The Works of William Fowler Secretary to Queen Anne, Wife of James VI. Edited with introduction, appendix, notes and glossary by Henry W. Meikle |
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XVI. SONETT SPIRITUELL.
If I thir lipps have closed through my faultsfra dewe extolling of thy sacred name,
and faithfull to this faithles uorld exhaults
Ingraitfull obiects, raisers of my schame,
iff I thir lipps to foolish songs did frame
the mothers fosters [?] sawers [?] of vayne toyes,
if I thir lipps, which lesings did proclame,
have harroulds maid of vaine and fragil Ioyes
to this suite I my pen and speache employes,
with skill and art proportiond to my spreits,
now oppen theme, lord, quha mercie ay convoyes
vnto the sinning saule that the Intreits.
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