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The sayling Pine, the Cedar proud and tall, The Vine-prop Elme, the Poplar neuer drie, The builder Oake, sole king of Forrests all, The Aspine good for staues, the Cypresse funerall. The Lawrell meed of mighty conquerours, And Poets sage, the Firrhe that weepeth stil, The Willow worne of forlorne paramours. The Eughe obedient to the benders wil, The Birch for shafts, the Sallow for the mil.
The Mirrhe sweet bleeding in the bitter wound, The warlike Beech, the Ash for nothing il. The fruitfull Oliue, and the Platane round, The carued Holme, the Maple seldom inward sound. Ed. Spencer.
Downe came the sacred Palmes, the Ashes wilde, The funerall Cypresse, Holly euer greene: The weeping Firre, thick Beech, and sayling Pine, The maried Elme fell with his fruitful Vine. The shooter Eughe, the broad leau'd Sycamore, The barraine Plataine, and the Walnut found, The Mirrhe that her fowle sin doth stil deplore: The Alder owner of all watrish ground, Sweet Iuniper whose shadow hurteth sore, Proud Cedar, Oake, the king of Forrests crownd. Ed. Fairfax. Transl.
Behold fond Boy this Rozen weeping Pine, This mournful Larix, dropping Turpentine. This mounting Teda, thus with tempests torne, With Inkie teares continually to mourne. M. Drayton.
Alcides speckled Poplar tree, The Palmes that Monarchs do obtaine, With loue-iuice staind the Mulbery, The fruite that deawes the Poets braine. And Phillis Philbert there away, Comparde with Mirtle and the Bay. The tree that Coffins doth adorne, With stately height threatning the skie, And for the bed of loue forlorne.
The black and dolful Ebonie. All in a circle compact are, Like to an Amphitheater. Math. Roydon.
The Spartane Mirtle whence sweet gums do flow, The purple Hyacinth and fresh Costmary, And Saffron sought, for in Cicilian soile, Lawrel, the ornament of Phaebus toile. Fresh Rododaphne and the Sabine flowre, Matching the wealth of the auncient Frankensence: And pallid Ivie building his owne bowre, And Boxe yet mindfull of his old offence: Red Amaranthus lucklesse paramour: Oxeye still greene and bitter patience. Ne wants there pale Narcisse, that in a well Seeing his beautie, in loue with it fell. Ed. Spencer.
Mirtle's due to Venus, greene Lawrell due to Apollo, Corn to the lady Ceres, ripe grapes to the yōg mery Bacchus. Poplar to Alcides, and Oliues vnto Minerua▪ Gentle Amarāthus thou fairest floure of a thousand, Shalt be loues floure hēceforth, thogh thou cam'st frō a blee∣ding, Yet blood shalt thou stanch, this gift will I giue thee for euer. Abr. Fraunce.
Dead-sleeping Poppy and black Hellebore, Cold Coloquintida, and Tetra mad, Mortall Samnites and Cicuta bad, With which th'vniust Athenians made to die, Wise Socrates who thereof quaffing glad, Powr'd out his life and last Philosophie.
To the faire Critias his dearest Belamye. Ed. Spencer.
The wholesome Sage, and Lauender still gray, Ranke-smelling Rue, and Comin good for eies: The Roses raigning in the pride of May, Sharpe Isope good for greene wounds remedies. Faire Marygolds and Bees alluring Thime, Sweet Marioram and Daizies decking prime. Coole Violets and Orpin growing still, Embathed Balme, and chearfull Galingale, Fresh Costmary, and breathfull Camomill, Dull Poppey, and drinke-quickning Setnale, Veine-healing Veruin, and head-purging Dill, Sound Sauory, and Bazill harry hale. Fat Colworts, and comforting Perseline, Cold Lettuce, and refreshing Rosmarine. Idem.
A soft enflowred banke imbrac'd the fount Of Chloris ensignes, an abstracted field: Where grew Melanthy, great in Bees account, Amareus that precious balme doth yeeld. Enameld Pansies, vsde at nuptialls still, Dianaes arrow, Cupids crimson sheeld: Ope-morne, Night-shade, and Venus Nauill. Sollem Violets hanging heads as shamed, And Verdant Calaminth for Odour famed. Sacred Nepenthe purgatiue of care, And soueraigne Ruberb that doth rancor kill. Sia and Hyacinth that Furies weare, White and red Iessamines, merry Melliphill, Faire crowne, imperiall emperour of flowres,
Immortall Amaranth, white Aphrodil, And cuplike twill pants strewd in Bacchus bowres. G. Chapman.
The Marigold Phaebus beloued friend, The Moly which from sorcery doth defend. M. Dray.