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Du Bartas

His Divine Weekes And Workes with A Compleate Collectio[n] of all the other most delight-full Workes: Translated and written by yt famous Philomusus: Iosvah Sylvester
Sylvester, Josuah (1563-1618)

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Anagammata Regia: Regi.
Iacobvs Stvart: Iusta Scrutabo.
  
CORONA DEDICATORIA.
  
[These laureat Temples which the Laurel grace]
  
HIS LIFE, &c.
  
Lectoribus
  
INDIGNIS.
  
OPTIMIS.
  
EPIGRAM. To M. Iosuah Sylvester.
  
In praise of the Translator.
  
To M. Iosvah Sylvester, of his Bartas Metaphrased.
  
To my good friend, M. Sylvester, in honour of this sacred Work.
  
To M. Iosvah Sylvester. A SONNET.
  
Flexanimo Salustij du Bartus interpreti, Ios. Sylvesteri, carmen Encomiasticon.
  
In Commendation of du Bartas, and his Translator, M. Iosvah Sylvester. A Sonnet.
  
In Commendation of this worthie Worke.
  
An Acrostick Sonnet, to his friend M. Iosva Sylvester.
  
To the Same.
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Du BARTAS His FIRST WEEK, OR BIRTH OF THE WORLD:
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Du BARTAS HIS SECOND WEEKE, DISPOSED (After the proportion of his First) Into Seaven Dayes: (viz.)
  
[dedication]
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1. Sonnet.
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2. Sonnet.
  
TO THE RIGHT EXCELLENT, and most hopefull young Prince, Henry, PRINCE of WALES.
  
TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE, the Lord High Chancelor of England.
  
TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE, the Earle of Salisbury, Lord high Threasurer of England.
  
TO THE RIGHT HONOBLE, the Earle of Dorset (late) Lord high Threasurer of England.
  
TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE, the Earle of Pembroke.
  
TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE the Earle of Essex, Earle Marshall of England, &c.
  
TO THE SAME RIGHT Honourable Earle of ESSEX, &c.
  
TO THE RIGHT HONORABLE Charles Lord Mount-ioy, Earle of Deuonshire.
  
TO THE SAME RIGHT Honourable Earle of Deuonshire, &c.
  
TO THE SAME RIGHT Honourable the Earle of Deuonshire, &c.
  
TO THE HONORABLE, learned, and religious Gentleman, Sir Peter Yovng of Seton, Knight, Almoner of Scotland, and one of his Maiesties Priuy Councell there.
  
TO THE RIGHT VERTVOVS (fauourer of Vertue, furtherer of Learning) Sir Thomas Smith (of London) Knight, (late) Lord Embassadour for his Maiesty, to the Emperour of Rvssia.
  
TO THE MOST HONORABLE, learned, and religious Gent. Mr. Anthony Bacone.
  
TO THE SAME MOST Honourable Gentleman, Master Anthony Bacone.
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ADAM.
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NOAH.
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ABRAHAM.
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DAVID.
  
Pibrac. Quad. 5.
  
TO MY EVER-MOST HONOVRED MISTRESS, Mris Essex, wife to the right worthy, William Essex of Lamborn, Esquier; and eldest Daughter of the right valiant, and Nobly-descended, Sir Walter Harecourt of Stanton-Hare-court, Knight Baron of Ellen-Hall.
  
TO VERTVES PATTERNE, AND BEAVTIES Paragon, Mris Ione Essex: now wife to the right worthy, William Anderson Esquier (second Son of the late Lord Anderson) and only Sister of the Honorably-descended William Essex of Lamborn, Esquire.
  
VRANIA. OR The Heauenly Muse.
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THE TRIVMPH OF FAITH
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TETRASTICHA. OR THE QVADRAINS OF GVY DE FAVR, Lord of Pibrac.
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SONNETS Vpon THE LATE MIRACVLOVS PEACE IN FRANCE.
  
A DIALOGVE VPON THE TROVBLES PAST:
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AN ODE OF THE LOVE AND BEAVTIES OF ASTRÆA.
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EPIGRAMS & EPITAPHES vpon Warre and Peace.
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THE PROFIT OF IMPRISONMENT.
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LITTLE BARTAS:
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Micro-cosmo-graphia: THE LITTLE-WORLDES DESCRIPTION; OR THE MAP OF MAN
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CERTAIN EPIGRAMS of the same Mr. H. S.
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THE MAIDENS BLVSH:
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THE PARLIAMENT OF VERTVES ROYALL:
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A DIVINE & TRVE TRAGI-COMEDY; IOB TRIVMPHANT in his Triall:
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BETHVLIANS RESCVE.
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A HYMN OF ALMS: OR THE BEGGERS BELL; heard, from beyond THE CHARTER-HOVSE,
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MEMORIALS OF MORTALITIE.
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MEMORIALS OF MORTALITIE.
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St. LEWIS; THE KING:
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HENRIE THE GREAT (The Fourth of that Name) LATE King of France and Navarr: HIS Tropheis and Tragedie. Written in French By Piere Mathiev.
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THE BATTAIL OF YVRY:
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SIMILE NON EST IDEM: Seeming is not the Same.
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A GLIMSE OF HEAVENLY IOYES:
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AVTO-MACHIA: OR The Self-Conflict of a Christian.
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TOBACCO BATTERED;
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LACRYMÆ LACRYMARVM:
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AN ELEGIAC-EPISTLE Consolatorie.
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HONOR'S FARVVEL To Her Honorable Friends: Or The Ladie Hay's Last Will
  
A FVNERAL ELEGIE
  
To Gods Glory. IN PIOVS MEMORY OF the nobly vertuous and religious Matrone, Margarite, Wife of Robert Hill, Dr. of Divinity, and Pastor of this Parish.
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Vxor Felix. Loquitur post funera virtus.
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A Brief Catechism.
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SPECTACLES
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MOTTOES.
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THE WOOD-MANS BEAR.
  
EPITHALAMION.
  
A HOLY PREPARATION to a ioifull Resurrection.
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THE MYSTERIE OF MYSTERIES.

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Sonnet 10.

[This was no action of a humane hand]

This was no action of a humane hand,
But th'only work of the great Thunderer,
Who (wise-directing all the things that are)
In vs divinely works his owne command.
Som men, vnwilling, benefit their Land,
Or vn-awares their Countries good preferr;
Another motions Peace, but mindeth Warr,
And Peace succeeds what-ever drifts withstand.
Th'Arch-Architect, the matchless Artizan
All instruments vnto good vses prooues:
Man's but a wheel, which that great Moover moues;
Each gracious gift in that first cause began:
Each good's a gleam of that first light alone,
If Ill approach vs, onely that's our owne.
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