The Great Dvke of Florence A Comicall Historie |
To the deserving memory, of this worthy Worke, and the Author, Mr. Philip Massinger.
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To the deserving memory, of this worthy Worke, and the Author, Mr. Philip Massinger.
Action gives many Poems right to live,This Piece gave life to Action; and will give
For state, and language, in each change of Age,
To Time, delight; and honour to the stage.
Should late prescription faile which fames that Seat,
This Pen, might style The Duke of Florence Great.
Let many Write; Let much be Printed; read,
And censur'd; Toyes; no sooner-hatch't, then dead.
Here, without blush to Truth of commendation,
Is prov'd, how Art hath out-gone Imitation.
Iohn Ford.
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