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Du Bartas

His Divine Weekes And Workes with A Compleate Collectio[n] of all the other most delight-full Workes: Translated and written by yt famous Philomusus: Iosvah Sylvester

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In praise of the Translator.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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In praise of the Translator.

If divine Bartas (from whose blessed Braines
Such Works of grace, or gracefull works did stream)
Were so admir'd for Witt's celestiall Strain's
As made their Vertues Seat, the high'st Extream;
Then, Iosvah, the Sun of thy bright praise
Shall fixed stand in Arts faire Firmament
Till Dissolution date Times Nights, and Dayes,
Sith right thy Lines are made to Bartas Bent,
VVhose Compass circumscribes (in spacious VVords)
The Vniversall in particulars;
And thine the same, in other I earms, affords;
So, both your Tearms agree in friendly VVars:
If Thine be only His, and His be Thine,
They are (like God) eternall, sith Divine.
Iohn Davies of Hereford.