HYMN II To Astræa E L I S A B E T H A R E G I N A TERNALL Virgin, Goddesse true, et me presume to sing to you. oue, euen great Ioue hath leasure ometimes to heare the vulgar crue, nd heares them oft with pleasure. lessèd Astræa, I in part nioy the blessings you impart ; he Peace, the milke and hony, umanitie, and civil Art, richer dower then money. ight glad am I that now I liue, uen in these dayes whereto you giue reat happinesse and glory ; f after you I should be borne, o doubt I should my birth-day scorne, dmiring your sweet storie. Queen Elizabeth Playing the Lute. Nicholas Hilliard, c.1576. Source: Davies, Sir John. The Complete Poems of Sir John Davies. Vol I. Rev. Alexander B, Grosart, Ed. London: Chatto and Windus, Piccadilly, 1876. 130. to Works of Sir John Davies Site copyright ©1996-2007 Anniina Jokinen. All Rights Reserved. Created by Anniina Jokinen on January 28, 1998. Last updated January 19, 2007.