Queen Elizabeth I(I533–1603)
[Ah Silly Pug, Wert Thou So Sore Afraid]
Mourn not (my Wat) nor be thou so dismayed,
It passeth fickle fortune's power and skill,
To force my heart to think thee any ill.
No fortune base thou sayest shall alter thee,
And may so blind a witch so conquer me
No no my pug, though fortune were not blind,
Assure thy self she could not rule my mind.
Fortune I know sometimes doth conquer kings
And rules & reigns on earth & earthly things,
But never think fortune can bear the sway,
If virtue watch & will not her obey.
Ne chose I thee by fickle fortune's rede,neither / advice
Ne she shall force me altere with such speed nor / to change
But if to try this mistress jest with thee,
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Pull up thy heart, suppress thy brackish tears,salty
Torment thee not, but put away thy fears;
Dead to all joys & living unto woe,
Slain quite by her that ne're gave wiseman blow
Revive again & live without all dread,
The less afraid the better thou shalt speed.succeed, prosper
ca. 1578-881992
GERGE GASCIGNE*
ea. 1534-1577