Amid my Bale I bath in blisse, I swim in heaven, I sinke in hell: I find amends for every […]

The feeble thred which Lachesis hath sponne, To drawe my dayes in short abode with thee, Hath wrought a webbe […]

The figure of this world I can compare, To Garden plots, and such like pleasaunt places, The world breedes men […]

Thou with thy lookes on whom I loke full ofte, And find there in great cause of deepe delight: Thy […]

At Beautyes barre as I dyd stande, When false suspect accused mee, George (quod the Judge) holde up thy hande, […]

Now have I found the waie, to weepe & wayle my fill, Now can I ende my dolfull dayes, & […]

Content thy selfe with patience perforce: And quenche no love with droppes of darcke mistrust: Let absence have no power […]

When thou hast spent the lingring day in pleasure and delight, Or after toyle and wearie waye, cost seeke to […]

Were my hart set on hoygh as shine is bent, Or in my brest so brave and stout a will: […]

To binde a bushe of thornes amongst sweete smelling floures, May make the posie seeme the worse, and yet the […]

In Court who so demaundes what Dame doth most excell, For my conceyt I must needes say, faire Bridges beares […]

A Lady once did aske of me, This preatie thing in privitie: Good sir (quod she) faine would I crave, […]

My woorthy Lord, I pray you wonder not, To see your woodman shoote so ofte awrie, Nor that he stands […]

Receive you worthy Dame, this rude & ragged verse, Lend wylling eare unto the tale, which I shall nowe rehearse. […]

I smyle sometimes although my griefe be great, To heare and see these lovers paint their paine, And how they […]