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 RIGHT-RIGHT Honorable Ladies, Lucie, Marchioness of Winchester. Lucie, Countess of Bedford. Anne, Countess of Dorset. Frances, Countess of Exceter. Frances, Countess of Hartford. Katherin, Countess of Salisbury. Susan, Countess of Montgō. Barbara, Vi-Countess Lisle. Elizabeth, Vi-Countess Haddington. Elizabeth, Vi-Countess Fenton. Sara, Baroness Zouch. Margaret, Baroness Wotton. Honoria, Baroness Hay. Eliza. Baroness Knowles. Eliza. Baroness Cavendish. Iane. Baroness Roxborough.
Mirrors of Honor, Models of Perfection,Lowe, to You all, bowes the Bethvlian Dame;
Beseeching All but chiefly, You, by Name,
To daign her grace and place in your Affection.
You Noblest Lights, whose Vertues bright reflection
Rare-richly sparkles euery way some flame
(Diuerse in Form; in Vertue still the Same)
On Obiects worthy of your Worth's Election:
Your kinde Address Shee craues, your sweet Direction
Towards the Presence of Your Souerain Dame:
Whose High Endowments by the Trump of Fame,
Invite All Vertuous vnder Her Protection;
Which Ivdith humbly prayes You, pray for Her:
And milde interpret Her Interpreter.
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