The Works in Verse and Prose (including hitherto unpublished Mss.) of Sir John Davies: for the first time collected and edited: With memorial-introductions and notes: By the Rev. Alexander B. Grosart. In three volumes |
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HYMNE XXIII. Of her Justice.
Exil'd Astrœa is come againe,
Lo here she doth all things maintaine
In number, weight, and measure:
She rules vs with delightfull paine,
And we obey with pleasure.
Lo here she doth all things maintaine
In number, weight, and measure:
She rules vs with delightfull paine,
And we obey with pleasure.
By Loue she rules more then by Law,
Euen her great mercy breedeth awe;
This is her sword and scepter;
Herewith she hearts did euer draw,
And this guard euer kept her.
Euen her great mercy breedeth awe;
This is her sword and scepter;
Herewith she hearts did euer draw,
And this guard euer kept her.
Reward doth sit in her right-hand,
Each vertue thence taks her garland
Gather'd in Honor's garden:
In her left hand (wherein should be
Nought but the sword) sits Clemency
And conquers Vice with pardon.
Each vertue thence taks her garland
Gather'd in Honor's garden:
In her left hand (wherein should be
Nought but the sword) sits Clemency
And conquers Vice with pardon.
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