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The Poetry of George Wither

Edited by Frank Sidgwick

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TO THE ALL-VERTVOVS AND THRICE EXCELLENT PRINCESSE Elizabeth, sole daughter to our dread Soueraigne, Iames by the grace of God, King of Great Britaine, France and Ireland, &c. AND WIFE TO THE HIGH AND MIGHTY PRINCE, Frederick the fifth, Count Palatine of the Rhein, Duke of Bauier, &c. Elector, and Arch-sewer to the sacred Roman Empire, during the vacancy Vicar of the same, and Knight of the most honorable Order of the Garter: George Wither wisheth all the Health; Ioyes, Honours, and Felicities of this World, in this life, and the perfections of eternity in the World to come.