Poems On several Choice and Various Subjects Occasionally Composed By An Eminent Author. Collected and Published by Sergeant-Major P. F. [i.e. James Howell] |
Upon the most Noble Work of the Lo. Mar. of Winchester,
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Upon the most Noble Work of the Lo. Mar. of Winchester,
By rendring the French Gallery of Ladies into English.
1
The World of Ladies must be honour'd much,That so sublime a Personage, that such
A Noble Peer, and Pen should thus display
Their Vertues, and expose them to the day.
2
His praises are like those coruscant BeamsVVhich Phœbus on high Rocks of Crystal streams:
The Matter and the Agent grace each other:
So Danae did when Jove made her a Mother.
3
Queens, Countesses and Ladies go, unlockYour Cabinets, draw forth your richest stock
Of Jewels, and his Coronet adorn
VVith Rubies, Perl, and Saphyres yet unworn.
4
Rise early, gather flow'rs now in the spring,Twist wreaths of Laurel, and fresh Garlands bring
To crown the Temples of this high-born Peer,
And make him your Apollo all the yeer.
And when his soul shall leave this Earthly Mine,
Then offer sacrifice unto his shrine.
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