Living

Auspice coelo

by Henry Peacham 1576?–1643?

From Minerva Britanna (1612)

Living

MOST Christian King, if yet hast turn'd away,
Those kindly rivers, from thy royall eies
For Fathers losse, this little view I pray
Our Muse reserues from his late Exequies:
The least of littles, yea though lesse it be,
It's thine, and signe, of her loues loyaltie.

Which, wheresoe're presented to thy view,
(For all thinges teach vs) thinke a heavenly mind
Is meant vnto thee, by that cullour Blew,
The Gold, the golden plentie thou dost find;
The number of thy Heaven-sent Lillies, three,
Is concord's ground, the sweetest harmonie.

MLA

Peacham, Henry. “Auspice coelo.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/peacham/14/.

Chicago

Peacham, Henry. “Auspice coelo.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/peacham/14/.

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