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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 40.

[Mid all these mischiefes, while the friend-foe Strangers]

Mid all these mischiefes, while the friend-foe Strangers,
With vs, against vs, had intelligence;
Henry our King, our Father, voides our dangers,
And (O Heav'ns wonder) planteth Peace in Fraunce.
Thou Iudge that sitt'st on the supernall Throne,
O quench thy fury, keep vs from hostilitie:
With eyes of mercy looke thou still vpon
Our Peace, and found it on a firme stabilitie:
Sith (in despight of discord) thou alone,
Inward and outward, hast thus salv'd vs (Lord)
Keep still our Fraunce (or rather Lord thine owne)
Let Princes loue, and liue in iust accord:
Dis-arme them (Lord) or, if Armes busie them,
Be it alone for thy Ierusalem.