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(61) Benefitts.
The silver Moone, Diana Virgine bright,
on mortall creatours powred her moystening light,
wherwith she doth adorne the Sable nighte,
whose sleepinge mantle dimms the peircinge sight;
which gladsome shine she takes abundantlie
from her beloved spowse, who favourablie
doth spredd his goulden beames most liberallie
on that faire Phebee full of curtesie.
Thus, like the liberall moone, wee should bestowe
the bennefitts which from highe Ioue doe flowe
vnto vs mortall creatures here belowe,
vpon our neighbours, whome wee needie knowe,
ffor soe the beneficiall heavens
doe teach vs by their kynde,
whose comfortable vertues, wee
doe by their influence finde.
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