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MADRIGALL 4.
[There had my Zeuxes place and time to draw]
There had my Zeuxes place and time to drawMy mistresse pourtraict, which on platane table
With nature matching colours as he saw
Her leaning on her elbow, tho not able
He gan with vermil, gold, white, and sable
To shadow forth: and with a skilfull knuckle
Liuely set out my fortunes fable,
On lippes a rose, on hand an hony-suckle.
For nature fram'd that arbour in such orders
That roses did with woodbynes buckle,
Whose shadow trembling on her louely face
He left vnshadow'd, there arte lost his grace
And that white lillie leafe with fringed borders
Of Angels gold vayled the skyes
Of myne heauens hierarchie which clos'd her eyes.
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