To Cynthia, On A Mistresse For His Rivals (Francis Kynaston Poems)
Can I not have a Mistresse of my owne, But that as soone ...
Can I not have a Mistresse of my owne, But that as soone ...
How long shall fortune faile me nowe,And harrowe me with fear and dread?How long shall I in bale abide,In misery ...
Renowned Empresse, and great Britaines Queene,Most gratious Mother of succeeding Kings;Vouchsafe to view that which is seldome seene,A Womans writing ...
Hearken to me, gentlemen,Come and you shall heare;He tell you of two of the boldest brethren,That ever born y-were.The tone ...
June: AEgloga Sexta. HOBBINOL & COLIN Cloute.HOBBINOL.LO! Collin, here the place, whose pleasaunt syte From other shades hath weand my ...
In Bath a wanton wife did dwelle,As Chaucer he doth write,Who did in pleasure spend her dayes,And many a fond ...
You beauteous ladyes, great and small,I write unto you one and all,Whereby that you may understandWhat I have suffered in ...
An ancient story Ile tell you anon Of a notable prince, that was called King John;And he ruled England with ...
Thou art not, Penshurst, built to envious show, Of touch, or marble; nor canst boast a rowOf polish'd pillars, or ...
A pleasant song of the valiant deeds of chivalry atchieved by that noble knight Sir Guy of Warwick, who, for ...
Madame,VVhil'st that, for which all vertue now is sold, And almost every vice, almightie gold,That which, to boote with hell, ...
Truth"God speed you, ancient father, And give you a good daye;What is the cause, I praye you,So sadly here you ...
Of Brutus' blood, in Brittaine borne, King Arthur I am to name;Through Christendome and Heathynesse Well knowne is ...
If that the gentle winde dooth moove the leaves with pleasant sound,If that the ...
Forgive me Cynthia, if (as Poets use, When they some divine Beauty would ...
This Shadow, overshadowed, is a TipeOf my full Selfe; if you (who see't) are ripeTo Iudge of Art, behold: a ...
Follow a shaddow, it still flies you, Seeme to flye it, it will pursue:So court a mistris, she denies you; ...
Whatever in Philoclea the fair Or the discreet Pamela figur'd are, Change but the name the virtues are your owne, ...
A Vulcan and a Venus seldom part. A blacksmith never us'd to filinge art Beyond a lock and key, for ...
Though Death to good men be the greatest boone, I dare not think this Lady dyde so soone. She should ...
No marvell if the Sunne's bright eye Shower downe hott flames; that qualitie Still waytes on light; but when wee ...
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