Glomie Winter Raign’d As King (Francis Sabie Poems)
Glomie Winter raign'd as King,Hoarie frost did nip each thing:Fields look'd naked now and bare,Fields which like a Chaos were.Earth ...
Poems about sleepe (21 Poems)
Old English Lullaby (Eugene Field Poems)
Hush, bonnie, dinna greit;Moder will rocke her sweete,— Balow, my boy!When that his toile ben done,Daddie will come anone,—Hush ...
To The Doubtfull Reader (Aemilia Lanyer Poems)
Gentle Reader, if thou desire to be resolued, why I giue this Title, Salue Deus Rex Judaeorum, know for certaine, ...
Ailsie, My Bairn (Eugene Field Poem)
Lie in my arms, Ailsie, my bairn,-- Lie in my arms and dinna greit; Long time been past syn I ...
A proper trewe idyll of camelot (Eugene Field Poem)
Whenas ye plaisaunt Aperille shoures have washed and purged awaye Ye poysons and ye rheums of earth to make a ...
Remembrances Of The Renowned Knight, Sir Rowland Cotton, Of Bellaport In Shropshire, Concerning (William Strode Poems)
Renowned Champion full of wrestling Art, And made for victory in every part, Whose active Limbes, oyl'd Tongue, and vertuous ...
Her Epitaph (William Strode Poems)
Happy Grave, thou dost enshrine That which makes thee a rich mine: Remember yet, 'tis but a loane; And wee ...
Of Death & Resurrection (William Strode Poems)
Like to the rowling of an eye, Or like a starre shott from the skye, Or like a hand upon ...
On The Death Of Dr. Lancton President Of Maudlin College (William Strode Poems)
When men for injuryes unsatisfy'd, For hopes cutt off, for debts not fully payd, For legacies in vain expected, mourne ...
On The Death Of Sir Tho: Peltham (William Strode Poems)
Meerly for man's death to mourne Were to repine that man was borne. When weake old age doth fall asleepe ...
On Westwell Downes (William Strode Poems)
When Westwell Downes I gan to tread, Where cleanely wynds the greene did sweepe, Methought a landskipp there was spread, ...
Epithalamion (Edmund Spenser Poems)
YE learned sisters, which have oftentimes Beene to me ayding, others to adorne, Whom ye thought worthy of your gracefull ...
The Faerie Queene, Book I, Canto IV (excerpts) (Edmund Spenser Poems)
CANTO IIII To sinfull house of Pride, Duessa guides the faithfull knight, Where brothers death to wreak Sansjoy doth chalenge ...
The Shepheardes Calender: October (Edmund Spenser Poems)
OCTOBER: Ægloga DecimaPIERCE & CUDDIE Cuddie, for shame hold up thy heavye head, And let us cast with what delight ...
Visions of the worlds vanitie. (Edmund Spenser Poems)
One day, whiles that my daylie cares did sleepe, My spirit, shaking off her earthly prison, Began to enter into ...
Poem 20 (Edmund Spenser Poems)
BVt let stil Silence trew night watches keepe, That sacred peace may in assurance rayne, And tymely sleep, when it ...
Poem 19 (Edmund Spenser Poems)
LEt no lamenting cryes, nor dolefull teares, Be heard all night within nor yet without: Ne let false whispers breeding ...
From ‘Daphnaida’ (Edmund Spenser Poems)
SHE fell away in her first ages spring, Whil'st yet her leafe was greene, and fresh her rinde, And whil'st ...
Poem 17 (Edmund Spenser Poems)
Now ceasse ye damsels your delights forepast, Enough is it, that all the day was youres: Now day is doen, ...
Poem 5 (Edmund Spenser Poems)
WAke now my loue, awake; for it is time, The Rosy Morne long since left Tithones bed, All ready to ...
Poem 93 (Edmund Spenser Poems)
TO whom his mother closely smiling sayd, twixt earnest and twixt game: See thou thy selfe likewise art lyttle made, ...