Englands Parnassus: or the choysest flowers of our moderne poets, with their poeticall comparisons Descriptions of bewties, personages, castles, pallaces, mountaines, groues, seas, springs, riuers, &c. Whereunto are annexed other various discourses, both pleasaunt and profitable.

Reason.

—Logicke, reason in a daunce (Reson the Cynosure and bright load-starre In this worlds sea) t'auoyd the rocke of chaunce, For vith close following and continuance, O••e reason doth another so ensue, A in conclusion still the daunce i•• true. I. Dauies.

—Reason should haue abilitie To h••ld these worldly things in such proportion, As lethem come or go with euen facilitie. S. Phil. Sidney.

—••uery thing that is begun with reason Will c••••e by ready meanes vnto his end, But thi••gs miscounselled, must needs miswend. Ed. Spencer.

Reason by prudence in her function, Had wont to tutor all out action, Ayding with precepts of Philosophie Our feebled natures imbecillitie, But now affection with concupiscence, Haue got ore reason chiefe preheminence. I. Marston.

What warre so cruell, or what siege so sore As that which strong affections do applie Against the fort of reason euermore, To bring the soule into captiuitie? Their force is fairer through infirmitie Of the fraile flesh, relenting to their rage, And exercise most bitter tirannie, Vpon the parts brought into their bondage; No wretchednesse is like to sinfull villanie. Ed. Spencer.

But in a body which doth freely yeeld His parts to reasons rule obedient, And letteth not that ought the scepter weeld, All happie peace and goodly gouernment. Is setled there in sure establishment. Idem.

He that is of reasons skill bereft, And wants the stuffe of wisedome him to stay, Is like a subiect midst of tempest left, Withouten helme or pilot her to sway, Full sad and dreadfull is that ships euent: So is the man that wante intendment, Idem.

Reason doth teach vs that the care is vaine,

For ill once past which cannot turne againe. Th. vvatson.

If reason bandie with opinion, Opinion winnes in the conclusion: For if a man be once opinionate, Millions of reasons will extenuate His forced malice: conference Cannot asswage opinions insolence. But let opinion once lay batterie To reasons fort, she will turne heresie Or superstition, wily politist, But she will win those rampi••es which resist. Ed. Gilpin.

—Nought can reason auaile in heauenly matters. S. Phil▪ Sid.

She whom sauns reason men haue reason hight, Since first in ••ire the Lord the aire inclosde: In aire the sea, in sea the earth disposde Hath with mild faith maintaind continuall fight. I. Syluester.

—The eye of reason is with raging ybent. Ed. Sp.