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A Divine Centvrie of Spirituall Sonnets

[by Barnabe Barnes]
Barnes, Barnabe (1569?-1609)

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INVOCATION To the Diuine Father of sacred Muses.
 I. 
Sonnet. I.
 II. 
Sonnet. II.
 III. 
Sonnet. III.
 IIII. 
Sonnet. IIII.
 V. 
Sonnet. V.
 VI. 
Sonnet. VI.
 VII. 
Sonnet. VII.
 VIII. 
Sonnet. VIII.
 IX. 
Sonnet. IX.
 X. 
Sonnet. X.
 XI. 
Sonnet. XI.
 XII. 
Sonnet. XII.
 XIII. 
Sonnet. XIII.
 XIIII. 
Sonnet. XIIII.
 XV. 
Sonnet. XV.
 XVI. 
Sonnet. XVI.
 XVII. 
Sonnet. XVII.
 XVIII. 
Sonnet. XVIII.
 XIX. 
Sonnet. XIX.
 XX. 
Sonnet. XX.
 XXI. 
Sonnet. XXI.
 XXII. 
Sonnet. XXII.
 XXIII. 
Sonnet. XXIII.
 XXIIII. 
Sonnet. XXIIII.
 XXV. 
Sonnet. XXV.
 XXVI. 
Sonnet. XXVI.
 XXVII. 
Sonnet. XXVII.
 XXVIII. 
Sonnet. XXVIII.
 XXIX. 
Sonnet. XXIX.
 XXX. 
Sonnet. XXX.
 XXXI. 
Sonnet. XXXI.
 XXXII. 
Sonnet. XXXII.
 XXXIII. 
Sonnet. XXXIII.
 XXXIIII. 
Sonnet. XXXIIII.
 XXXV. 
Sonnet. XXXV.
 XXXVI. 
Sonnet. XXXVI.
 XXXVII. 
Sonnet. XXXVII.
 XXXVIII. 
Sonnet. XXXVIII.
 XXXIX. 
Sonnet. XXXIX.
 XL. 
Sonnet. XL.
 XLI. 
Sonnet. XLI.
 XLII. 
Sonnet. XLII.
 XLIII. 
Sonnet. XLIII.
 XLIIII. 
Sonnet. XLIIII.
 XLV. 
Sonnet. XLV.
 XLVI. 
Sonnet. XLVI.
 XLVII. 
Sonnet. XLVII.
 XLVIII. 
Sonnet. XLVIII.
 XLIX. 
Sonnet. XLIX.
 L. 
Sonnet. L.
 LI. 
Sonnet. LI.
 LII. 
Sonnet. LII.
 LIII. 
Sonnet. LIII.
 LIIII. 
Sonnet. LIIII.
 LV. 
Sonnet. LV.
 LVI. 
Sonnet. LVI.
 LVII. 
Sonnet. LVII.
 LVIII. 
Sonnet. LVIII.
 LIX. 
Sonnet. LIX.
 LX. 
Sonnet. LX.
 LXI. 
Sonnet. LXI.
 LXII. 
Sonnet. LXII.
 LXIII. 
Sonnet. LXIII.
 LXIIII. 
Sonnet. LXIIII.
 LXV. 
Sonnet. LXV.
 LXVI. 
Sonnet. LXVI.
 LXVII. 
Sonnet. LXVII.
 LXVIII. 
Sonnet. LXVIII.
 LXIX. 
Sonnet. LXIX.
 LXX. 
Sonnet. LXX.
 LXXI. 
Sonnet. LXXI.
 LXXII. 
Sonnet. LXXII.
 LXXIII. 
Sonnet. LXXIII.
 LXXIIII. 
Sonnet. LXXIIII.
 LXXV. 
Sonnet. LXXV.
 LXXVI. 
Sonnet. LXXVI.
 LXXVII. 
Sonnet. LXXVII.
 LXXVIII. 
Sonnet. LXXVIII.
 LXXIX. 
Sonnet. LXXIX.
 LXXX. 
Sonnet. LXXX.
 LXXXI. 
Sonnet. LXXXI.
 LXXXII. 
Sonnet. LXXXII.
 LXXXIII. 
Sonnet. LXXXIII.
 LXXXIIII. 
Sonnet. LXXXIIII.
 LXXXV. 
Sonnet. LXXXV.
 LXXXVI. 
Sonnet. LXXXVI.
 LXXXVII. 
Sonnet. LXXXVII.
 LXXXVIII. 
Sonnet. LXXXVIII.
 LXXXIX. 
Sonnet. LXXXIX.
 LXXXX. 
Sonnet. LXXXX.
 LXXXXI. 
Sonnet. LXXXXI.
 LXXXXII. 
Sonnet. LXXXXII.
 LXXXXIII. 
Sonnet. LXXXXIII.
 LXXXXIIII. 
Sonnet. LXXXXIIII.
 LXXXXV. 
Sonnet. LXXXXV.
 LXXXXVI. 
Sonnet. LXXXXVI.
 LXXXXVII. 
Sonnet. LXXXXVII.
 LXXXXVIII. 
Sonnet. LXXXXVIII.
 LXXXXIX. 
Sonnet. LXXXXIX.
 100. 
Sonnet. 100.
  
HYMNE TO THE GLORIOVS HONOVR OF THE most blessed and indiuisible Trinitie.

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Sonnet. LVI.

[O that I might with the wise Prophet sing]

O that I might with the wise Prophet sing,
Mine heart is ready, ready to giue praise!
But mine is not, though willing most alwaies
To celebrate the glorious heau'nly King
Poore hart, not worthie to that Angels wing
(Which with his glorie through the world doth paise
In heau'nly numbers temp'red with sweete phrase)
The least soft downe of Plumage for to bring.
Then milde, then spotlesse, comfortable Doue,
Whose winges were sinne of sinnes to violate,
Pure Bird of heau'nly sollace, peace and Loue,
With Rayons bright my soule illuminate,
From that false lustfull Pygeon late returnde,
Which almost had both soule and body burnde.
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