Poems by Elizabeth I
Ah, Silly Pug, wert thou so Sore Afraid
... e wise men blow,Revive again and live without all dread,The less afraid, the better thou shalt speed ...
The Doubt of Future Foes
... ough rest shall first his edge employTo poll their tops that seek such change or gape for future joy ...
In Defiance of Fortune
... Never think you fortune can bear the swayWhere virtue's force can cause her to obey. ...
On Monsieur's Departure
... ow in the sun,Follows me flying, flies when I pursue it,Stands and lies by me, doth what I have done ...
When I was Young and Fair
... herefore I did repent that I had said before:"Go, go, go, seek some otherwhere, importune me no more ...
Written in her French Psalter
... No crooked leg, no bleared eye,No part deformed out of kind,Nor yet so ugly half can beAs is the inward suspicious mind. ...
Written on a Wall at Woodstock
... s were inclosed,And caused the guiltless to be reserved,And freed those that death had well deserved ...
Written with a Diamond on her Window at Woodstock
... Much suspected by me,Nothing proved can be,Quoth Elizabeth prisoner. ...
