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VI. Epitaph on the Earl of Salisbury.
(Died May 24, 1612.)
Here lies Hobbinol, our pastor whilere,
That once in a quarter our fleeces did sheer.
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And was ever after both shepherd and dog.
For oblation to Pan his custom was thus:—
He first gave a trifle, then offered up us.
And through his false worship such power he did gain,
As kept him o'th' mountain and us on the plain:
Where many a hornpipe he tuned to his Phyllis,
And sweetly sung Walsingham to 's Amaryllis. [OMITTED]
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