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The eighth Song.
[Armes are layd by: Earely and late]
Armes are layd by: Earely and late,
The Traueller goes safe to Bed:
Men eate and Drinke in Massie Plate,
And are with Deinties dayly fed.
Why should this Ile aboue the rest,
Be made (great Gods) the Halcions nest?
The 5. Deities
The Traueller goes safe to Bed:
Men eate and Drinke in Massie Plate,
And are with Deinties dayly fed.
Why should this Ile aboue the rest,
Be made (great Gods) the Halcions nest?
thus resolue them.
Imperious Peace her selfe Descends
The foure Gods.
Then here our search, and wonder ends,
Wee'l steale away
Peace.
Earths Rulers, stay!
The foure Gods.
Doth soft Peace call?
Peace.
Yes: and will streight employ yee All.
The foure Gods
How, and wherein?
The 5. in the lower Clowde.
Give eare, your Charge doth now begin.
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gives them their Charge.
Neptune to Sea, And let no Sayle,
Meete Albions Fleete, But make it veile.
Bellona Arme, That Foes may see,
Their Lillies kept by Lyons be.
Their fruitfull fields (Cebele) make
Pay Centuple for all they take.
And let Both Indies (Pluto) meete,
And lay their wealth at ALBAS feete.
The foure Gods
reply
When Peace commands such pleasing things,
From Love and Time wee'l steale their wings.
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