Let him blesse thee too.

Onely behold her rare perfection, And blesse your fortunes fayre election.

And you shall see Her steale a gentle smile Upon thy Title, put thee neerer yet, Breath on thy Lines a whisper, and then set Her voyce up to the measures; then begin To blesse the houre, and happy state shee's in.

And heere thy feete did blesse the happie land?

I blesse my lipps with your white handes.

I am bounde (My contyence knowes it well) to blesse your lordshipp If you or others moved the emperour To my displaceinge.

full oft for loving you I blesse my lot, that was so lucky placed:

Extract from roses gentlest winds, Such odors as young Hymen finds At sweet Arabian nuptialls; let The youthfull graces here beget Soe smooth a peace that every breath May blesse this marriage of Death.

O you'ld blesse your self to see them.

They have left a darknes so extreame behynde I cannot fynde a prayre to blesse theire soules.

I will (deare friend) and blesse my happy stars That give me meanes to so desir'de a deed.

I am not come for your welcome, I expect none; I bring no joyes to blesse the bed withal; Nor songs, nor Masques to glorifie the Nuptials, I bring an angrie mind to see your folly, A sharp one too, to reprehend you for it.

And though he sought my learned paynes to wrong I hate him not for that; My verse shall live When Neroes body shall be throwne in Tiber, And times to come shall blesse those wicked armes.

Wherewith crauing your fauor, and beseeching God to blesse your worship, with my good Ladie your wife, I most humbly take my leaue: This 16. of Ianuarie. 1597.