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The Poetry Collections
Astrophel and Stella
Poems from ‘The Lady of May’
CONTENTS
SUPPLICATION.
COME ESPILUS, COME NOW DECLARE THY SKILL
SILVANUS LONG IN LOVE, AND LONG IN VAINE
Poems from ‘The Countesse of Pembroke’s Arcadia’
CONTENTS
Poems from the Old Arcadia
THY ELDER CARE SHALL FROM THY CAREFULL FACE
TRANSFORMDE IN SHEWE, BUT MORE TRANSFORMDE IN MYNDE
WHAT LENGTHE OF VERSE CAN SERVE, BRAVE MOPSAS GOOD TO SHOWE
COME SHEPEARDE WEEDES BECOME YOURE MASTERS MYNDE
NOW THANCKED BEE THE GREAT GOD PAN
COME DORUS COME, LET SONGES THY SORROWES SIGNIFY
PORE PAYNTERS OFTE, WITH SILLY POETTES JOYNE
UPP, UPP PHILISIDES, LET SOROWES GOO
DOWNE, DOWNE MELAMPUS, WHAT? YOURE FELLOWE BYTE?
FORTUNE, NATURE, LOVE, LONGE HATHE CONTENDED ABOUTE MEE
YF MYNE EYES CAN SPEAKE TO DOO HARTY ARRANT
LADY RESERVED BY THE HEAVENS TO DOO PASTORS COMPANY, HONOR?
IN VAYNE, MYNE EYES YOW LABOURE TO AMEND
LETT NOT OULDE AGE DISGRACE MY HYE DESYER
SYNCE SO MYNE EYES ARE SUBJECT TO HER SIGHTE
MY SHEEPE ARE THOUGHTES W CH I BOTHE GUYDE & SERVE
YEE LIVING POWERS ENCLOSDE IN STATELY SHRYNE
MY WORDES, IN HOPE TO BLASE MY STEDFAST MYNDE
LOVED I AM, AND YET COMPLAYNE OF LOVE
OVER THESE BROOKES TRUSTING TO EASE MYNE EYES
WITH TWOO STRAUNGE FYERS OF EQUALL HEATE POSSEST
FEEDE ON MY SHEEPE, MY CHARGE, MY COMFORTE, FEEDE?
LEAVE OF MY SHEEPE, YT YS NO TYME TO FEEDE
A HATEFULL CRY, WITH HATE TO HEALE
APOLLO GREATE, WHOSE BEAMES THE GREATER WORLDE DO LIGHTE
THOW REBELL VYLE, COME, TO THY MASTER YEELDE
DORUS TELL MEE, WHERE YS THY WONTED MOTYON?
AND ARE YOW THERE OULDE PAS? IN TROUTHE I EVER THOUGHTE
AS I BEHYNDE A BUSSHE DID SITT
ALAS HOW LONGE THIS PILLGRIMAGE DOTHE LAST
FAYRE ROCKES, GOODLY RIVERS, SWEETE WOODES, WHEN SHALL I SEE PEACE?
MY MUSE, WHAT AILES THIS ARDOURE?
REASON, TELL MEE THY MYNDE, YF HERE BEE REASON?
O SWEETE WOODES, THE DELIGHTE OF SOLITARYNES?
O SWEETE GLOVE THE WITNESS OF MY SECRETT BLISSE
THE MERCHAUNT MAN, WHOME GAYNE DOTHE TEACHE Y E SEA
THE MERCHAUNT MAN, WHOME MANY SEAS HAVE TAUGHTE
PHAEBUS FAREWELL, A SWEETER SAINTE, I SERVE
SYNCE THAT THE STORMY RAGE OF PASSYONS DARCKE
HEARKE PLAYNTFULL GHOSTES, INFERNALL FURYES HARCKE?
LYKE THOSE SICKE FOLCKES IN WHOME STRAUNGE HUMORS FLOWE
HOWE YS MY SUNNE (WHOSE BEAMES ARE SHYNING BRIGHTE
THIS CAVE YS DARCKE, BUT YT HAD NEVER LIGHTE
A BANISSHED MAN LONGE BARRD FROM HIS DESYER
MY TRUE LOVE HATHE MY HARTE, AND I HAVE HIS
O WORDES WHICHE FALLE LIKE SOMER DEAWE ON MEE
DOO NOT DISDAYNE O STREIGHTE UPRAYSED PYNE?
SWEETE ROOTE SAY THOW, THE ROOTE OF MY DESYER?
YOW GOODLY PYNES WHICHE STILL WITH BRAVE ASSENT
LYKE DYVERS FLOWERS WHOSE DYVERS BEUTYES SERVE
LOOKE UP FAYRE LIDDES, THE TREASURES OF MY HARTE
WHYE DOEST THOW HASTE AWAY
O, STEALING TYME, THE SUBJECT OF DELAY
MY LUTE WITHIN THY SELF, THY TUNES ENCLOSE?
WHEN TWOO SUNNES DOO APPEARE
AURORA NOWE THOW SHEWEST THY BLUSSHING LIGHTE
BEUTY HATHE FORCE TO CATCHE THE HUMANE SIGHTE
LET HIM DRINCKE THIS, WHOME LONGE IN ARMES TO FOLDE
GETT HENCE FOWLE GREEFFE, THE CANCKER OF THE MYNDE
VERTUE BEWTY AND SPEECHE, DID STRYKE, WOUNDE, CHARME
THE LOVE WHICHE YS IMPRINTED IN MY SOWLE
WHAT TOUNGUE CAN HER PERFECTIONS TELL?
LETT MOTHER EARTHE, NOW DECK HER SELF IN FLOWERS
A NEIGHBOURE MYNE, NOT LONGE AGOO THERE WAS
WHO, DOTHE DESYER THAT CHASTE HIS WYFE SHOULDE BEE
AS I MY LITLE FLOCK ON ISTER BANCKE
IN FAYTHE GOOD HISTOR, LONGE YS YOURE DELAY
WHO HATHE HYS HYER, HATHE WELL HIS LABOURE PLASTE
O NIGHTE THE EASE OF CARE THE PLEDGE OF PLEASURE
SYNCE WAYLING YS A BUDD OF CAUSEFULL SORROWE
YEE GOTEHEARD GODS THAT LOVE THE GRASSY MOUNTEYNES?
NOW WAS OURE HEAVENLY VAULTE DEPRIVED OF THE LIGHTE
UNTO THE CAYTIFF WRETCHE WHOME LONG AFFLICTION HOLDETH
SINCE THAT TO DEATHE YS GON THE SHEPEHEARA HYE
FAREWELL O SUNNE, ARCADIAS CLEAREST LIGHTE
SINCE NATURES WORCKES BEE GOOD AND DEATHE DOTHE SERVE
O MY THOUGHTES, SWEETE FOODE MY ONELY OWNER
FEEDE ONE MY SHEEPE MY CHARDGE MY COMFORTE FEEDE
SWETE GLOVE THE SWETENES OF MY SECRETT BLISSE
THE MERCHANT MAN WHOME GAYNE DOTHE TEACHE THE SEA
Poems from the New Arcadia
WHAT LENGTH OF VERSE CAN SERVE BRAVE MOPSAS GOOD TO SHOW?
TRANSFORMD IN SHEW, BUT MORE TRANSFORMD IN MINDE
COME SHEPHEARDS WEEDES, BECOME YOUR MASTERS MINDE
NOW THANKED BE THE GREAT GOD PAN
THE FIRST ECLOGUES.
WE LOVE, AND HAVE OUR LOVES REWARDED.
COME DORUS, COME, LET SONGS THY SOROWES SIGNIFIE
AS I MY LITTLE FLOCKE ON ISTER BANKE
IN FAITH, GOOD HISTOR, LONG IS YOUR DELAY
YOU GOTE-HEARD GODS, THAT LOVE THE GRASSIE MOUNTAINES
IF MINE EYES CAN SPEAKE TO DOO HARTY ERRANDE
IN VAINE, MINE EYES, YOU LABOUR TO AMENDE
LET NOT OLD AGE DISGRACE MY HIGH DESIRE
SINCE SO MINE EYES ARE SUBJECT TO YOUR SIGHT
MY SHEEPE ARE THOUGHTS, WHICH I BOTH GUIDE AND SERVE
YOU LIVING POWRES ENCLOSED IN STATELY SHRINE
MY WORDS, IN HOPE TO BLAZE MY STEDFAST MINDE
WHAT TOONG CAN HER PERFECTIONS TELL
ALAS HOW LONG THIS PILGRIMAGE DOTH LAST?
POORE PAINTERS OFT WITH SILLY POETS JOYNE
LOVED I AM, AND YET COMPLAINE OF LOVE
OVER THESE BROOKES TRUSTING TO EASE MINE EYES
ME THOUGHT SOME STAVES HE MIST: IF SO, NOT MUCH AMISSE
WYTH TWO STRANGE FIRES OF EQUALL HEATE POSSEST
A HATEFULL CURE WITH HATE TO HEALE
THY ELDER CARE SHALL FROM THY CAREFULL FACE
APOLLO GREAT, WHOSE BEAMES THE GREATER WORLD DO LIGHT
THE SECOND ECLOGUES.
THOU REBELL VILE, COME, TO THY MASTER YELDE
DORUS, TELL ME, WHERE IS THY WONTED MOTION
AND ARE YOU THERE OLD PAS? IN TROTH I EVER THOUGHT
I JOYE IN GRIEFE, AND DOO DETEST ALL JOYES
FAIRE ROCKS, GOODLY RIVERS, SWEET WOODS, WHEN SHALL I SEE PEACE?
UNTO A CAITIFE WRETCH, WHOM LONG AFFLICTION HOLDETH
AMPHIALUS SONG TO PHILOCLEA.
THE FIRE TO SEE MY WOES FOR ANGER BURNETH
SINCE THAT TO DEATH IS GONE THE SHEPHEARD HIE
Poems from the last part of Sir Philip Sidney’s Arcadia from the Folio of 1593
PHÆBUS FAREWELL, A SWEETER SAINT I SERVE
SINCE THAT THE STORMY RAGE OF PASSIONS DARCKE
HARKE PLAINTFULL GHOSTES, INFERNALL FURIES HARKE
HOWE IS MY SUNN, WHOSE BEAMES ARE SHINING BRIGHT
A BANISHT MAN, LONG BARD FROM HIS DESIRE
MY TRUE LOVE HATH MY HART, AND I HAVE HIS
O WORDS WHICH FALL LIKE SOMMER DEAW ON ME
DO NOT DISDAINE, Ô STREIGHT UP RAISED PINE
SWEETE ROOTE SAY THOU, THE ROOTE OF MY DESIRE
YOU GOODLY PINES, WHICH STILL WITH BRAVE ASSENT
LIKE DIVERS FLOWERS, WHOSE DIVERS BEAUTIES SERVE
LOCKE UP, FAIRE LIDDES, THE TREASURE OF MY HARTE
WHY DOOST THOU HASTE AWAY
O STEALING TIME THE SUBJECT OF DELAIE
MY LUTE WHICH IN THY SELFE THY TUNES ENCLOSE
WHEN TWO SUNNES DO APPEARE
AURORA NOW THOU SHEWST THY BLUSHING LIGHT
BEAUTIE HATH FORCE TO CATCHE THE HUMANE SIGHT.
LET HIM DRINKE THIS, WHOME LONG IN ARMES TO FOLDE
GET HENCE FOULE GRIEFE, THE CANKER OF THE MINDE
VERTUE, BEAWTIE, AND SPEACH, DID STRIKE, WOUND, CHARME
THE LOVE WHICH IS IMPRINTED IN MY SOULE
LET MOTHER EARTH NOW DECKE HER SELFE IN FLOWERS
A NEIGHBOR MINE NOT LONG AGOE THERE WAS
WHO DOTH DESIRE THAT CHASTE HIS WIFE SHOULD BE
THE LADD PHILISIDES
AS I MY LITTLE FLOCKE ON ISTER BANKE
IN FAITH, GOOD HISTOR, LONG IS YOUR DELAY
WHO HATH HIS HIRE, HATH WELL HIS LABOUR PLAST
O NIGHT THE EASE OF CARE THE PLEDGE OF PLEASURE
SINCE WAYLING IS A BUD OF CAUSEFULL SOROWE
SINCE THAT TO DEATH IS GONE THE SHEPHEARD HIE
FAREWELL Ô SUNN, ARCADIAS CLEAREST LIGHT
SINCE NATURES WORKES BE GOOD, AND DEATH DOTH SERVE
Poems first printed in the Folio of 1593
FORTUNE, NATURE, LOVE, LONG HAVE CONTENDED ABOUT ME
A SHEPHEARDS TALE NO HEIGHT OF STILE DESIRES
UP, UP PHILISIDES, LET SORROWES GOE
DOWNE, DOWNE MELAMPUS; WHAT? YOUR FELLOW BITE?
MY MUSE WHAT AIL’S THIS ARDOUR
REASON, TELL ME THY MIND, IF HERE BE REASON
O SWEET WOODS THE DELIGHT OF SOLITARINES!
Certaine Sonets
CONTENTS
SINCE SHUNNING PAINE, I EASE CAN NEVER FIND
WHEN LOVE PUFT UP WITH RAGE OF HY DISDAINE
THE FIRE TO SEE MY WRONGS FOR ANGER BURNETH
THE NIGHTINGALE AS SOONE AS APRILL BRINGETH
SLEEPE BABIE MINE, DESIRE NURSE BEAUTIE SINGETH
O FAIRE, Ô SWEET, WHEN I DO LOOKE ON THEE
THE SCOURGE OF LIFE, AND DEATHS EXTREAME DISGRACE
HORACE, 65-8 BC (ORIG.) : YOU BETTER SURE SHALL LIVE, NOT EVERMORE
CATULLUS, GAIUS VALERIUS, 84-54 BC (ORIG.) : UNTO NO BODY MY WOMAN SAITH SHE HAD RATHER A WIFE BE
FAIRE SEEKE NOT TO BE FEARD, MOST LOVELY BELOVED BY THY SERVANTS
LIKE AS THE DOVE WHICH SEELED UP DOTH FLIE
E. D.
MY MISTRESSE LOWERS AND SAITH I DO NOT LOVE
IN WONTED WALKES, SINCE WONTED FANCIES CHANGE
IF I COULD THINKE HOW THESE MY THOUGHTS TO LEAVE
A FAREWELL.
FINDING THOSE BEAMES, WHICH I MUST EVER LOVE
THE 7. WONDERS OF ENGLAND .
WHO HATH HIS FANCIE PLEASED
THE SMOKES OF MELANCHOLY.
WHEN TO MY DEADLIE PLEASURE
NO, NO, NO, NO, I CANNOT HATE MY FOE
AL MY SENSE THY SWEETNESSE GAINED
WHAT CHANGES HERE, Ô HAIRE
OF THIS HIGH GRACE WITH BLISSE CONJOYN’D
RING OUT YOUR BELLES, LET MOURNING SHEWES BE SPREAD
THOU BLIND MANS MARKE, THOU FOOLES SELFE CHOSEN SNARE
LEAVE ME Ô LOVE, WHICH REACHEST BUT TO DUST
Two Pastorels
CONTENTS
JOYNE MATES IN MIRTH TO ME
DISPRAISE OF A COURTLY LIFE.
Psalms of David
CONTENTS
PSALM I. BEATUS VIR .
PSALM II. QUARE FREMUERUNT GENTES .
PSALM III. DOMINE QUID MULTIPLIC
PSALM IV. CUM INVOCAREM .
PSALM V. VERBA MEA AURIBUS .
PSALM VI. DOMINE NE IN FURORE .
PSALM VII. DOMINE, DEUS MEUS .
PSALM VIII. DOMINE, DOMINUS .
PSALM IX. CONFITEBOR TIBI .
PSALM X. UT QUID DOMINE?
PSALM XI. IN DOMINO CONFIDO .
PSALM XII. SALVUM ME FAC .
PSALM XIII. USQUE QUO, DOMINE?
PSALM XIV. DIXIT INSIPIENS .
PSALM XV. DOMINE, QUIS HABITABIT?
PSALM XVI. CONSERVA ME .
PSALM XVII. EXAUDI DOMINE JUSTITIAM .
PSALM XVIII. DILIGAM TE .
PSALM XIX. COELI ENARRANT .
PSALM XX. EXAUDIAT TE DOMINUS .
PSALM XXI. DOMINE IN VIRTUTE .
PSALM XXII. DEUS DEUS MEUS .
PSALM XXIII. DOMINUS REGIT ME .
PSALM XXIV. DOMINI EST TERRA .
PSALM XXV. AD TE, DOMINE .
PSALM XXVI. JUDICA ME, DOMINE .
PSALM XXVII. DOMINUS ILLUMINATIO .
PSALM XXVIII. AD TE DOMINE .
PSALM XXIX. AFFERTE DOMINO .
PSALM XXX. EXALTABO TE DOMINE .
PSALM XXXI. IN TE DOMINE SPERAVI .
PSALM XXXII. BEATI, QUORUM .
PSALM XXXIII. EXULTATE JUSTI .
PSALM XXXIV. BENEDICAM DOMINO .
PSALM XXXV. JUDICA, DOMINE .
PSALM XXXVI. DIXIT INJUSTUS .
PSALM XXXVII. NOLI ÆMULARI .
PSALM XXXVIII. DOMINE NE IN FURORE .
PSALM XXXIX. DIXI CUSTODIAM .
PSALM XL. EXPECTANS EXPECTAVI .
PSALM XLI. BEATUS QUI INTELLIGIT .
PSALM XLII. QUEMADMODUM .
PSALM XLIII. JUDICA ME DEUS .
The Poems
List of Poems in Chronological Order
List of Poems in Alphabetical Order
The Masque
The Lady of May
The Prose
The Countess of Pembroke’s Arcadia - Old Arcadia
CONTENTS
THE FIRST BOOK OR ACT OF THE COUNTESS OF PEMBROKE’S ARCADIA
HERE BEGINS THE FIRST ECLOGUES
THE SECOND BOOK OR ACT
HERE BEGIN THE SECOND ECLOGUES
THE THIRD BOOK OR ACT
THE THIRD ECLOGUES
THE FOURTH BOOK OR ACT
THE FOURTH ECLOGUES
THE LAST BOOK OR ACT
The Countess of Pembroke’s Arcadia - New Arcadia
CONTENTS
TO THE READER.
THE FIRST BOOKE.
THE FIRST ECLOGES.
THE SECOND BOOKE.
THE SECOND ECLOGUES.
THE THIRDE BOOKE.
THE THIRDE EGLOGES.
THE FOVRTH BOOKE.
THE FOURTH EGLOGUES.
THE FIFTH BOOKE.
An Apologie for Poetry
A Discourse on Irish Affairs
The Queenes Majesty Touching Hir Mariage with Monsieur
Defence of the Earl of Leicester
Of the Trewnes of the Christian Religion
Correspondence
CONTENTS
LETTER I
LETTER II
LETTER III
LETTER IV
LETTER V
LETTER VI
LETTER VII
LETTER VIII
LETTER IX
LETTER X
LETTER XI
LETTER XII
LETTER XIII
LETTER XIV
LETTER XV
LETTER XVI
LETTER XVII
LETTER XVIII
LETTER XIX
LETTER XX
LETTER XXI
LETTER XXII
LETTER XXIII
LETTER XXIV
LETTER XXV
LETTER XXVI
LETTER XXVII
LETTER XXVIII
LETTER XXIX
LETTER XXX
LETTER XXXI
LETTER XXXII
LETTER XXXIII
LETTER XXXIV
LETTER XXXV
LETTER XXXVI
LETTER XXXVII
LETTER XXXVIII
LETTER XXXIX
LETTER XL
LETTER XLI
LETTER XLII
LETTER XLIII
LETTER XLIV
LETTER XLV
LETTER XLVI
LETTER XLVII
LETTER XLVIII
LETTER XLIX
LETTER V
LETTER LI
LETTER LII
LETTER LIII
LETTER LIV
LETTER LV
LETTER LVI
LETTER LVII
LETTER LVIII
LETTER LIX
LETTER LX
LETTER LXI
LETTER LXII
LETTER LXIII
LETTER LXIV
LETTER LXV
LETTER LXVI
LETTER LXVII
LETTER LXVIII
LETTER LXIX
LETTER LXX
LETTER LXXI
LETTER LXXII
LETTER LXXIII
LETTER LXXIV
LETTER LXXV
LETTER LXXVI
LETTER LXXVII
LETTER LXXVIII
LETTER LXXIX
LETTER LXXX
LETTER LXXXI
LETTER LXXXII
LETTER LXXXIII
LETTER LXXXIV
LETTER LXXXV
LETTER LXXXVI
LETTER LXXXVII
LETTER LXXXVIII
LETTER LXXXIX
LETTER XC
LETTER XCI
LETTER XCII
LETTER XCIII
LETTER XCIV
LETTER XCV
LETTER XCVI
LETTER XCVII
LETTER XCVIII
LETTER XCIX
LETTER C
LETTER CI
LETTER CII
LETTER CIII
LETTER CIV
LETTER CV
LETTER CVI
LETTER CVII
LETTER CVIII
LETTER CIX
LETTER CX
LETTER CXI
LETTER CXII
LETTER CXIII
LETTER CXIV
The Biographies
The Life and Times of Sir Philip Sidney by S. M. Henry Davis
CONTENTS
FROM THE AUTHOR.
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER V.
CHAPTER VI.
CHAPTER VII.
CHAPTER VIII.
CHAPTER IX.
CHAPTER X.
Introduction to Philip Sidney by Henry Morley
The Delphi Classics Catalogue
Series Contents
Alphabetical List of Titles
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