Like which could th' Indian find, But one among his rocks, he would out vie In brightnesse all the Diamonds of the Skie.
Assoone as Iris came within this house, and with her hand Had put aside the dazeling dreames that in her way did stand, The brightnesse of her robe through all the sacret house did shine.
The rivall seat of the Arsacidae, That thought their brightnesseequall unto ours, Is't crown'd by him, by him doth raigne?
My faire Bellina shines like to an Angel; Has such a brightnesse in her Christall eyes That even the radiancy duls my sight.
Why was our Empire told us should endure With Sunne and Moone in time, in brightnesse pass them, And that our end should be oth' world and it?
Hast thou already forgotten that a Gentleman for that only cause is esteemed aboue al other, whose glorious facts ought to shine before the brightnesse of those that force theymselues to followe vertue?
And behoueful it is, that like as they wishe to be honoured aboue all other, so their life do make them worthy of that honour, without disgracing their name by deed or worde, or blemishing that brightnesse which may commend the same.
Now if the moone and the other Planets can shine so clearely by beating backe the Sunne beames, why may not the earth also shine as well, which agrees with them in the cause of this brightnesse their opacity?
This experiment did once so deceive mee, that happening upon the sight of this brightnesse upon a sudden, I thought that by some new miracle the Moone had beene got into her full a little after her change.
If you aske now what the reason may be of that light which we discerne in the darker part of the new Moone: I answer, ’tis reflected from our earth which returnes as great a brightnesse to that Planet, as it receives from it.
And likewise the brightnesse of youre weapons dyd blynde vs, and the woundes you made were incurable.
But with such brightnesse whylest I fill my mind, I starve my body, and mine eyes doe blynd.
And when thou haste gotten that, thou wylt desyre to knowe, where the brightnesse of the Diuine Maiestie is placed.
XXIII The blazing brightnesse of her beauties beame, And glorious light of her sunshyny face, 200 To tell, were as to strive against the streame; My ragged rimes are all too rude and bace, Her heavenly lineaments for to enchace.
The blazing brightnesse of her beauties beame, 2 And glorious light of her sunshyny face To tell, were as to striue against the streame.
Lucy, you brightnesse of our Spheare, who are Life of the Muses day, their morning Starre!
Hear mee most blessed Sunne, Worlds heart and eie, Heavenly brightnesse shining, Living mens pleasing aspect, Begetting Aurera in thy right hand, And the night on thy left.
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