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1. SONET.
[Kind Attalus in Annals old wee reid]
Kind Attalus in Annals old wee reid,Was King of Pergame by the Romans ayde,
Hee long time brookt the same, but foraine feid,
Which made those noble Romans to be glad:
And yet becaus hee had no heyrs, 'tis sayd
Hee to those foresayd Romans did resigne,
His Diadem and Crowne, and what he hade
Hee gaue to them, that erst made him a King.
Hade I been made no Poet S. but Prince
Of fertill bounds for Parnase bare and dry,
Your Grace had gott my Crowne and all long since,
For I laik heyrs, and none more kind then I.
To vse thee sweet inchanting Poets vaine,
You gaue mee Reuls, I giue you Ryms againe.
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