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Sir Philip Sydneys Ourbania

That is, Endimions Song and Tragedie, Containing all Philosophie. Written by N. B. [i.e. Nathaniel Baxter]

Baxter, Nathaniel

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TO MY EUER-HONORED Lady and Mistris Arcadian Cynthia, Maria Pembrokiana.

To the right Honorable and vertuous Ladies the La. Katherine Countesse of Huntington, the Ladie Mary Countesse of Pembrooke: the Ladie Susan Countesse of Mongomria: and the Lady Barbara Viscountes Lisle, wife to the noble Knight Sir Robert Sidney Viscount Lisle.

An Epistle.

To the Right Noble, and Honorable Lady Susan Vera Mongomriana.

To the Honourable La. Kalandra, the noble D. Hastings.

To the vertuous Ladie. M. Agape Wrotha.

To the right vertuous young La: K. Musophile Mansella.

To the Right Worshipfull, and vertuous Lady, the Lady Anne Daniell wife to the Right worshipfull Sir William Daniell Knight one of his Majesties Iustices of the Common-Pleas.

Sir Philip Sidney's Ouránia.

To the right Worshipfull Sir John Smith of Olde-Hunger Knight, a worthie fauourer of learning.

To my Worshipfull friend: Iohn Stone Esquire, Counsellor at the Law, and Secondarie of the Counter in VVoodstreet London.

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To the right vertuous young La: K. Musophile Mansella.

Vertuous young Lady deigne Endymion,
Though he be chained in obscuritie,
Humbly to send thee salutation:
Presenting thee with Shepheards melodie,
As wanting ritcher meanes to glorifie
Thy noble Knight, and thee, whose high estate,
Ourania crowneth with fælicitie:
Prysing thy youngest yeares at highest rate.
Noble Sydneian babe Intenserate,
Endymion's feeble infant is his wit,
Such stile and phrase, of worth to fabricate,
As might giue life, and luster vnto it.
But my defects Ourania shall supplie,
In teaching thee and thine Philosophie.

N. B.