Poems On several Choice and Various Subjects Occasionally Composed By An Eminent Author. Collected and Published by Sergeant-Major P. F. [i.e. James Howell] |
To his late Majesty, at the Dedication unto Him of DODONAS GROVE,
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Poems On several Choice and Various Subjects | ||
To his late Majesty, at the Dedication unto Him of DODONAS GROVE,
OR The VOCAL FOREST:
Wherein there were many Prophetical Passages.
In times of yore, when Earth was yet but Clods,Trees for their Gardians had no less then Gods:
Jove did protect the Oke, Bacchus the Vine;
Minerva said, The Olive shall be mine:
Venus the Myrtle for her Minion took;
Apollo would the Laurel overlook.
My Trees need no such Patrons; one mild glance
Of Cæsars eye, will best their Buds advance.
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