Time & Brevity
Cynthia, to Thy Power and Thee
From Lyrics from the Dramatists of the Elizabethan Age, ed. A. H. Bullen (London: Nimmo, 1889)
Cynthia, to thy power and thee
We obey.
Joy to this great company!
And no day
Come to steal this night away,
Till the rites of love are ended,
And the lusty bridegroom say,
Welcome, light, of all befriended!
Pace out, you watery powers below;
Let your feet,
Like the galleys when they row,
Even beat;
Let your unknown measures, set
To the still winds, tell to all
That gods are come, immortal, great,
To honour this great nuptial.
Codex Note
From The Maid's Tragedy. Bullen's Introduction ascribes the bridal songs of this play to Beaumont.
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Beaumont, Francis. “Cynthia, to Thy Power and Thee.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/beaumont/6/.
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Beaumont, Francis. “Cynthia, to Thy Power and Thee.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/beaumont/6/.
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