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ODE 10.
[Why doth heauen beare a Sunne]
Why doth heauen beare a Sunne
To giue the world an heate?
Why there haue starres a seate?
On earth (when all is donne)
Parthenophes bright Sunne
Doth giue a greater heate.
To giue the world an heate?
Why there haue starres a seate?
On earth (when all is donne)
Parthenophes bright Sunne
Doth giue a greater heate.
And in her heauen there bee
Such faire bright blazing starres,
Which still make open warres
With those in heauens degree:
These starres farre brighter bee
Then brightest of heauens starres.
Such faire bright blazing starres,
Which still make open warres
With those in heauens degree:
These starres farre brighter bee
Then brightest of heauens starres.
Why doth earth bring forth Roses,
Violettes, or Lillyes
Or bright Daffadylies:
In her cleare cheekes she cloases
Sweet Damaske Roses,
In her necke white Lillyes.
Violettes, or Lillyes
Or bright Daffadylies:
In her cleare cheekes she cloases
Sweet Damaske Roses,
In her necke white Lillyes.
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Violettes in her vaynes:
Why do men sacrifice
Incense to dieties?
Her breathe more fauour gaines,
And please the heauenly vaynes,
More then rich sacrifice.
Why do men sacrifice
Incense to dieties?
Her breathe more fauour gaines,
And please the heauenly vaynes,
More then rich sacrifice.
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