The First booke of the famous Historye of Penardo and Laissa other ways callid the watres, of Love and Ambitione ... Doone in Heroik verse, by Patrik Gordon |
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To the Authour.
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To the Authour.
Nature and arte contending which should proue
Most fauourd of the muses did ordaine
Old Orphæus their Iudge who broght his loue
From Plutoes kingdome and from hellish payne
But he excus'd him self his workes wer torne:
And with, tymes rusly Canker cleane outuorne.
Most fauourd of the muses did ordaine
Old Orphæus their Iudge who broght his loue
From Plutoes kingdome and from hellish payne
But he excus'd him self his workes wer torne:
And with, tymes rusly Canker cleane outuorne.
Yet Sayd that he would wish them to ane vther
Whoes lynes could weall decyd their wrangling stryff
And soe thy braue Penardo did discover
Wheirby aste seem'd to be bereaft of lyff
Whilst thou hir conqur'our to thy greater grace
Makst arte to nature euin in arte giue place.
Whoes lynes could weall decyd their wrangling stryff
And soe thy braue Penardo did discover
Wheirby aste seem'd to be bereaft of lyff
Whilst thou hir conqur'our to thy greater grace
Makst arte to nature euin in arte giue place.
Then since thu'rt arts Controler, natures Chyld,
Stird vp by vertue to encreass thy fame
Leaue not Layssa thus from loue exyld
For saue thy self non dare attempt the same
And as thou dost in vs sweet thoghts Inspyre
Soe goe thou one and we shall still admyre.
Stird vp by vertue to encreass thy fame
Leaue not Layssa thus from loue exyld
For saue thy self non dare attempt the same
And as thou dost in vs sweet thoghts Inspyre
Soe goe thou one and we shall still admyre.
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