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Once to Shepheards God retaining,
Now in seruile Court remayning.

There he wandring malecontent,
Vp and downe perplexed went,
Daring not to tell to me,
Spake vnto a sencelesse tree,
One among the rest electing
These same words, or this effecting.

My old mates I grieue to see
Voyde of me in field to be,
Where we once our louely sheepe,
Louingly like friends did keepe,
Oft each other's friendship prouing,
Neuer striuing, but in louing.

But may Loue abiding be

In poore shepheards base degree?
It belongs to such alone,

To whom arte of Loue is knowne:
Seely shepheards are not witting,
What in art of Louing is fitting.

Nay, what neede the arte to those,
To whom we our loue disclose?
It is to be vsed then,

When we doe but flatter men:
Friendship true in heart assured,
Is by nature's gifts procured.

Therefore shepheards wanting skill,
Can loue's duties best fulfill;
Since they know not how to faine,
Nor with Loue to cloake disdaine;
Like the wiser sorte, whose learning,
Hides their inward will of harming.

Well was I, while vnder shade;
Oten reeds me musicke made;
Striuing with my mates in song,
Mixing mirth our songs among;
Greater was that shepheards treasure,
Then this false, fine, courtly pleasure.

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Where, how many creatures be
So many puft in mind I see,
Like to Iunoe's birds of pride,
Scarce each other can abide:

Friends like to black swannes appearing,
Sooner these than those in hearing.

Therefore Pan, if thou mayst be
Made to listen vnto me,
Grant I say (if seely man

May make treaty to God Pan)
That I, without thy denying,

May be still to thee relying.

Only for my two loues sake, Sir Ed. D. & M. F. G.

In whose loue I pleasure take;

Only two do me delight

With their euer-pleasing sight,

Of all mer to thee retaining,

Grant me with those two remaining.

So shall I to thee alwaies,

With my reedes, sound mighty praise;
And first lambe that shall befall,
Yearely deck thine altar shall;
If it please thee be reflected,
And I from thee not reiected.

So I left him in that place,
Taking pittie on his case,
Learning this, among the rest,
That the meane estate is best,
Better filled with contenting,
Voyde of wishing and repenting.

Sir Ph. Sidney."

P. 224. Thirsis. See the same poem before at p. 112, subscribed S. E. D. In this copy there are a few corrections in the concluding lines, which were probably the reason for its being reprinted.

P. 225. The Heroical poem, is also in Davison's Rapsodie, where it is entitled "Upon an

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Heroicall poem, which he had begunne
(in imitation of Virgil) of the first in-
habiting of this famous ile by Brute and
the Trojans."

P. 230. Also in Davison's Rapsodie.
P. 232. From the Arcadia.

P. 236. Also in Davison's Rapsodie.

P. 239. Thirsis praise is reprinted by Ellis.

P. 241. A Defiance, &c. This is also in Davison's Rapsodie.

B.

As the poems of Lodge are among the best of this Collection, it may not be impertinent to give the title, dedication, and address to the Reader, of his Euphues Golden Legacy, from which many of the pieces are extracted: especially as they contain some facts of the author's life not hitherto noticed; for neither his voyage to the Canaries, nor his military services have been mentioned in the meagre memorials of his life. I take the title and extracts from one of the later editions now lying before me, by the favour of Mr. HASLEWOOD.

"Euphues Golden Legacie. Found after his death in his Cell at Silexsedra. Bequeathed to Philavtvs Sonnes nursed up with their father in England.* Fetcht from the Canaries by T. L. Gent. London, Printed for Francis Smethwick, and are to be sold at his shop in Saint Dunstanes Church yard in Fleetstreet under the Dyall. 1642. 419.

"Dedication.

"To the Right Honorable and his most esteemed Lord, the Lord of Hvnsdon, Lord Chamberlain of her Majesties houshold, and Governour of the Towne of Barwicke: T. L. G. wisheth increase of all honourable virtues."

Lodge, by his title-page, intended the Golden Legacy for a continuation to Euphues, the Anatomy of Wit, by John Lyly, 1581; which had become unusually popular as at the conclusion of the second part, it is there said- Euphues is musing in the bottome of the mountaine Silixsedra, Philautus is married in the Isle of England."

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Svch Romans (Right Honourable) as delighted in martiall exploits, attempted their actions in the honour of Augustus, because hee was a patron of souldiers; and Virgill described with poems as a Mecenas of schollers: both joyntly advancing his royaltie, as a Prince warlike, and learned. Such as sacrifice to Pallas, present her bayes as shee is wise, and with armour as shee is valiant: observing herein that excellent To pen which dedicateth honours according to the perfection of the person. When I entred (Right Honourable) with a deepe insighte into the consideration of those promises, seeing your Lordship to bee a patron of all martiall men and a Mecenas of such as apply themselves to studie, wearing with Pallas both the launce and the bay, and ayming with Augustus at the favour of all, by the honourable vertues of your mind, being myself first a student, and afterwards falling from bookes to armes, even vowed in all my thoughts, dutifully to affect your Lordship.

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Having with Captain Clarke made a voyage to the Ilands of Terceras and the Canaries, to beguile the time with labour, I writ this booke: rough, as hacht in the stormes of the Ocean and feathered in the surges of many perillous seas. But as it is the worke of a souldier and a scholler, I presume to shroude it under your Honour's patronage, as one that is the fautor and favourer of all vertuous actions, and whose honorable love growne from the generall applause of the whole commonwealth for your higher desert, may keepe from the malice of every bitter tongue.

"Other reasons more particular (Right Honourable) challenge in me a special affection to your Lordship, as being scholler with your noble sonnes, Master Edmund Carew, and Master Robert Carew; (two siens worthy of so honourable a tree and a tree glorious in such honour able fruit) as also being a scholler in the vniversity vnder that learned and vertuous Knight Sir Edward Hobby, when he was a Barcheler in Artes, a man as well lettered, as well borne, and after the etimolgie of his name, soaring as high as the wings of knowledge can mount him, happie every way, and the more fortunate, as blessed in the honour of so vertuous a Lady.