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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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2. Sonnet.

These glorious Works, and gratefull Monuments
Built by Du BARTAS, on the Pyrenæis
(Your Royall Vertues to immortalize,
And magnifie your rich Munificence)
Haue prov'd so Charge-full to Trans-port from thence,
That our small Art's-stock hardly could suffize
To vnder-go so great an Enterprize;
But, is even beggerd with th'vn-cast Expense.
So that, except our Muses SOVERAIN
With gracious Eye regarde her spent Estate;
And, with a hand of Princely Fauour, daign
To stay her fall (before it be too-late)
She needs must fail: as (lending Light about)
Self-spending Lamps, for lack of Oyl, go-out.
Voy (Sire) Saluste.