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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To M. Iosvah Sylvester. A SONNET.
The glorious Salust, morall, true-divine,Who (all inspired wish a Holy rage)
Makes Heav'n his subiect and the Earth his stage,
The Arts his Actors, and the Triple-Trine:
Who his rich language gilds, and graceth fine:
His Countries honour, wonder of our age;
Whose Worlds blest Birth, and blessed Pupillage,
Gain him a world of fame for every line;
Hath heer obtain'd a true Interpreter,
Whom, fame, nor gaine, but loue to Heav'n and vs,
Mov'd to vn-French his learned labours thus.
Thus loves, thus lives all-loved Sylvester.
Forward, sweet friend: Heav'n, Nature, Arts, and Men,
All to this task prefer thine onely Pen.
G. Gay-Wood.
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