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 THE HIGH-HOPEFVLL Charles, Prince of Great-Britanne
Where witty Bertault (in his Fancy) meantBut a faint Præsage of His Prince of France;
Our Hopes of Ours the better to aduance,
We haue presum'd to cal a PARLAMENT;
Where Royal Vertues from Olympus sent,
By seuerall ACTS of sacred Ordinance,
Conform, confirm Your future Gouernance;
So please it Heav'n Your hart and hand consent.
O! please it Heav'n, You may be pleased Thus,
These Works to imitate, These Acts to act;
To proue your self, This same PANARETVS,
When future Age shall see our Hopes in Fact.
Which, while I pray; sweet Prince, in humblest sort
I cite Your HIGHNES to This Soverain Court.
To Your Highnes Seruice humbly-devoted, Ios. Sylvester.
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