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Morley, Henry Parker (1476-1556)

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To the moste noble and vertuouse Lady. The Lady Mary doughter to oure moste victoriouse and naturall leage Lorde Kynge Henry the .VIIIth. Henry Parcare. Knight. Lorde Morley desyrethe to youre grace perpetuall felicite honor and helthe.

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The Englyshe of thies verses. In an Itali[a]n Ryme called. Soneto.

Orpheus with thy musyke and all thy pryde.
And thou Mercurius do thy harpe away
And thow three fotede Apollo .I. do say
Sett your Armony quyte and clene asyde.
ffor dauid that the spryte of trueth tryde.
Playnge on hys harpe the swete holy lay.
The mysterys of god dothe manifestly play.
In shewynge vs christe that on the crosse dyede
And all creatures exhorteth to cōmende
The hyghe god and celestiall kynge.
And made with hys worde eury thynge.
As the Judge of vs all at the latter ende.
Then let vs pretende
Hys name to g[l]oryfy hys mercy to reherse.
Whiche Dauid harppes on in many a swete verse.

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