Nature

The eleuenth of Nouember, the sunne enters into Sagittarius, Or the Archer. Sagittarius; Nouember

by John Taylor 1580–1653

From The Nipping and Snipping of Abuses (1614)

Nature

Thus Luna's brother lower doth descend,
And at the Archer rests his radient waine,
Now winters bitter blasting storms contend
T' assault our hemispheare, with might and maine.
The fields and trees disrobed all againe,
Stark naked strip'd of hearbs, of flowres, of fruits,
And now the Lord, the Lowne, the Sir, the Swaine
Against the freeze, of freeze make winter suites.
Now chirping birds are all turn'd tonguelesse mutes,
And Sheapheard swaines to sheephouse driues their sheep.
Hot controuersies now are in disputes
At Westminster, where such a coyle they keepe;
Where man, doth man within the law be tosse,
Till some go crosselesse home by woodcocks crosse.

MLA

Taylor, John. “The eleuenth of Nouember, the sunne enters into Sagittarius, Or the Archer. Sagittarius; Nouember.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/taylor_j/126/.

Chicago

Taylor, John. “The eleuenth of Nouember, the sunne enters into Sagittarius, Or the Archer. Sagittarius; Nouember.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/taylor_j/126/.

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