Edward Dyer

Sir Edward Dyer (October 1543 – May 1607) was an English courtier and poet. Quotes My Minde to Me a Kindome Is; Such present joys therein I find, That it excels all other bliss That earth affords or grows by kind: Though much I want which most would have,Yet still my mind forbids to crave. MS. Rawl 85 (1588), p. 17. A very similar but anonymous copy is in the British Museum. Additional MS. 15225, p. 85. And there is an imitation in J. Sylvester’s Works, p. 651, Hannah, Courtly Poets. Compare: My mind to me a kingdom is;Such perfect joy therein I find,As far exceeds all earthly blissThat God and Nature hath assigned.Though much I want that most would have,Yet still my mind forbids to crave. Byrd: Psalmes, Sonnets, etc. 1588. My mind to me an empire is,While grace affordeth health. Robert Southwell (1560–1595), Loo Home. "Mens regnum bona possidet" (translated as "A good mind possesses a kingdom"), Seneca, Thyestes, ii. 380. Some have too much, yet still do crave; I little have, and seek no more: They are but poor, though much they have, And I am rich with little store: They poor, I rich; they beg, I give;They lack, I have; they pine, I live. MS. Rawl 85 (1588), p. 17. External links Category:Poets from England Category:1543 births Category:1607 deaths