Back to Previous

In Defiance of Fortune

Never think you fortune can bear the sway
Where virtue’s force can cause her to obey.
Elizabeth I, “In Defiance of Fortune” from English Writers: an attempt towards a history of English literature, vol. IX, ed. Henry Morley. London: Cassell & Co., 1892. Public Domain.
Source: English Writers: an attempt towards a history of English literature, vol. IX (Cassell & Co., 1892)
More Poems by Queen Elizabeth I
See All Poems by this Author