Who is Stephen Hawes

Stephen Hawes (died 1523) was a popular English poet during the Tudor period who is now little known.

Life

He was probably born in Suffolk when the surname was common. If his own statement of his age may be trusted, he was born about 1474. He was educated at Oxford and travelled in England, Scotland and France. On his return his various accomplishments, especially his most excellent vein in poetry, procured him a place at court. He was Groom of the Chamber to Henry VII as early as 1502. According to Anthony Wood, he could repeat by heart the works of most of the English poets, especially the poems of John Lydgate, whom he called his master. He was still living in 1521, when it is stated in Henry VIII's household accounts that £6, 13s. 4d. was paid to Mr Hawes for ...
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Stephen Hawes Poems

  • Epitafio
    Oh mortal mío, quédate a ver
    cómo aquí descanso, ha tiempo un caballero;
    el fin del gozo y la prosperidad
    es muerte si, con hora y poder: ...
  • The Pastime Of Pleasure
    The good Dame Mercy with Dame Charyte
    My body buryed full ryght humbly
    In a fayre temple of olde antyquyte,
    Where was for me a dyryge devoutely ...
  • The Cōuercyon Of Swerers
    The fruytfull sentence & the noble werkes
    To our doctryne wryten in olde antyquyte
    By many grete and ryght notable clerkes
    Grounded on reason & hyghe auctoryte ...
  • The Cōforte Of Louers
    The prohemye.

    The gentyll poetes/vnder cloudy fygures
    Do touche a trouth/and clokeit subtylly ...
  • The Example Of Vertu : Cantos I.-vii.
    Here begynneth the boke called the example of vertu.

    The prologe.
    ...
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Place 6 Noble 5 Body 5 God 5 Good 5 Pleasure 5 Excellent 4 Power 4 Golden 4 Face 4


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