Epitaphes, epigrams, songs and sonets with a discourse of the friendly affections of Tymetes to Pyndara his ladie. Newly corrected with additions, and set out by George Turbervile Gentleman.
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Epitaphes, epigrams, songs and sonets with a discourse of the friendly affections of Tymetes to Pyndara his ladie. Newly corrected with additions, and set out by George Turbervile Gentleman.
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Turberville, George, 1540?-1610?
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[London] :: Anno Domini. 1567. Imprinted at London, by Henry Denham,
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The Table.
IN prayse of the Renowmed Ladie Anne, Ladie Cowntesse War∣wick.
fol. 1.
The Argument to the whole dis∣course and Treatise following.
fol. 3.
To a late acquainted Friend.
fol. 4.
The Louer extolleth the singular beautie of his Ladie.
6
The Louer declareth howe first he was ta∣ken and enamoured by the sight of his Ladie.
7
Mayster Googe hys Sonet of the paynes of Loue.
8
Turberuiles Aunswere and Distich to the same.
8
¶An Epitaph on the death of Dame Ely∣zabeth Arhundle.
9
To Piero of Pride.
9
Piero to Turberuile.
9
Verse in prayse of Lorde Henry Howarde Earle of Surrey.
9
Of Ialousie.
10
To his Lady, that by hap when he kissed hir and made hir lip bleede, controlde him and tooke disdaine.
10
Mayster Googe his Sonet.
11
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Turberuiles aunswere.
11
A Comparison of the Louers estate wyth the Souldiars painefull lyfe.
11
The Louer against one that compared hys Mistresse with his Ladie.
12
The Louer to a Gentlewoman, that after great friendship without desart or cause of mislyking refused him.
14
The Louer obtaining his wish by all like∣lyhode, yet not able to attaine his de∣sire, compares himselfe to Tantalus.
16
The Louer to the Thems of London to fa∣uour his Ladie passing thereon.
18
To his Ring giuen to his Lady, wherin was grauen this Verse. My hart is yours.
18
The dispairing Louer craues eyther mercy in time at his Ladies handes, or cruell
death.
19
To his Friende to be constant after choyse made.
20
Counsell returned by Pyndara to Tymetes, of constancie.
21
The Louers must not dispaire though their Ladies seeme straunge.
21
A Letter sent by Tymetes to his Lady Pyndara at the time of his departure.
23
Pyndaras Aunswere to the Letter whiche Tymetes sent hir at the time of his depar∣ture.
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24
To his absent Friende the Louer writes of his vnquiet and restlesse state.
29
The aunswere of a Woman to hir Louer, supposing his complaint to be but fay∣ned.
31
The Louer exhorteth his Ladie to take time, while time is.
32
The Louer wisheth to bee conioyned and fast linckt with his Ladie neuer to sun∣der.
33
The Louer hoping assuredly of attayning hys purpose, after long sute, begins to ioy renouncing dolors.
35
The Louer to hys carefull Bed declaring
his restlesse state.
35
¶ An Epitaph and wofull Verse of the death of Sir Iohn Tregonwell Knight, and learned Doctor of both lawes.
36
The Louer confesseth himselfe to bee in loue and enamored of Mistresse P.
39
That all things haue release of paine saue the Louer, that hoping and dreading ne∣uer taketh ease.
39
A poore Ploughman to a Gentleman, for whom he had taken a little paines.
41
To his Friend: P: of courting, trauailing, Dysing, and Tenys.
41
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The louer declares that vnlesse he vtter his sorrowes by sute, of force he dyeth.
42
The Louer to a Friende that wrote hym this sentence. Yours assured to the death.
42
Of certaine Flowers sent by his Loue vp∣on suspicion of chaunge.
42
The Aunswere to the same.
43
Of a Foxe that would eate no Grapes.
43
Of the straunge countenaunce of an aged Gentlewoman.
43
To the Rouing Pyrat.
44
Of one that had little Wit.
44
In commendation of Wit.
44
An Aunswere in dispraise of Wit.
44
The Louer to Cupid for mercie, declaring how first he became his Thrall, with the occasion of his defying loue, and now at last what caused him to conuert.
45
After misaduentures come good haps.
55
To his Loue that controlde his Dogge for fawning on hir.
55
Vpon the death of the aforenamed Dame Elizabeth Arundle of Cornewall.
56
Dispraise of Women that allure and loue not.
59
Of a Phisition and a Soothsayer.
62
A controuersie of a conquest in loue twixt Fortune and Venus.
62
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The Louer voweth howsoeuer he be guen∣doned to loue faithfully.
63
He sorrowes the long absence of hys La∣die P.
64
To his Loue long absent, declaring hys torments.
65
To Browne of light beliefe.
67
That death is not so much to be feared as daylie diseases are.
68
The Epicures counsell, eate, drinke, and plaie.
68
The Aunswere to the vile and canckred counsell of the outragious Epicure.
69
Of Homer and his birth.
69
That time conquereth all things, saue the Louers paine.
70
To his Friend ryding to Londonward.
71
Of the Rayne and cloudy weather at the time of hys Friendes departure from Troie.
71
Of a couetous Niggarde, and a needie Mouse.
71
A pretie Epigram of a Scholler, that ha∣uing read Vergils Aeneidos, maried a curst Wyfe.
73
To a yong Gentleman of taking a wife.
73
The Aunswere for taking a Wyfe.
73
Of a deafe Plaintife, a deafe Defendant,
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and a deafe Iudge.
74
A promise of olde good will, to an olde friend at the beginning of New yere.
75
A Vow to serue faithfully.
75
Funerall Verse vpon the death of Sir Iohn Horsey Knight.
75
To his Friende T: hauing beene long stu∣died and well experienced, and nowe at length louing a Gentlewoman that forced him naught at all.
76
¶An Epitaph vpon the death of the wor∣shipfull Mayster Richarde Edwards late Mayster of the Children in the Queenes Maiesties Chappell.
77
To his Loue that sent him a Ring wherin was graude, Let Reason rule.
79
To his Friend Francis Th: leading his lyfe in the Countrie at his desire.
79
To a Gentlewomā that alwaies willed him to weare Rosemarie, (a Tree that is al∣wayes greene,) for his sake, and in token of his good will to hir.
80
¶ An Epitaph of the Ladie Br.
81
Of the time he first began to loue and af∣ter how he forewent the same.
81
The assured promise of a constaunt Lo∣uer.
82
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The Pine to the Mariner.
82
Againe otherwise.
83
To an olde Gentlewoman, that painted hir face.
83
Of one that had a great Nose.
83
Of one whose Nose was greater than hys hande.
84
Of a Nightingale that flue to Colche to sit abroode.
84
Againe of the Nightingale.
84
Of a contrarie mariage.
84
Of Dronkennesse.
85
Againe of Dronkennesse.
85
Of the picture of a vaine Rhetorician.
85
Of the fond discorde of the two Theban brothers, Oeteocles and Polynices.
85
Of a maruellous deformed man.
85
A Myrrour of the fall of Pride.
85
Of the Clock and the Cock.
89
Of a Tayler.
89
The Louer finding hys Loue flitted from wonted troth leaues to write in praise of hir.
90
He sorrowes other to haue the fruites of his seruice.
91
The Louer seing himselfe abusde, renoun∣ceth loue.
92
Against the Ielous heads that alwayes haue
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Louers in suspect.
94
That it is hurtfull to conceale secrets from our Friendes.
96
Of the diuers and contrarie passions and affections of his loue.
97
Of Dido and the truth of hir death.
99
Of Venus in Armour.
99
Of a Hare complayning of the hatred of Dogs.
99
To one that painted Eccho.
99
To a Cruell Dame for Grace and pyt∣tie.
100
To a Gentlewoman from whome he tooke a Ring.
100
The Louer blames his Tongue that fayled to vtter his sute in time of neede.
101
That all things are as they are vsed.
102
The Louer excuseth himselfe for renown∣cing his loue and Ladie, imputing the same to his fate and constellation.
103
Of Lady Venus, that hauing lost hir sonne Cupid God of loue, and desirous to vn∣derstand of him againe, declares by the way the nature of loue and affections of the same, by pretie discription as follow∣eth.
105
Of the cruell hatred of Stepmothers.
106
Againe.
106
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To Cupid for reuenge of his vnkind & cruel loue. Declaring his faithful seruice and true hart both to the God of Loue and his Ladie.
106
An Aunswere to his Ladie, that willed him that absence should not breede forget∣fulnesse.
107
Of a Thracyan that was drownde by play∣ing on the Ise.
109
The Louer hoping in May to haue had re∣dresse of his woes, and yet fowly missing his purpose, bewailes his cruell hap.
109
To a fickle & vnconstant Dame, a friend∣lye warning.
111
The Louer to his Ladie that gased much vp to the Skies.
111
The Penitent Louer vtterly renowncing loue, craues pardon of forepassed fol∣lies.
111
To his Friende that refusde him without cause why but onely vpon delight of chaunge.
113
To one that vpon surmise of aduersitie, forewent hir Friend.
114
To Maister Googes fansie that begins giue Monie mee take friendshippe who so list.
115
The Louer abused renownceth loue.
115
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The forsaken Louer laments that his La∣die is matched with an other.
117
Of one that was in reuersion.
117
That all hurtes and losses are to be recoue∣red and recured saue the cruell wound of Loue.
118
Of the choise of his Valentine.
119
Of an open Foe and a fayned Friend.
119
Againe.
119
Of a Ritch Miser.
119
Of a Painter that painted Fauour.
120
The Louer whose Ladie dwelt fast by a Prison.
120
Complaint of the long absence of his loue vpon the first acquaintance.
121
The ventrous Louer after long absence craues his Ladie to meete with hym in place to enterparle of hir auentures.
122
To Maister Googe his Sonet out of sight out of thought.
124
The Louer whose Mistresse feared a Mouse, declareth that he would become a Cat, if he might haue his desire.
124
The Louer driuen to absent him from his ladie, bewailes his estate.
125
That Louers ought rather at first acquain∣tance to shewe their meanings by Pen then by Mouth.
127
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¶An Epitaph of Maister Win drowned in the Sea.
127
Againe.
128
Praise of his Loue.
129
The complaint of a Friend of his, hauing lost his Doue.
130
That Louers ought to shunne no paines to attaine their Loue.
131
A request of Friendship to Vulcans Wyfe made my Mars.
132
The Louer that had loued Long without re∣quitall of good will.
132
To a Friende that wild him to beware of Enuie.
133
Of Misreporters.
133
That no man should write but such as doe excell.
133
To his Friende, declaring what vertue it is to sticke to former plighted friend∣ship.
134
Of two desperate Men.
134
Of the torments of Hell and the paines of loue.
134
¶An Epitaph of the death of Maister Tuf∣ton of Kent.
136
Againe.
137
In praise of Ladie P.
137
The Louer in vtter dispaire of his Ladies
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returne, in eche respect compares his e∣state with Troylus.
139
The Louer declareth what he would haue if he might obtaine his wish.
141
Of a Gentlewoman that wild hir Louer to weare greene Bayes in token of hir sted∣fast loue towards him.
142
¶An Epitaph of Maister Edwards some∣time Maister of the childrē of the Chap∣pell, & Gentleman of Lyncolns Iune of Court▪
142
¶An Epitaph on the death of Maister Ar∣thur Brooke drownde in passing to New Hauen.
143
Of the renowmed Lady, Lady Anne Coun∣tesse Warwick.
144
FINIS.
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