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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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An Acrostick Sonnet, to his friend M. Iosva Sylvester.
  
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An Acrostick Sonnet, to his friend M. Iosva Sylvester.

If profit, mixt with pleasure, merit Praise,
Or Works divine be 'fore profane preferr'd:
Shall not this heavenly Work the Workers raise,
Vnto the Clouds on Columnes selfly-rear'd?
And (though his Earth be lowe in Earth interr'd)
Shall not du Bartas (Poets pride and glorie)
In after Ages be with wonder heard,
Lively recording th'Vniversal Story?
Vndoubtedly He shall: and so shalt Thou,
Eare charming Eccho of his sacred Voyce:
Sweet Sylvester, how happy was thy choise,
To Task thee thus, and thus to quite thee now?
End as thou hast begun; and then by right
Rare Muses Non-Svch, shall thy Work be hight.
R. N. Gen.