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 |
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Eternall, ô, if e're the purest of my minde
Hath beene possest with heat of any heau'nly winde,
If e're my heart enspir'd with thine high spirits glance,
Hath to thine Altar brought a verse of famous France,
O Father of shining light, ô first Fountaine of skill,
Or now, or neu'r is time, I Thine heauenly fury fill
And quintessence my soule, and that some thought diuine,
Base cares abandoning, me lift-vp to the skine.
Time is thou lead me farre fro mens cares and alarmes,
That I endronke my sence with heau'nly Syrens charmes,
Embrace with peace and ioy Vrany and her sisters,
And view th'all-starry roofe, that o're this Temple glisters.
Hath beene possest with heat of any heau'nly winde,
If e're my heart enspir'd with thine high spirits glance,
Hath to thine Altar brought a verse of famous France,
O Father of shining light, ô first Fountaine of skill,
Or now, or neu'r is time, I Thine heauenly fury fill
And quintessence my soule, and that some thought diuine,
Base cares abandoning, me lift-vp to the skine.
Time is thou lead me farre fro mens cares and alarmes,
That I endronke my sence with heau'nly Syrens charmes,
Embrace with peace and ioy Vrany and her sisters,
And view th'all-starry roofe, that o're this Temple glisters.
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