All woe begone was Sir Andrew then, With griefe and rage his heart did swell: "Go fetch me forth my armour of proofe, 95 For I will to the topcastle mysell.
His bed, though wronged by a king, His heart with deadlye griefe did sting; From England then he goes away 55 To end his life beyond the sea.
For thou wentest first by sute to seeke A tigre to make tame, 50 That settes not by thy love a leeke; But makes thy griefe her game.
They are exceeding friendly and kind hearted one to the other, and mourne greatly at the losse or harme of their fellowes, and expresse their griefe of mind, when they part one from another with a mourneful song, and Dirges.
Mr. Belcher not proceeding on his intended Journey, have opportunity to add that on Sunday last the Lady Andros departed this life, to the great griefe and sorrow of his Excellency and all that knew her.
This Sessions (to our great griefe we pronounce) Euen pushes 'gainst our heart.
Has caught me in his eye, I will present my honest griefe vnto him; and as my Lord, still serue him with my life.
Where euer sorrow is, reliefe would be: If you doe sorrow at my griefe in loue, By giuing loue your sorrow, and my griefe Were both extermin'd Phe.
Deere my Brother, Let him, that was the cause of this, haue powre To take-off so much griefe from you, as he Will peece vp in himselfe Paul.
Be this the Whetstone of your sword, let griefe Conuert to anger: blunt not the heart, enrage it Macd.
Alas my liege, my wife is dead to night, Griefe of my Sonnes exile hath stopt her breath: What further woe conspires against my age?
Of my kind Vnckle, that I know will giue, And being but a Toy, which is no griefe to giue Glo.
Then with your patience lend me your attention For what I must deliuer, whispered onely You will with too much griefe receiue.
As farre as my griefe Will giue me leaue, I thanke you.
Wee all conceiued great griefe and were not a little confounded, when we saw that wee found euery thing contrary to the information which he had giuen your Lordship.
But missing thereof, when I sawe there was no remedie but that we must needes come on lande againe, little doeth any man know the sorow and griefe that inwardly I felt, although outwardly I was constrained to make faire weather of it.
Then againe I diuided among them certaine other things which I had, to appease them, whereupon they were somewhat pacified, albeit they still shewed great griefe for the people which were slaine.
Dunstane at Kingston vpon Thames, to the great griefe of his mother in law Alfred and hir friends.
Mollo, the griefe whereof as yet he kept in fresh memorie.
They ought also to haue me excused in regard of that in-bred affection rooted in the hearts of all men, towards their natiue soile, and to pardon my iust griefe for these iniures offered vnto my countrey.
In the meane while there was none of vs to whom it was not an extreme griefe to leaue a countrey, wherein wee had endured so great trauailes and necessities, to discouer that which we must forsake through our owne countreymens deficit.
To conclude, he dyed in the yeere 1582, to the great griefe of such as knew him.
Sir, I best knowe howe muche abusses wounde An inocent brest: myne keepes a register With corsives charactred on everye syde Of thegriefe drinkinge pap[er].
Why should this loade of griefe lye on my heart With such a ponderous waight?
But now this love shall tear thy griefe from thee.
Unto his mother straight he weeping came, And of his griefe complayned; Who could not chuse but laugh at his fond game, Though sad to see him pained.
But when in hand my tunelesse harp I take, Then doe I more augment my foes despight, And griefe renew, and passions doe awake To battaile, fresh against my selfe to fight.
But bitter griefe and sorrowfull annoy: Which make this life wretched and miserable.
Can griefe then enter into heavenly harts, And pierce immortall breasts with mortall smarts?
Or where shall I finde lamentable cryes, And mournfull tunes enough mygriefe to show?
Thus I the time with expectation spend, And faine my griefe with chaunges to beguile, That further seemes his terme still to extend, And maketh every minute seem a myle.
One whom like wofulnesse, impressed deepe, Hath made fit mate thy wretched case to heare, 65 And given like cause with thee to waile and wepe; Griefe finds some ease by him that like does beare.
Hath so wise men bewitcht and overkest*, That they see not the way of their confusion: O vainesse to be added to the rest That do my soule with inward griefe infest!
And so sone as he was hole, hee failed not to returne to the place, where pleasure made him forget all his former griefe and sicknes.
A great dishonour it is for the Lady and Gentlewoman to disparage hir noble house with mariage of hir inferior: yea and great griefe to the parents to see their children obstinate and wilfull in carelesse loue.
None can be alwayes one: our griefes and joyes Hold severall scepters in us, and have times For their divided empires: which griefe now in them Doth prove as proper to his diadem.
Madame, since wrath norgriefe can helpe these fortunes, Let us forsake the world in which they raigne, And for their wisht amends to God complaine.
Sweet Father cease your teares, for at your griefe See how my wretched sister sobs and weeps Mar.
Alas poore man, griefe ha's so wrought on him, He takes false shadowes, for true substances An.
Link all these louely stiles good king in one, And since thy griefe exceeds in my depart, I leaue my Dorithea to enioy, thy whole compact Loues, and plighted vowes.
Thou doest me good to leaue me thus alone, That galling griefe and I may yoake in one: Oh what are subtile meanes to clime on high?
Peace wanton son, this Ladie did amend My woundes: mine eyes her hidden griefe shall end, Looke not too much, it is a waightie case.
Now am I free from sight of common eie, Where to my selfe I may disclose the griefe That hath too great a part in mine affects.
Content you good Leartes for a time, Although I know your griefe is as a floud, Brimme full of sorrow, but forbeare a while, And thinke already the reuenge is done On him that makes you such a haplesse sonne.
My selfe will be that happy messenger, Who hopes his griefe will be reueal'd to her.
What we may doe for both your Maiesties To know the griefe troubles the Prince your sonne, We will indeuour all the best we may, So in all duetie doe we take our leaue.
Griefe vpon griefe, my father murdered, My sister thus distracted: Cursed be his soule that wrought this wicked act.
But I whose griefe no formall limits bound, Beholding the darke caverne of that ground, Will there immure my selfe.
Goe find some whispering shade neare Arne or Poe, And gently 'mong their violets throw Your wearyed limbs, and see if all those faire Enchantments can charme griefe or care?
Which way so ere my griefe Doth throw my sight to court releese, I shall but meete despaire; for all Will prophesie my funerall: The very silence of the roome Will represent a tombe.
Unthrifty Death, Thy mercie in permitting vitall breath Backe to Castara, hath enlarg'd us all, Whome griefe had martyr'd in her funerall.
All other mourners keepe In griefe a method: without forme I weepe.
Castara weepe not, though her tombe appeare Sometime thy griefe to answer with a teare: The marble will but wanton with thy woe.
I'le turne my griefe then inward and deplore My ruine to my selfe, repeating ore The story of his vertues; untill I Not write, but am my selfe his Elegie.
Thus in Turbervile's translation of Ovid's epistle from Hero to Leander; "Which if I heard, of troth For grunting griefe I die.
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