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 |
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Sonnet 38.
[O christian cor'siue! that the Mahomite]
O christian cor'siue! that the MahomiteWith hundred thousands in Vienna Plaine,
His mooned Standards hath already pight,
Prest to ioyne Austrich to his Thracian Raigne:
Malth, Corfu, Candie, his proud Threats disdaine;
And all our Europe trembles in dismay;
While striuing Christians (by each other slaine)
Each other weak'ning make him easie waie.
Khodes, Belgrade, Cyprus, and the Realmes of Greece,
Thrall'd to his barbarous yoake, yet fresh-declare,
That while two striue, a third obtaines the fleece.
Though name of Christian be a title faire;
If, but for Earth, they all this while haue striv'n,
They may haue Earth, but others shall haue Heav'n.
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