Polyhymnia (George Peele Poems)
Therefore, when thirtie two were come and gone,Years of her raigne, daies of her countries peace,Elizabeth great Empresse of the ...
Poems about zeale (21 Poems)
The Muses Threnodie: Fourth Muse (Henry Adamson Poems)
This time our boat passing too nigh the land,The whirling stream did make her run on sand;Aluif, we cry'd, but ...
A Crown of Sonnets Dedicated to Love (Mary Wroth Poems)
In this strange Labyrinth how shall I turne,Wayes are on all sids while the way I misse:If to the right ...
A Pastorall Aeglogue – Upon The Death Of Sir Phillip Sidney, Knight, etc. (Lodowick Bryskett Poems)
Lycon. — Colin.Lycon.Colin, well fits thy sad cheare this sad stownd,This wofull stownd, wherein all things complaineThis greate mishap, this ...
A Gallery To The Temple. Prodigyes (Ralph Knevet Poems)
Wee heare of dire portents, and Prodigies, Sad meteours of bloud, and fire, The signes of heavenly ire, Forewarners of the Earths calamityes, Summons ...
In Commendation Of The Right Worshipfull Sir Raufe Horsey Knight (Peter Colse Poems)
S Sweete Muse strike vp thy siluer string, I In shrill consort thy shake but straine, R Reflecting peales let Cosmos ring, R ...
Mankinds Lamentation (Henry Arthington Poems)
Mankinds lamentation,Of their miserable condition,By naturall corruption,Through Adams inclination,Vnto his wiues perswasion,By Serpents first suggestion,Through Sathans instigation.All Adams heyres in ...
A Gallery To The Temple. Simplicitye (Ralph Knevet Poems)
A middle way some did attempte to find, T'wixt Truth, and Falsity: But They their Logicke lost, or left behind, And their philosophye, When ...
A Newyeeres gift to Maister G. R. (Humfrey Gifford Poems)
The curtesies yee haue to me profest,The bounty great that doth from you proceed,Woulde make me deeme that day to ...
Sonnet II (Mary Wroth Poems)
Is to leave all, and take the threed of Love,Which line straite leades unto the soules content,Where choice delights with ...
A Gallery To The Temple. Prayer (Ralph Knevet Poems)
Though Jewish sacrifice (wee see) Extinguish'd bee, and out of date: Yet sacrifices still there bee, Which wee must daily immolate; Their sacrifice could ...
Adams Complaint (Francis Sabie Poems)
New formed Adam of the reddish earth, Exilde from Eden, Paradice of pleasure By Gods decree cast down to woes ...
The Authors Dreame To The Ladie Marie (Aemilia Lanyer Poems)
ME Thought I pass'd through th'Edalyan Groues,And askt the Graces, if they could directMe to a Lady whom Minerva chose,With ...
An Hymne of Heavenly Love (Edmund Spenser Poems)
Love, lift me up upon thy golden wingsFrom this base world unto thy heavens hight,Where I may see those admirable ...
To The Queenes Most Excellent Majestie (Aemilia Lanyer Poems)
Renowned Empresse, and great Britaines Queene,Most gratious Mother of succeeding Kings;Vouchsafe to view that which is seldome seene,A Womans writing ...
The Speeches of Gratulations (Ben Jonson Poems)
GENIUS.Time, Fate, and Fortune have at length conspir'd,To give our Age the day so much desir'd.What all the minutes, houres, ...
XIII: Epistle: To Katherine, Lady Aubigny (Ben Jonson Poems)
'Tis growne almost a danger to speake true Of any good minde, now: There are so few.The bad, by number, ...
To The Lady Katherine (Aemilia Lanyer Poems)
Although great Lady. it may seeme right strangeThat I a stranger should presume thus farre,To write to you: yet as ...
To Penshurst (Ben Jonson Poems)
Thou art not, Penshurst, built to envious show, Of touch, or marble; nor canst boast a rowOf polish'd pillars, or ...
To The Right Honourable Anthonie Browne, L. Vicompt Mont-ague, Euerlasting Glorie To His Vertues (Anthony Copley Poems)
Flie vale-bred Muse to heauen-high Mont-ague Honoring thy playnesse with so quaint aspire It is a baggard Hawke ...
A Paralell Between Bowling And Preferment (William Strode Poems)
Preferment, like a Game at bowles, To feede our hope with diverse play Heer quick it runnes, there soft it ...