Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONNET TO MASTER GABRIELL HARVEY, DOCTOR OF LAWES, by EDMUND SPENSER Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Harvey, the happy above happiest men Last Line: Your devoted friend, during life, Alternate Author Name(s): Clout, Colin Subject(s): Harvey, Gabriel (1545-1630) | ||||||||
To the right worshipfull, my singular good frend, Master Gabriell Harvey, Doctor of the Lawes. HARVEY, the happy above happiest men I read: that, sitting like a looker-on Of this worldes stage, doest note with critique pen The sharpe dislikes of each condition: And, as one carelesse of suspition, Ne fawnest for the favour of the great; Ne fearest foolish reprehension Of faulty men, which daunger to thee threat; But freely doest of what thee list entreat, Like a great lord of peerelesse liberty; Lifting the good up to high Honours seat, And the evill damning evermore to dy. For life and death is in thy doomeful writing: So thy renowme lives ever by endighting. Dublin, this xviij. of July, 15'6. Your devoted friend, during life, | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE HONOUR OF THE GARTER: PROLOGUE by GEORGE PEELE AMORETTI: 15 by EDMUND SPENSER AMORETTI: 19 by EDMUND SPENSER AMORETTI: 30 by EDMUND SPENSER AMORETTI: 34 by EDMUND SPENSER AMORETTI: 37 by EDMUND SPENSER AMORETTI: 64 by EDMUND SPENSER AMORETTI: 65 by EDMUND SPENSER AMORETTI: 68 by EDMUND SPENSER |
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