Poems about worthie (21 Poems)
A Discourse (Ralph Birchensha Poems)
Wonder to men, worlds glorie, mightie Lord,Earths monarch, Prince of thrones & powers all,Peerlesse for praise, famous in factes and deedes,Guider of Angels, aide of mortall men:Whose little finger swayes both sea and lande,And turnes the globe of heauen with … Continue reading
The Famous Historie: Cap. XV (Patrick Gordon Poems)
The Argument.A messinger vnto the King doth schoSad news that doth incense his wrathfull IreFrom Roxbrughs tours braue Douglas beats the foeEduards bold answer Quenshd his brothers fireTo view the Englis camp doth Douglas goThe Scots obey their Princes Iust … Continue reading
The Famous Historie: Cap. XVI (Patrick Gordon Poems)
The Argument.The English armie furth before their KingTo ma[illeg.]ter comes and all their foraigne aidDouglas returnd recounteth eurie thingDitchis t’intrap his foes greate Bruce hath madeRandolphs rare fight fair conquest first doth bringBruce Beaumout kills the English dooth vpbraid The Scots … Continue reading
The Famous Historie: Cap. XIV (Patrick Gordon Poems)
The Argument.The feild of Cree feirce Edwards praise beginnHe beats with fiftie fiftein hundreth foesThe thrid time Douglas doth his castell winnThen Bonkill, Randolph, Huntleis Lord doth loseThe bloodie and the cruell fight of LinnThe first two Douglas taks frie … Continue reading
The Famous Historie: Cap. XVII (Patrick Gordon Poems)
The Argument.Both Armeis Ioyne in long and doubtful fightAnd threttie thousand in the ditches dieKing Edwards deids encurage eurie knightAnd Scotts for to preuent their victorieIs forcd to Ioyne with them in Singill fightWhen th’Argentine greate Bruce hath kill’d they … Continue reading
The Famous Historie: Cap. VI (Patrick Gordon Poems)
The Argument.By Fortune Valor and aduentrous chanceThe Douglas doth releiue thrie Scottish DamesIn Arrans Ile and doth from thence aduanceWhill hee is brunt with loues Insulting flamesYet showes he that on Mars not Cupide launceGlorie prouids to hing triumphand Palmes He … Continue reading
The Famous Historie: Cap. IX (Patrick Gordon Poems)
The Argument.An English visard with great arte foreshowesThe Douglas of spring great to these our daiesAnd how that happie famelie aroiseTo fortunes height where at the world may gaizeThe secound time he doeth him self apoiseAgainst his foe and their … Continue reading
The Famous Historie: Cap. XII (Patrick Gordon Poems)
The Argument.First at Glentroll doth Scotts renowned PrinceGet victorie aboue the English foeDouglas at Ederfoord with valiaunceBy fourtie doth a thousand overthroThen Pembrok Sews for Batrell with pretenceTo frie the land from longer warr and so To Lowdon-hill he brings an … Continue reading
The Famous Historie: Cap. VII (Patrick Gordon Poems)
The Argument.The warlick Douglase on his iournay goasWheir his most loued Lord did him commandHe finds a deing knight that sadlie shoesA tale most Pitifull to vnderstandWhich dooth a wofull Iniurie discloseWheirof he vous reuenge and in that land He knou’s … Continue reading
The Famous Historie: Cap. V (Patrick Gordon Poems)
The Argument.The south and North crownes ioynd by that great KingWho of all Kinges hea’uns blissinges most embraceHis works his witt heauens care him saif to bringTo happie end: his two rair impes of graceIn whom heis bles’d more then … Continue reading