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—Mother of the liuing, second nature Of th'elements, fire, water, earth and aire: The grace whereby men clime the heauenly chaire, Whence voyd, this world harbors no happie creature. Piller of lawes, religions pedestall, Hope of the glory, glory of the immortall. Honor of cities, pearle of kingdomes all,
The nurse of vertues, Muses chiefe supportall. Patron of arts, of good the speciall spring. I. Syluester.
Heauens sacred nymph, faire goddesse that renuest The golden age, and brightly now revewest, Our cloudy skie, making our fields to smile, Hope of the vertuous, horror of the vile. Virgin vnseene, in France this many a yeare, O blessed peace, we bid thee welcome heere. Idem.
O holy peace by thee are only found, The passing ioyes that euery where abound. G. Gascoigne. Transl.
—Most sacred peace Doth nourish vertue, and fast friendship breeds, Weak she makes strong, & strong things does increase: Till it the pitch of highest praise exceeds. Braue be her warres, and honorable deeds, By which she tryumphs ouer ire and pride, And wins an Oliue garland for their meeds. Ed. Spencer.
Peace doth depend on reason, warre on force, The one is humane, honest and vpright: The other brutish, fostered by despight. The one extreame, concluded with remorse, The other all iniustice doth diuorce. D. Lodge.
Peace brings in pleasure, pleasure breeds excesse, Excesse procureth want, want worse distresse. Distresse contempt, contempt is not repaired, Till liuelesse death determine hope dispaired. Idem.
Warres greaest woes, and miseries increase,