Fovre bookes of Du Bartas I. The Arke, II. Babylon, III. The Colonnyes, IIII. The Columues or Pyllars: In French and English, for the Instrvction and Pleasvre of Svch as Delight in Both Langvages. By William Lisle ... Together with a large Commentary by S. G. S |
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I soong of late as time then gave me scope;
Howbee't for other times a way left ope:
But now, as now; to th'end my Lord may heare,
My voyce, then hoars, to day is waxen cleere:
My former Shepheards song devised was
To please great Scotus, and his Lycidas,
But this for Galla, whom th'All-mightie power
Hath made a Lilly-Rose, and double flower:
O Vally Lilly, and Sharon Rose her blesse!
Though this good speed prevēted hath my presse:
Else had I not this peece of booke alone,
But whole Du-Bartas offred at your throne;
For either nation counterpaged thus,
T'acquaint more us with them, and them With us.
Yet (o!) uovchsafe it thus and grant an eare
To these two Swains, whom I ore-heard whileare.
Howbee't for other times a way left ope:
But now, as now; to th'end my Lord may heare,
My voyce, then hoars, to day is waxen cleere:
My former Shepheards song devised was
To please great Scotus, and his Lycidas,
But this for Galla, whom th'All-mightie power
Hath made a Lilly-Rose, and double flower:
O Vally Lilly, and Sharon Rose her blesse!
Though this good speed prevēted hath my presse:
Else had I not this peece of booke alone,
But whole Du-Bartas offred at your throne;
For either nation counterpaged thus,
T'acquaint more us with them, and them With us.
Yet (o!) uovchsafe it thus and grant an eare
To these two Swains, whom I ore-heard whileare.
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