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.

Arith. Musicke. Geometrie.

Next these, whose outward lookes I knew aright, And had some portion of their endlesse treasure, Fayre Algebra with fingers richly dight, Sweete Musicke founder of delightsome pleasure, Earth-scanning nymph, directresse of all measure. These humbly did her soueraigne highnes greet, And meekely layd their garlands at her feete. From euerie one shee pluckt a speciall flower, And layd each flower vpon a seuerall part, Then from her one a stemme of wondrous power, Whose leaues were beames, whose stalke a fiery dart. And that she layd vpon my trembling heart, These were the buds of art, this plant of blisse, This gaue them life, they yeelded grace to this. Th. Storer.