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Epigr. 4. Ad Henricum Wottonum.
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Epigr. 4. Ad Henricum Wottonum.
Wotton , the country and the country swayne,How can they yeelde a Poet any sense?
How can they stirre him vp, or heat his vaine?
How can they feede him with intelligence?
You haue that fire which can a witt enflame,
In happy London Englands fayrest eye:
Well may you Poets haue of worthy name,
Which haue the foode and life of poetry.
And yet the country or the towne may swaye,
Or beare a part, as clownes doe in a play.
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