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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lies a Margarite, that the most excell'd,
(Her Father Wyts, her Mother Lichterveld,
Rematcht with Metkerk) of remark for birth,
But much more gentle for her genuine worth:
Wyts (rarest) Iewell (so her name bespeaks)
Vertues bright Load-starre, to enlight her Sex
In pious, prudent, peace-full, praise-full life,
Fitting a SARA, and a Sacred's Wife,
Such as SARAVIA, and (her second) HIL,
Whose ioy of life, Death in her Death did kill.
(Her Father Wyts, her Mother Lichterveld,
Rematcht with Metkerk) of remark for birth,
But much more gentle for her genuine worth:
Wyts (rarest) Iewell (so her name bespeaks)
Vertues bright Load-starre, to enlight her Sex
In pious, prudent, peace-full, praise-full life,
Fitting a SARA, and a Sacred's Wife,
Such as SARAVIA, and (her second) HIL,
Whose ioy of life, Death in her Death did kill.
Quàm piè Obijt, Puerpera, Salutis, 1615
Die 29, Iunij, Anno Ætatis, 39.
Pignus Amoris ac Mœroris Posuit Rob. Hill
Signam Honoris ac Mœroris Composuit Ios. Syl.
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