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.

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Title: 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.
Author: Albott, Robert, fl. 1600.
Publication: Imprinted at London :: For N. L[ing,] C. B[urby] and T. H[ayes],; 1600.
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Subject terms: English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700.
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Venus.

— Now in ire, Shee mounts her chariot swifter then the winde Or subtill comprehension of the minde, vvhich by two nimble Cock-sparrowes was drawne Caparisond but lightly with the lawne Tooke from the Flowre-deluces inner skin, Trapt and imbost with Marigolds: within Sits Ʋenus naked, holding in her hand A tumbling shelfish with a Mirtle wand; Wearing a garland on her wimpled head, Compacted of the white Rose, and the red. None but the blinde boy Cupid durst approch For to be whurried with her in her Coach, The snow-white Graces running by theyr sides, Were through the heauens theyr wagoners & guides, Lashing the Sparrowes vnder quiuering wings, With whyps of twisted gold, and siluer strings, A beauie of white Doues still fluttring ouer, From the sunnes sight such beautie seem'd to couer; And thus shee rode in tryumph in her throne, Whose radiant lustre like the sunne-beames shone. I. Weeuer.