Esther M. Zimmer Lederberg
Gabriel Harvey, 1552-1631: Sonnet VII
Neuer Vlysses, or Æneas tyr'd,
With toyling trauailes, and huge afflictions :
As arrant penne, and wretched page bemyr'd
With nasty filth of rancke-maledictions.
I seldome call a snarling Curr, a Curr :
But wish the gnarring dog, as sweete a mouth,
As brauest horse, that feeleth golden spurr :
Or shrillest Trompe, that soundeth North, or South :
Or most enchaunting Sirens voice vncouth.
Self-gnawing Harts, and gnashing Teeth of murr,
How faine would I see Orpheus reuiu'd,
Or Suadas hoony-bees in you rehiu'd ?
O moft-delicious hooney-dewes, infuse
Your daintiest influence into their Mufe.
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