George Turberville

George Turberville (or Turbervile; about 1540 – before 1597) was an English poet. Epitaphs, Epigrams, Songs and Sonnets (1567) "The Louer to his Ladie that gased much vp to the Skies" My Girle, thou gazest muchvpon the golden Skies:Would I were Heauen, I would beholdthée then with all mine eies. Translating Anthologia Palatina, VII, 669 Modernised:"The Lover to his Lady, that gazed much up to the Skies"My Girl, thou gazest much  Upon the golden skies:Would I were Heaven, I would behold  Thee then with all mine eyes. "To his Ladie, that by hap when he kissed hir and made hir lip bleed, controld him and tooke disdaine" Discharge thy dole,Thou subtile soule,It standes in little stéedeTo cursse the kisseThat causer isThy chirrie lip doth bléede.Thy bloud ascendsTo make amendsFor domage thou hast donne:For by the sameI felt a flameMore scorching than the Sunne.Thou reftst my harteBy secret Arte,My sprites were quite subdude:My Senses fledAnd I was ded,Thy lippes were scarce imbrude.The kisse was thine,The hurt was mine,My hart felt all the paine:Twas it that bledAnd lookte so red,I tell thée once againe.But if you longTo wreake your wrongVpon your friendly fo:Come kisse againeAnd put to paineThe man that hurt you so. Modernised:"To his Lady, that by hap when he kissed her and made her lip bleed, controlled him and took disdain"  Discharge thy dole,  Thou subtle soul,It stands in little stead  To curse the kiss  That causer isThy cherry lip doth bleed.  Thy blood ascends  To make amendsFor damage thou hast done:  For by the same  I felt a flameMore scorching than the sun.  Thou reft’st my heart  By secret art,My sprites were quite subdued:  My senses fled  And I was dead,Thy lips were scarce imbrued.  The kiss was thine,  The hurt was mine,My heart felt all the pain:  ’Twas it that bled  And looked so red,I tell thee once again.  But if you long  To wreak your wrongUpon your friendly foe;  Come kiss again  And put to painThe man that hurt you so. External links Category:Poets from England Category:People of the Elizabethan era