Du Bartas His Divine Weekes And Workes with A Compleate Collectio[n] of all the other most delight-full Workes: Translated and written by yt famous Philomusus: Iosvah Sylvester |
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England's Apelles (rather Ovr Apollo)WORLD'S wonder SYDNEY, that rare more-thā-man,
This Lovely Venvs first to LIMNE beganne,
With such a PENCILL as no PENNE dares follow:
How thē shold I, in wit & art to shalow,
Attēpt the Task which yet none other can?
Far be the thought, that mine vnlearned hand
His heavenly Labor should so much vnhallow:
Yet, lest (that Holy-RELIQVE being shrin'd
In som High-Place, close lockt from cōmon light)
My Countrey-men should bee debarr'd the sight
Of these DVINE pure Beauties of the Minde;
Not daring meddle with APELLES TABLE,
This haue I muddled, as my MVSE was able.
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