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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
Lisle, William (1579?-1637)

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A Pastorall Dedication to the King.
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[Fovre bookes of Du Bartas]
  
The end of Adam, and beginning of Nöe.
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The first Booke of Noe, called the Arke.
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The second Booke of Noe, called BABILON.
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The third Booke of Noe, or the Colonies.
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The Pillars, or fourth Booke of Noe.

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And in case burning coles of at-home-bred sedition,
Or what mishap so-er'e shall driue vs to diuision:
Yet (brothers) let vs leaue, as high as heau'nly flames,
Vpon this Towre engrau'n our euerlasting names.
As fire by shepherds left amidst the dry-leafe woods,
At first is hid, or makes but only smoakie floods
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