d ys This
V . . . .

w r it e r whose n am e car r i e s u s b a c k (thr ough his

,

b r other E dwi n ) to t h e d a ys of R ich ar d H o ok e r ,

a n d whos e v e r s i fica t i on r e c e i v e d t h e p r ais e s o f

bo th D r y d e n a n d P e p e occu p i e d s e v e r al offic e s o f ,

t r ust u n d e r t h e c r ow n a n d add r e ss e d his r oyal ,

p a t r o n s i n s e v e r al d e dicat io n s b oth i n v e r s e a n d ,

p r os e Th e wo r d god -l i k e p ag e 1 8 7 li n e 1 4
.
“
,
”
, ,

m ay b e u n d e r stoo d si m p ly i n t h e o ffici a l s e n s e o f ,

t h e d ivi n ity t h at doth h e dg e a ki n g as in Kin g

Jam e s s S o n n e t ab o v e No XXIX G od gi v e s n ot
’ “
, , . .
,

k i n gs t h e style o f go ds i n v ai n or as L o r d B a co n ,
 N oTES . 25 1

E ss a y XIX All p r e c e p ts c on c e r n i n g ki n g s a r e i n
.
,

e fl e ct c om p r e h e n d e d i n th os e two r e m e mb r a n c e s
'

M e me n to gu od es h omo ; an d M e me n to qu od es D eu s ,
o r v i ce D ei ; t h e on e b r i dle th th e i r p ow e r , an d th e
o th e r th e i r w i l l ”
.

V p 1 8 8 This st r i k i n g com m e m or atio n

XXXI . . .

o f his p e r ils ca n b e p a r tia lly i ll u st r at e d fr om his

T r a v e ls on at l e a s t t h e E a st e r n sid e For t h e
,
”
.

S i m oa n s s e e pp 1 5 28 ; h e h a d g on e on b oa r d
, .
,

a b ar k A r m a d o o f S imo a little i sla n d har d ,

b y t h e R hod e s t h e sail or s of which i n d u lg e d i n

,
”

a dru n k e n distu r b a n c e which is v i v idl y d e sc r i b ed .

For A r a b ia n thi e v e s s e e pp 1 38 -9 ; fo r t h e E m i r , .

o f S ido n pp 21 0 2 ; th ough this st or y s e e m s to b e

-
, .

b u t p a r tly told I t ca n sca r c e ly b e n e c e s s a r y to

.

r e fe r for t h e l e tt e r s of B e ll e r o p ho n t o Home r ,

I liad V I 1 6 8
, . .

XXXV p 1 91 . This u n d ou b te dly g e n u i n e p oem

. .

o f S a n d s h a s fo u n d i ts way i n t o t h e Wo r k s o f
y
D r umm o n d of H awth or n d e n 1 7 1 1 ; P oe m s p 4 5 , , .

n ot t h e o n ly i n sta n c e o f mi s a r O p r i a t i on i n th a t
pp
c oll e ctio n .

XXXVI p 1 92 I t is n ow agr e e d on all ha n ds

. . .

that this i s o n ly a b r oad -S h e e t b allad on t h e

“

d e ath o f S t r a fior d ; th oug h t h e u n kn ow n w r it e r

h a s for o n c e r i s e n fa r a b o v e t h e l e v e l o f his class .

Th e L i e ut e n a n t s L e g e n d w hich is d ou b tl e ss
’ ”
, , ,

j ust as littl e g e n u i n e i s r e pr i n t e d i n Par k s V V al ,

’

p ol e , R a nd N . v ol ii pp 3 3 5 - 9 I.t b e gi n s . . . .

E ye me , y e mo u n ti g c e da r s ; on c e w a s I n .

A s you a r e , r e g at ; ich i n t h e e sti ma t e r

pi c
Of r n e a n d e o p pl e ; malig a t e y no n n e

R e fl e ct d on m ; so s e cu e my sta t e th
e e r ,
”
e .

XXX I I V . p . 1 95 . Th e wo r d “
e ar thly in li n e 2
25 2 N O T ES .

is a sugg e s ti o n o f t h e Arch b isho p o f D u b li n s to ’

,

c om p le t e t h e i m p e rfe ct m e t r e .

XXXVI I I p 2 0 0 I n li n e 5 S o p hy is ch a n g e d i n ”
. . .
,

m ost m o d e r n e diti on s t o s op h i s t T h e wo r d w hi c h .
,

o ccu r s i n S h a k e s p e a r e & c a s a P e r sia n title is , .

, ,

us e d b y Giles Fl e tch e r for the M a gian s

T o s e e th e i r k i n g t h e k i gl y S p h i c ome n o es .

Ch ist s V ict y 1 6 1 0 st IX X X p 2 4
r
’
or ,
”
, . II, . .

Pa g e 200 li n e 1 9 Th e r e fe r e n ce is to t h e sto r y
, .

h ow Ja s o n o f P h e rae me d i ci n a m i n v e n i t e a: h os te ,

wh e n t h e d a gg e r o f a n assassi n s a v e d h i s l i fe b y
O p e n i n g a n i m p o s thu m e which hi s p hys icia n s had

g i v e n o v e r as i n cur a b l e : P l i n y H N V i i 5 1 ; , . . .

Cic e r o De Nat D i ii 28 ; V al e r ius Maximus I

, . . .
, .

vi ii E x t ern a 6
.
, .

P ag e 201 sta n z a ix This stan z a is r ej e ct e d

, .

b y L ady Th e r e s a L e wi s as at v a r i a n c e wi t h t h e ,

d r i ft a n d p ur p o r t of t h e p oe m ; C la r e n d on Ga l
“

l e r y v ol ii p 1 8 3 n ot e Bu t it i s fou n d i n t h e
,
”
. . .
, .

o r igi n a l 4 t o a n d i n L loy d
.
, Th e c o p i e s o f t h e po e m .

di ffe r wid e ly b oth i n a r r a n g e m e n t a n d i n r e adi n g s

, .

XXXIX —
XL I pp 20 3 - 20 7
.
, M a r qu i s of M on tr os e
. . .

T h e fr agm e n ts of v e r s e asc r i b e d b y Wats on a n d

oth e r s t o M on tr o se h a v e b e e n c oll e cte d with g r e at
ca r e b y M r M a r k N a p i e r I t is suffici e n t th e r e
. .

for e to r e fe r t o his w or k for d e t a ils on t h e follo w i n g

li s t which is gi v e n i n co n ti n u a tio n of t h e s i x
,

p i e ces h e r e p r i n t e d
7 “
.A s M a c e d o his Hom er I ll th e e s till ,
’
.

S ix li n e s o n L ucan ; Na p i e r p 6 0 , . .

8 “
B u r s t out my s oul i n m ai n o f t e ar s
.
, , .

S u pp ose d to h a v e b e e n w r itt e n on t h e death of

Char l e s I ; i h A pp e n di x p Xli i
. .
, . .

9 “
.H e r e li e s a dog whos e qu ality di d p lead .

Fro m B al fo u r s M S S i t p 37 7 ’
.
, . . .
 I ND E X OF F IR S T L INE S .

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’

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’
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Et e r n o e r, or

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n o n , 144 r e e re

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r r n
’
a 183 e, n e r o e r

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re e , e e 10 9 o e , e n ro e

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r e e 173 en n rr

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ro e a th s m
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’
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25 8 1 1 D EX OF F I R ST L I N E S .

P assi s a e l i k d b st t o
on r e ne
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n n r , e a re

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r e d ha ml ss ligh t
n
’

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,

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,
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w r

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my g e tl e M us e n

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r n r

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r e n

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o n n , an ,

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, n r ,

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r ,
’
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n r rro

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r n e n

S uch as li k e h e av e l y w ights d o c ome n

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,
’
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r

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T h e A m a z o n w ith c res c e n t - orme d shi e l d f

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Th e b t ow e w ith d oo s cl os e b a rr e d
ra z e n r, r

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Th e C e ta n s e v e r lia r s w e e ; th e y ca e n ot
r r r w h a t th y
e

ii
sa

i
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Th e E ast i d ith u a h ath a b idi g
w n w A r or n

The E gyp tia s thi k i t

n n t up
s i n t o r oo b it
or t o e

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me He
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 I ND EX OF F I R ST L IN ES . 25 9

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o S r n e er ,
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’
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2 30 I ND EX OF A U T H O RS .

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W h o w oul d hav e th ough t th e re c oul d h av b e e e n 1 12

W h y p ilg ri m d ost th o u st r a y
, , . 184
W it h h o w sad s t e p s 0 moon , th ou cli mb st t h e , sk i e s ! 13 7
W ith w isd om 3 e y e s had b ut b l i n d for tu n e s e e n ’
56
“Ton g n ot s w e e t e mp r e ss of my h e a r t
, 20

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I ND E X OF A U T H OR S .

B A C O N F R A N C I S L O R D P a t I I NO S
, x iii , . r . . x x n . x .

B R O O K E FU L K E G R E V I L L E L O R D P a t I I I N
, ,
. r . o. x x i .

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C H AR L E S I K I N G P a t I I I N vii .
, . r . o . x x x .

D YE R S I R E D W A R D
, Pa t I II N X I X V X V . r . os . V . I I. I II . X ix .
;
w ith l ist f h is o th P o ms a m g t h N t e s p o er e on e o ,
. 24 3 .

E L I Z AB E T H Q U E E N P a t I I I N viii ,
. r . 0 . .

E S S E X R O B E R T E AR L O F P a t I I I N os
, i , . r . . x x v . x x v .

x vi ; w it h list of his oth e r P oe ms a mo g t h e

x . n N ot e s ,
p . 248 .

GOR GE S ,
SI R A R T H U R . Pa t r III . NO . x x x . Se e als o p .

229 .

HA R Y N G T O N P a r t I I I Nos vi ( d ou b t ful ) V
. J OHN . . . . II .

H E Y W O O D J O H N P a t I I I N ii ( v e y d ou b t ful )
, . r . O . . r .

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,
. . . . r .

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, . r . s. .
, .

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,
. . . . . .

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.
, . r . .

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,
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P a t I I I No r ii . . x x x .

L E S T R AN G E S R R O G E R P a r t I II No x x x viii
’
, I . . . .

L O D G E T H O M AS ,
Pa t I II N ii . r . O . x x .

M F .
,
P a t 1 11 N
. 3 r . o . x v . .

M AR L O W E C H R I ST O P H E R P a r t I No vi 1
, . . . . .