Who is Joshua Sylvester
Josuah Sylvester (1563 – 28 September 1618) was an English poet.Biography
Sylvester was the son of a Kentish clothier. In his tenth year he was sent to school at King Edward VI School, Southampton, where he gained a knowledge of French. After about three years at school, he appears to have been put to business, and in 1591 the title-page of his Yvry states that he was in the service of the Merchant Adventurers' Company.
He was for a short time a land steward, and in 1606 Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales gave him a small pension as a kind of court poet. In 1613 he obtained a position as secretary to the Merchant Adventurers. He was stationed at Middelburg, in the Low Countries, where he died.
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Joshua Sylvester Poems
- They Say That Shadows Of Deceased Ghosts
They say that shadows of deceased ghosts
Do haunt the houses and the graves about,
Of such whose life's lamp went untimely out,
Delighting still in their forsaken hosts: ... - Love's Omnipresence
Where I was base as is the lowly plain,
And you, my Love, as high as heaven above,
Yet should the thoughts of me your humble swain
Ascend to heaven, in honour of my Love.... - The Glorious Stars Of Heaven
I'll ne'er believe that the Arch-Architect
With all these fires the heavenly arches decked
Only for show, and with their glistening shields
To amaze the poor shepherds watching in the fields:... - Constancy
Were I as base as is the lowly plain,
And you, my Love, as high as heaven above,
Yet should the thoughts of me, your humble swain,
Ascend to heaven in honor of my love. ... - To His Coy Love
I pray thee, leave, love me no more,
Call home the heart you gave me!
I but in vain that saint adore
Tat can but will not save me....
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Thecinesthetic: good time (2017) dir. ben safdie & joshua safdieThor_2000: they say that shadows of deceased ghosts haunt the houses and the graves about, of such whose life's lamp went untimely out, delighting still in their forsaken hosts. - joshua sylvester
Lstweetbot: dr. sylvester ashling, emu otori, max, and joshua macheath singing along to the boys are back in town by thin lizzy as it plays on the radio.
Fredbatiste: reminder … chiefs rookie db joshua williams (fayetteville state) was the first hbcu player drafted last april. if he wins that chip, he might surpass former all-ciaa standout sylvester ritter (junkyard dog) in the school’s pantheon lol
Joshua_liebman: the high in the sky seuss trolley train ride was originally going to be named sylvester mcmonkey mcbean’s very unusual driving machines
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