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.

Concord.

— Concord, Mother of blessed peace and friendship true, They both her twins, both borne of heauenly seed, The which her words diuine right well do shewe, For strength and wealth, and happinesse she lendes, And strife, and warre and anger does subdue, Of little, much, of foes she maketh frendes, And to afflicted mindes, sweet rest and quiet sends. Ed. Spencer.

The richest Iewell of all heauenly treasure, That euer yet vnto the earth was showne, Is perfect Concord, th'onely perfect pleasure, That wretched earth-borne men haue euer knowne▪ For many hearts it doth compound in one, That what so one doth, will, or speake, or doo, With one consent, they all agree there too. I. Dauies.

By her the heauen is in his course containd, And all the world in state vnmoued stands: As their almightie maker first ordaind, And bound them with inuiolable bands, Else would the waters ouerflowe the lands, And fire deuoure the water, and hell them quite, But she them holds with her all-blessed hands, She is the nurse of pleasure and delight And vnto Princes grace the gates doth open right. Ed. Spencer.

O blessed concord bred in secret brest Of him that guides the restlesse rolling skie: That to the earth for mans assured rest, From height of heauens vouchsafest once to flie: In thee alone the mightie power doth lie. With sweet accord to keep the frowne starres, And euery Planet els from hurtfull warres. G. Gascoigne. Transl.

When tract of time returnes the lustie Ver, By thee alone the buds and blossomes spring: The fields with flowers be garnish•• eu'ry where, The blooming trees aboundant leaues do bring, The cheerfull birds melodiously do sing. Thou doest appoint the crop of sommers seed For mans reliefe, to serue his winter need. Idem.