Homar commendeth it highly, referring to the prayses of the Gods whiche Gosson accompteth folishnesse; looke uppon the harmonie of the Heavens; hang they not by Musik?
We will not say, how much we long to see the wholePrayses of your two notorious enemyes, the Asse and the Foxe.
You see then that the fyrste matter of tragedies was to give thankes and prayses to GOD, and a gratefull prayer of the countrymen for a happye harvest, and this I hope was not discommendable.
Why did Alexander give prais to Achilles but for ye prayses which he found writte[n] of hym by Homer?
For day discouers all dishonest wayes, 2 And sheweth each thing, as it is indeed: The prayses of high God he faire displayes, 4 And his large bountie rightly doth areed.
These Hymnes may worke on future wits, and so May great Grand children of thy prayses grow.
Now the Gentlewomen of Sicilia doe maruayle at my Magnificence, and Beauty, and by prayses aduaunce the same vp into the heauens: and contrarywise euery of theym doe mock thee, and deeme thee to be Infamous.
So galopp on my gallent troop, Let no one to a bob-tale stoop, Its prayses sound from East to West For all agree J troop is best.
An' look at the last two lines: Its prayses sound from East to West For all agree J troop is best.
Had ye once seene these her celestial threasures, 200 And unrevealed pleasures, Then would ye wonder, and her prayses sing, That all the woods should answer, and your eccho ring.
Then I thy soverayne prayses loud wil sing, That all the woods shal answer, and theyr eccho ring.
But since ye deignd so goodly to relent To me your thrall, in whom is little worth, That little that I am shall all be spent In setting your immortal prayses forth: Whose lofty argument, uplifting me, Shall lift you up unto an high degree.
But let her prayses yet be low and meane, Fit for the handmayd of the Faery Queene.
Nathlesse doe ye still loud her prayses sing, 165 That all the woods may answer, and your eccho ring.
Had ye once seene these her celestial threasures, And unrevealed pleasures, Then would ye wonder, and her prayses sing, That al the woods should answer, and your echo ring.
Her modest eyes, abashed to behold So many gazers as on her do stare, Upon the lowly ground affixed are; Ne dare lift up her countenance too bold, But blush to heare her prayses sung so loud, So farre from being proud.
Nathlesse doe ye still loud her prayses sing, That all the woods may answer, and your eccho ring.
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