Philip Sidney
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+ | Though duskie wits dare scorne [[Astrology|Astrologie]],<br> | ||
+ | And fooles can thinke those lampes of purest light,<br> | ||
+ | Whose number, waies, greatnes, eternitie,<br> | ||
+ | Promising wondrous wonders to invite,<br> | ||
+ | To have for no cause birth-right in the skyes.<br> | ||
+ | But for to spangle the blacke weedes of Night,<br> | ||
+ | Or for some Braule which in that Chamber hie,<br> | ||
+ | They should still daunce to please a gazers sight.<br> | ||
+ | For mee I doe Nature unydle know,<br> | ||
+ | And know great causes, great effects procure,<br> | ||
+ | And know those bodies high, raigne on the low.<br> | ||
+ | And if these rules did fayle, proofe makes me sure,<br> | ||
+ | Who oft foresee my after following case,<br> | ||
+ | By onely those two starres in _Stella’s_ face.<br> | ||
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+ | --[[Astrophil and Stella]] (1580s) by Philip Sidney | ||
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- | Sir '''Philip Sidney''' ([[November 30]], [[1554]] – [[October 17]], [[1586]]) became one of the [[Elizabethan era|Elizabethan Age's]] most prominent figures. Famous in his day in [[England]] as a [[poet]], [[courtier]] and [[soldier]], he remains known as the author of ''[[Astrophil and Stella]]'' ([[1581]], pub. [[1591]]), ''The Defence of Poetry'' (or ''[[An Apology for Poetry]]'', 1581, pub. [[1595]]), and ''The [[Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia]]'' ([[1580]], pub. [[1590]]). | + | '''Sir Philip Sidney''' (30 November 1554 – 17 October 1586) was an [[English poet]], [[courtier]], scholar and soldier who is remembered as one of the most prominent figures of the [[Elizabethan era|Elizabethan age]]. His works include ''[[Astrophel and Stella]]'', ''[[An Apology for Poetry|The Defence of Poesy]]'' and ''[[The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia]]''. |
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Sir Philip Sidney (30 November 1554 – 17 October 1586) was an English poet, courtier, scholar and soldier who is remembered as one of the most prominent figures of the Elizabethan age. His works include Astrophel and Stella, The Defence of Poesy and The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia.