Prothalamion Or A Spousall Verfe made by Edm. Spenser. IN HONOVR OF THE DOV- AT LONDON. Vpon your Brydale day, which is not long : Sweete Themmes run softlie, till I end my Faire branch of Honor, flower of Cheualrie, And Hercules two pillors standing neere, Did make to quake and feare: 149 Song. 7 So ended she; and all the rest around That fillest England with thy triumphs fame, Ioy haue thou of thy noble victorie, To her redoubled that her vndersong, long. And gentle Eccho from the neighbour ground, Their accents did resound. So forth those ioyous Birdes did passe along, And all the foule which in his flood did dwell And their best seruice lend, That through thy prowesse and victorious armes, 160 Vpon the Brydale day, which is not long: Sweete Themmes runne softly, till I end my Song. 121 ing, Against their wedding day, which was not long: Like Radiant Hesper when his golden hayre Sweete Themmes run softly, till I end my song. That like the twins of Ioue they seem'd in sight, Which decke the Bauldricke of the Heauens MISCELLANEOVS SONNETS. I To the right worshipfull my singular good Frend, Haruey the happy aboue happiest men, I read; that, sitting like a looker-on Of this worldes stage, doest note, with critique Like a great lord of peerelesse liberty; For Life, and Death, is in thy doomefull So thy renowme liues euer by endighting. Your deuoted frend during life, II W by right desertst'attaine, | And, when thou doost with equall insight see Ho so wil seeke The ods twixt both, of both them deem aright, ED. SPENSER. III Upon the Historie of George Castriot, alias Scanderbeg, king of the Epirots, translated into English. W Herefore doth vaine antiquitie so vaunt | Their huge Pyramids, which do heauen threat. Herancient monuments of mightiepeeres, And old Heroes, which their world did daunt With their great deedes, and fild their childrens eares ? Who, rapt with wonder of their famous praise, Lo one, whom later age hath brought to light, might, And meriting a meere triumphant seate. |