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The most famous and Tragicall Historie of Pelops and Hippodamia

Whereunto are adioyned sundrie pleasant deuises, Epigrams, Songes and Sonnettes. Written by Mathewe Groue

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The sinnes of Kings.

VVhen euer as the king doth sinne,
and iustly Ioue therefore,
Doth vengeance giue, to the intent
that he should sinne no more:
We alwayes see the plague to light,
on commons many a one,
As well as on the wight that finde
and forceth them to grone.