Glaucus and Silla ; with other lyrical and pastoral poems / by Thomas Lodge.

  • Lodge, Thomas, 1558?-1625.
Date:
1819
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Glaucus and Silla ; with other lyrical and pastoral poems / by Thomas Lodge. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    But Nereus’ daughters, sea-borne saints attend, Lake breeding geese when from the Easterne clime They list unto the westerne waters wend To choose their place of rest by course of time, Approaching Taurus' haughtie topped hill They charme their cackle by this wondrous skill. The climing mountaine, neighbouring ayre welnie, Hath harbored in his rockes and desart haunts Whole airies of eagles prest to flie, That gazing on the sonne their birth right vaunts, Which birds of Ioue with deadlie fewde pursue The wandering geese, when so they presse in vewe. These fearefull flitting troopes, by nature taught, Passing these dangerous places of pursuit: When all the desart vales they through haue sought, With pibbles stop their beakes to make them mute, And by this meanes their dangerous deathespreuent, And gain their washed waters of frequent. But I fond God (I God complaine thy follie) Let birds by sense exceede my reason farre: Whilom than I who was more strong and iollie, Who more contemnd affections wanton warre? Who lesse than I lou’d lustfull Cupid’s arrowes? Who now with curse and plague poore Glaucus harrowes.