Sorrovvfull verses made on [the] death of our most Soueraigne Lady Queen Elizabeth, my gracious mistresse Churchyard, Thomas, 1520?-1604. 1604 Approx. 2 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2003-09 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A18765 STC 5256 ESTC S117141 99852356 99852356 17672

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 Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A18765) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 17672) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 1542:11) Sorrovvfull verses made on [the] death of our most Soueraigne Lady Queen Elizabeth, my gracious mistresse Churchyard, Thomas, 1520?-1604. 1 sheet ([1] p.) S. n., [London : 1604?] Signed at end: Thomas Church-yard. Imprint suggested by STC. In verse. Imperfect; margins torn, affecting title. Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

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 eng Elizabeth -- I, -- Queen of England, 1533-1603 -- Poetry -- Early works to 1800. 2003-05 Assigned for keying and markup 2003-05 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2003-06 Sampled and proofread 2003-06 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2003-08 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
Sorrovvfull Verses made on 〈◊〉 death of our most Soueraigne Lady Queene ELIZABETH, my Gracious Mistresse. ENGLAND may mourne, as many Kingdomes way A losse of late, that Gold nor Pearle redeemes, A gale of winde, that made Kings hoyse vp Sayles, When blustring blasts, brought Barkes in great extreeme • Her Realme shee rul'de, and bridled as GOD would, With Reasons raine, that holds backe Bayards bit, To purchase peace, payd massie summes of Gold, Did what 〈◊〉 might, to win a world with wit, Wised 〈…〉 ules Starres, clymes vp to Heauens gate, Makes Peace and Warres, and stayes a tottering State, Her insight saw, all outward flawes of winde, Her iudgement crept, into our cunning Age, No practize could, surpasse her Princely minde, Her calmie wordes, could swelling Sea asswage, Religion burnd, like Lampe in her bare brest, And for her faith, shee still set vp her rest, Shee gaue great things to thousands, world well knowes, As at well head, and Fountaine Water flowes. Caesars, sharpe Spirit, her speeches vttr'ed oft, Cyrus great power, and wealth she wanted not, Shee pluc't downe Pride, to set meeke hearts aloft, Her matchles deedes, great Fame and Glorie got, Opened her bagges, to such as suffered wrong, Much money lent, but felt the losse to long. Escap't bad men, that sought to shed her blood, Forgaue great faultes, to winne worldes loue and zeale: But when most safe, in health we thought shee stood, Her Ghost past hence, (from Crowne and Common-weale) To GODS high Throne, like Torch and Candle blaze, (Lost earthly light) and left vs in a maze. FINIS. T. Church-yard Esqu ••
This Phoenix dead, from her warme Cynders streight, Informe of Man, another Phoenix rose, Who clapt his wings, And flew vp such a height, (So neere the Sunne) that he GODS glorie showes.