Abraham Fleming

Abraham Fleming (or Flemyng, c. 1552 – 18 September 1607) was an English writer and clergyman.

Quotes

The Bucoliks of Publius Virgilius Maro, &c. (1589)

The Bucoliks of Publius Virgilius Maro, Prince of all Latine Poets ... Together with his Georgiks or Ruralls, otherwise called his husbandrie, conteyning foure books. All newly translated into English verse (London: T[homas] O[rwin] for Thomas Woodcocke, 1589; 4to, dedicated to Archbishop Whitgift)

• ALPHEUS:
  Bring water foorth, and bind with filets soft there altars round
  Burne vervine fat and full of juice, and frankincense the best,
  That I may try to turne away the right wits of my husband
  With sacrifices magical! of witchcraft and inchantment.
  Nothing is wanting now but charms which woonders great do worke
  O you my charms bring Daphnis from the town, bring Daphnis home.
  Charms able are from heaven high to fetch the moone adowne,
  With charms did Circe turne and change Ulisses fellowes shapes
  With charming is the snake so cold in medowes burst to peeces:
  O you my charms bring Daphnis from the town, bring Daphnis home.
  I twist for thee even first of all these threeds in number three,
  In colour threefold differing, and thrise about these altars
  I draw thy lively counterfet: God joies in number od:
  O you my charms bring Daphnis from the town, bring Daphnis home.
  • A love-charm (Eclogue 8)

External links

• Encyclopedic article on Abraham Fleming on Wikipedia