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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Sonnet 6.
[Who could expect (but past all expectation)]
Who could expect (but past all expectation)So suddain order, from so sad confusion?
So loyall friendship, from false emulation;
So firm possession, from so fierce intrusion?
Who could expect (but past all likelyhood)
From such a storm, such and so sweet a calme;
From France her cinders, such a Phœnix-brood;
Pandoras box to yeeld so rare a balme?
Who could expect (but past all humane thought)
So frank a freedom from a thrall so late,
Or certain Rudder of so rent a State?
True Æsculapius, thou alone hast wrought
This Miracle, not on Hyppolitus,
But on this Kingdom, much more wonderous.
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