The Doubt of Future Foes

Poem was written a time when rebellion was stirring. Elizabeth was becoming aware that she could not trust those around her. This poem relates her frustration in the situation; it is a warning to her enemies. Elizabeth does not put a specific name to her dissenter, but it is pretty clear that she is speaking of Mary and those who would follow her. All though the warning is clear, this text is a strong prediction of the future. A prediction that does in fact, come to fruition.

Fear of future enemies keep me from being happy. My intellect ...