To my gracious Lord, the Duke of Buckingham, vpon the birth of his first Sonne

Giue leaue (my Lord) to his abounding heart,
Whose faithfull zeale presumes to beare a part
In eu'ry blessing which vpon you shines,
And to your glory consecrates his lines;
Vuhich rising from a plaine and countrey Muse,
Must all my boldnesse with her name excuse.
Shall Burley onely triumph in this Child,
Vuhich by his birth is truly Happy stil'd?
Nay: we will striue, that Eccho with her notes,
May draw some ioy into our homely Cotes:
Vuhile I to solitary bils retire,
Vuhere quiet thoughts my Songs with truth inspire,
And teach me to foretell the hopes that flow
From this young Lord, as he in yeeres shall grow.
First, we behold (and neede not to presage)
Vuhat pleasing comfort in this tender age
He giues his Parents, sweetning eu'ry day
Vuith deare contentments of his harmelesse play.
They in this glasse their seu'rall beauties place,
And owne themselues in his delightfull face.
But when this flowry bud shall first beginne
To spread his leaues which were conceal'd within;
And casting off the dew of childish teares,
More glorious then the Rose at noone appeares,
His minde extends it selfe to larger bounds;
Instinct of gen'rous Nature oft propounds:
(Great Duke) your actiue graces to his sight,
As obiects full of wonder and delight:
These in his thoughts entire possession keep,
They stop his play, and interrupt his sleepe.
So doth a carefull Painter fixe his eyes
Vpon the patterne, which before him lies,
And neuer from the boord his hand withdrawes,
Vntill the Type be like th' Exemplar cause.
To courtly dancing now he shall incline,
To manage horses, and in Armes to shine.
Such ornaments of youth are but the seeds
Of noble Vertues, and Heroick deeds.
He will not rest in any outward part,
But striues t' expresse the riches of your heart
Vuithin a litle modell, and to frame
True title to succession of your fame:
In riper yeeres he shall your wisedome learne,
And your vndaunted courage shall discerne;
And from your actions, from your words and looke[.]
Shall gather rules, which others reade in bookes:
So in Achilles more those lessons wrought,
Which Peleus show'd, then those which Chiron taught