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.

Pittie. Curtesie.

Shee pittious nurse applyde her painfull thought To serue and nourish them that her vp-brought; Like to the gratefull Storke, that gathereth meate, And brings it to her elders for to eate. And on a Firre-tree high, with Boreas blowne Giues life to those of whom she had her owne. Th. Hudson.

As the bright sunne what time his fierie teame Toward the Westerne brim begins to draw, Gins to abate the brightnes of his beame, And feruor of his flames somewhat adaw, So did this mighty Lady when she saw

Those two strange Knights such homage to her make, Bate somewhat of her maiestie and awe That whilom wont to doe so many quake, And with more milde aspect those two to entertake. Edm. Spen.

As when the Southerne winde with luke-warme blast Breathing on hills where winter long had dwelt Dissolues the rocks of Ice that hung so fast, And all the new made mounts of snow doth melt: So with this gentle prayer, though spoke in hast, The damsell such an inward motion felt That suddainly her armed hart did soften, As vnto women-kinde it chaunceth often. S. I. Harr.

Like as the winde stopt by some wood or hill Growes strong & fierce, teares bowes & trees in twaine, But with mild blasts more temperate gentle still Against the rocks as sea-waues murmure shrill But silent passe amid the open maine: Rinaldo so when none his force with-stood, Asswagde his furie, calmd his angry moode. Idem.