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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Vpon the taking of Paris.
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When Paris (happily) was wonneWith small or no endangering,
Such sudden common ioy begunne,
That one would say (t'haue seen the thing)
Th'King took not Paris, Paris took the King.
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O rarest sight of ioyfull woe,Adorned with delightfull dread;
When Henry with one selfe-same showe,
Conquer'd at once and triumphed!
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Sith thee from danger and distress to free,The King thus took, or rather entred thee;
Paris, it was not in stern Mars his Moneth,
But in the month that mild Astræa owneth.
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