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Yet therein now doth lodge a noble Peer1,

Great Englands glory, and the Worlds wide wonder,

Whose dreadful name, late through all Spaine did thunder,

And Hercules two pillars standing neare

Did make to quake and feare:

Faire branch of Honor, flower of Chivalrie,

That fillest England with thy triumphs fame,

Joy have thou of thy noble victorie,

And endlesse happinesse of thine owne name

That promiseth the same2;

That through thy prowesse, and victorious armes,

Thy country may be freed from foreign harms;

And great Elizaes glorious name may ring

Through al the world, filled with thy wide Alarmes,

Which some brave muse may sing

To ages following3,

Against the Brydale day, which is not long:

Sweete Themmes runne softly, till I end my song.

注释：1.a noble Peer：1596年，埃塞克斯伯爵和瓦尔特·罗里爵士卡迪斯共同打败了西班牙舰队。

2.the same：斯宾塞用德弗罗姓氏和法语词“hereux”玩了一个双关语文字游戏。

3.让世界上各个角落都能受到你富有生机、无所不容的精神感染。