A poem attributed to this author states "Pull up thy heart, suppress thy brackish tears" since "The less afraid, the better thou shalt speed" and mockingly tells its subject "It passeth fickle Fortune's power and skill / to force my heart to think thee any ill."
A poem attributed to this author states "Pull up thy heart, suppress thy brackish tears" since "The less afraid, the better thou shalt speed" and mockingly tells its subject "It passeth fickle Fortune's power and skill / to force my heart to think thee any ill." This writer translated a fragment of Boethius's The Consolation of Philosophy in "All human kind on earth," which asks "What crake you of your stock or forefathers old?" A short poem by this author that states "Much suspected by me, / Nothing proved can be" was etched into a window at Woodstock with a diamond. This person, who may have written "Ah Silly Pug, Wert Thou So Afraid" to a lover, is the model for both Lucifera of the Court of Pride and the virginal Belphoebe. She also inspired the title character of a poem that traces her "elfin lineage"; the court of that character inspired by this person contains Guyon, Redcrosse, and other knights. For 10 points, name this woman who served as the inspiration for Gloriana, the title character of The Faerie Queene.
A poem attributed to this author states "Pull up thy heart, suppress thy brackish tears" since "The less afraid, the better thou shalt speed" and mockingly tells its subject "It passeth fickle Fortune's power and skill / to force my heart to think thee any ill."
Elizabeth I [or Good Queen Bess or  Elizabeth Tudor; prompt on Elizabeth]