A poem to the charming fair one Settle, Elkanah, 1648-1724. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A55265 of text R8521 in the English Short Title Catalog (Wing P2708). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 3 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 2 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2018 A55265 Wing P2708 ESTC R8521 13736342 ocm 13736342 101625 2240886879

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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A55265) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 101625) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 847:7) A poem to the charming fair one Settle, Elkanah, 1648-1724. 1 sheet (2 p.) s.n., [London : 1675?] Written by Elkanah Settle. Cf. NUC pre-1956. Place and probable date of publication from Wing. Reproduction of original in Huntington Library. eng Broadsides -- England -- London -- 17th century eebo A poem to the charming fair one. [no entry] 1679 2 382 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2002-12 Assigned for keying and markup 2003-01 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2003-02 Sampled and proofread 2003-02 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2003-04 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
A POEM TO THE CHARMING FAIR ONE . I. HOw far of old ( as Fame records ) Did English Arms advance ? Whilst Brittain's Kings , and Brittish Swords Enslav'd the vanquish't France . II. But in one Conquering Ladyes Eyes Heav'n joyns so many Charms ; She all their want of Pow'r supplys T' avenge their weaker Arm. III. By this one Beauty of their Land , They their lost Fame renew : Where the French Thunder's at a stand , Their Lightning does subdue . IV. Not Venus drawn by her own Doves Her Warlike God to meet , In so much splendid Triumph moves , Nor bears a state so Great . V. What Princes would not to possess This glorious prize conspire , Though like the beauteous Dame of Greece , She sets their Troy on Fire . VI. Yet in her pomp this wretched Fair Is despicably vain ; A shrine so bright without , did ne're Inclose a soul so mean . VII . Rich in her self , yet as in Mines , Like slaves she toyls for Oar , Poorly and servilely she pines T' exhaust the Royall store . VIII . For Her their pearl , the Fruitfull Seas ( Those Globes of brightness ) mould ; To her the Earth her Tribute pays , And teems with fatall Gold . IX . Thus Natures Treasuries unlock , This Idoll to adorn : And from the glittering Diamond-Rock , The crusted Jems are torn . X. With golden Rays thus round her head She spreads Loves wanton Nets : Sleeps like the Sun in 's Western bed ; In her own Indies sets . XI . Be frankly kinde , and pay Loves Debt ! Think thou' hast a King insnared : The Glory of a prize so great , Does bring its own Reward . XII . The Thunderer wooed but once in Gold , His meanest shape could win , For still his humbled Dress did hold The Dazling God within . XIII . For shame let no false Jems be worn , Be perfectly Divine ; True Pride all borrow'd Plumes should scorn And by 'ts own Lustre shine . FINIS .