magnum
Vendicat heroem; quo non formosior
alter
Affuit, ant docta iuuenis
praestantior arte;
Ora licet tenera vix dum lanugine
vernent.

{377b} Historical MSS. Commission, 7th Report (Appendix) p. 521b.

{378} Peele's _Anglorum Feriae_.

{379} _Cal. of the Duke of Rutland's MSS._ i. 321. Barnabe Barnes, who
was one of Southampton's poetic admirers, addressed a crude sonnet to
'the Beautiful Lady, The Lady Bridget Manners,' in 1593, at the same time
as he addressed one to Southampton. Both are appended to Barnes's
collection of sonnets and other poems entitled _Parthenophe and
Parthenophil_ (cf. Arber's _Garner_, v. 486). Barnes apostrophises Lady
Bridget as 'fairest and sweetest'

Of all those sweet and fair flowers,
The pride of chaste Cynthia's [_i.e._ Queen Elizabeth's] rich crown.

{380} See p. 233, note 2.

{383a} The original letter is at Hatfield. The whole is printed in
Historical Manuscripts Commission, 3rd Rep. p. 145.

{383b} The quotation is a confused reminiscence of Falstaff's remarks in
I _Henry IV_. II. iv. The last nine words are an exact quotation of
lines 190-1.

{383c} _Sidney Papers_, ii. 132.

{383d} See p. 175.

{385a} See Nash's _Works_, ed. Grosart, v. 6. The whole passage runs:
'How wel or ill I haue done in it I am ignorant: (the eye that sees round
about it selfe sees not into it selfe): only your Honours applauding
encouragement hath power to make me arrogant. Incomprehensible is the
height of your spirit both in heroical resolution and matters of conceit.
Vnrepriuebly perisheth that booke whatsoeuer to wast paper, which on the
diamond rocke of your judgement disasterly chanceth to be shipwrackt. A
dere louer and cherisher you are, as well of the louers of Poets, as of
Poets them selues. Amongst their sacred number I dare not ascribe my
selfe, though now and then I speak English: that smal braine I haue, to
no further vse I conuert saue to be kinde to my frends, and fatall to my
enemies. A new brain, a new wit, a new stile, a new soule will I get mee
to canonize your name to posteritie, if in this my first attempt I am not
taxed of presumption. Of your gracious fauer I despaire not, for I am
not altogether Fames out-cast . . . Yo