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And here O thou, thou great supreame protectresse
Of bolder spirits, and the sole directresse
Of lofty flying quills, which shall deriue
To after times, what glorious swords acchiue;
And mak'st the actions of heroick spirits
Perpetuate, and crowne their names their merits;
Illustrious Clio: Aide me, and inspire
My ragged rimes, with thy diviner fire;
Teach me to raise my stile, and to attaine
A pitch, that may transcend the vulgars straine;
Reach me a quill, rent from an Eagles wing;
And let my Incke be blood; that I may sing
Death to the life: let him; that reads, expound
Each dash, a sword; and euery word, a wound,
Of bolder spirits, and the sole directresse
Of lofty flying quills, which shall deriue
To after times, what glorious swords acchiue;
And mak'st the actions of heroick spirits
Perpetuate, and crowne their names their merits;
Illustrious Clio: Aide me, and inspire
My ragged rimes, with thy diviner fire;
Teach me to raise my stile, and to attaine
A pitch, that may transcend the vulgars straine;
Reach me a quill, rent from an Eagles wing;
And let my Incke be blood; that I may sing
Death to the life: let him; that reads, expound
Each dash, a sword; and euery word, a wound,
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