 | Works of John Taylor the Water Poet not included in the folio volume of 1630
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[King David by an apt similitude]
King
David by an apt similitude,
Doth shew with Maiesty, the Church her worth;
And to a faire Kings daughter doth allude,
Where to her Spouse, he bravely brings her forth,
In Garments wrought of Needle-worke and Gold,
Resplendent and most glorious to the eye:
Whose out-side much more glory did infold,
The presence of th'eternall Majesty.
Thus may you see Records of holy Writ
Set downe (what death or Time can nere deface.)
By these comparisons, comparing fit,
The noble worth of Needle-workes high grace.
Then learne faire Damsels, learne your times to spend
In this, which such high praisings doth commend.
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