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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. 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. 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
The Famous Historie: Cap. X (Patrick Gordon Poems)
The Argument.Whill Fortune houeres doutfull of hir cho’sNor peace nor warre on ether syd displaysHard fait anon prepaireth greatter voesGreat diss forsies that Ioue the Scots wil reaiseTo former height and furth his feinds he throwesWho temps the Scots they … Continue reading
The Famous Historie: Cap. I (Patrick Gordon Poems)
The first Booke of THE FAMOVS HISTORIE OF THE Excellent & most valiaunt PrinceRobert Surnamed the Brvce King of Scotland corrected and enlarged by Patrik Gordon Gentleman. Caput. 1 Argument.The Douglas hears his Countries shame her fallAnd back returns from … Continue reading
The Famous Historie: Cap. VIII (Patrick Gordon Poems)
The Argument.Scotlands great King from treasone ill contriuedBy heauens and his oune valour is relieuedInspight of twyce two hundreth he repriuedThe victorie which he alone atchiuedHe resteth their till all his knightes aryudThe wittie Hay is with his hast agrieud Ferce … Continue reading
To the Right noble Lady Ladye Margret Countes of Marsheale (Patrick Gordon Poems)
Long haue I wishid my Muse, to sound thy prayseThe worthe, the fame, the due, to the belonge,But she onlernd vn fit, for such a phrayse,Deny it to doe, say, think, so heighe a songe:Since on thy worthe, both heaune, … Continue reading
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