Then, diaper'd with golden twine, Fair cities, castles, rivers, woods, A massy collar, set with stones, Saint George, her patron, did depend. A crown imperial on her head; One hand a bright drawn sword did hold; The other (most that made her dread) While proudly under foot she trod Here saw I many a shiver'd lance, With th' arms of Portugal and France, About her now, on every tree Whereon full oft she cast her eye, Hung silver shields, by three and three, With pencil limned curiously; Wherein were drawn, with skilful touch, Impresas, and devices rare, Of all her gallant knights, and such As actors in her conquests were. Great Edward Third you might see there, With that victorious prince, his son; Next valiant John of Lancaster, That Spain with English over-run: And those brave spirits marshalled, The first that of the garter were ; All soldiers, none to carpet bred, Whose names to tell I must forbear. Fourth Henry's sunbeams on the cloud, York's lock, that did the falcon shroud, By whom, the Beauchamps, worn away, Great Strongbow's heir, with Bourchier, Gray, Brave Falconbridge, and Montacute, Couragious Ormond, Lisle, and Say. With other, numberless, beside, That to have seen each one's devise, How lively limn'd, how well applied, To some late dead, some living yet, And worthily had honour'd it. * * "Charles, earl of Nottingham, lord admiral: Thomas "earl of Suffolk, and lord chamberlain: George, carl of Where turning first I spied above For her that was to heaven flown, With grief awak'd, I gaz'd around, And, casting up to heaven mine eye, "Oh God!" I said, " where may be found "These patrons now of chivalry?. "But Virtue present and secure "We hate; when from our knowledge hid, " By all the means we her allure "To take her dwelling where she did." * * 1 "Cumberland: Lord Willoughby: Sir Philip Sidney: Sir "John Norris: &c." 17 GLOSSARY. ABAID, (n.) abode, delay. Sc. Abate, (n.) blow?-Sibb. Gloss. event, adventure. Abulyeit, (p.) dressed. (Fr.habillé.) The final e was in old English written eit. Ac, (c.) but. Acton, (n.) a strong quilted leathern covering for the body. (Old Fr. auqueton.) Afeir, (n) propriety? II. 35. note 3.-Sibb. Gloss. appearance, show. to Affair, (v.) to belong. Affayted, (p.) adorned. (Old Fr.) Affect, (n.) affection. Aforrow, (adv) before. Again, (prep.) towards, against. Aglet, (n.) the tag to a lace. (Fr. aiguillette.) Agood, (adv.) in earnest II. 182. note 2. Turbervile. Alane, (a.) alone. Sc. Sometimes used substantively, as your alane, their alane. Aleyed, (v.) alledged. Algarde wine, wine of Algarva, in Spain. Algate, (adv.) always. All-by-dene, (adv.) presently, altogether? 1. 274. Alosed? (p.) praised? I. 419. note 5. Als, (adv. or c.) also, as. |