H Y M N E   VI. TO THE NIGHTINGALE. E L I S A B E T H A R E G I N A UERY night from euen till morne, oue's Quirister amidde the thorne s now so sweet a singer ; o sweet, as for her song I scorne pollo's voice, and finger. ut Nightingale, sith you delight uer to watch the starry night ; ell all the starres of heauen, eauen neuer had a starre so bright, s now to Earth is giuen. oyall Astræa makes our day ternall with her beames, nor may rosse darknesse ouercome her ; now perceiue why some doe write, o countrey hath so short a night, s England hath in Summer. Queen Elizabeth, "The Pelican Portrait". Source: Davies, Sir John. The Complete Poems of Sir John Davies. Vol I. Rev. Alexander B, Grosart, Ed. London: Chatto and Windus, Piccadilly, 1876. 134. to Works of Sir John Davies Site copyright ©1996-2007 Anniina Jokinen. All Rights Reserved. Created by Anniina Jokinen on October 9, 2001. Last updated January 19, 2007.