Minerva Britanna Or A Garden of Heroical Deuises, furnished, and adorned with Emblemes and Impresa's of sundry natures, Newly devised, moralized, and published, By Henry Peacham |
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Amor coniugalis æternus.
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Amor coniugalis æternus.
To my Louing and most kind frendes, Mr Christopher Collarde, and Mrs Mabell Collarde his wife, of St Martines in the feildes.
Dearest of frendes, accept this small device,
Wherewith I would your curtesies requite,
But that your loues invaluable price,
Must hold me debter, while I view this light,
Nor can my heires, these papers dead and gone,
Repay the favors for me, you haue done.
Wherewith I would your curtesies requite,
But that your loues invaluable price,
Must hold me debter, while I view this light,
Nor can my heires, these papers dead and gone,
Repay the favors for me, you haue done.
A Turtle heere, vpon an Oliue sits,
Vpon whose branch, depends a Ring of gold,
As best the loue of Matrimonie fits,
Thus ever endles, never waxing old,
The branch and bowes, the fruite that from you spring,
The Doue your selfe, your wife that golden Ring.
Vpon whose branch, depends a Ring of gold,
As best the loue of Matrimonie fits,
Thus ever endles, never waxing old,
The branch and bowes, the fruite that from you spring,
The Doue your selfe, your wife that golden Ring.
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