. Minerua Britanna, or, A garden of heroical deuises, furnished, and adorned with emblemes and impresa's of sundry natures, . A N D ye greatLadie, that are left alone,-^*- To mercles mercie, of the worldes wide fea ,Behold your faire, though counterfeited ftone ^So much you ioid in, on your wedding day-. And tooke for true, how after it did prooue, Vnworthy lewell, of fo worthy louc . Ah how can man, your fexe ( faire Ladies) blame,VVhofe brefts, are vertues pretious Carcanets,When he himfelfe, firft breakes the boundes of fhame ^And deareft loue, and loialtie forgets;Yet heerein happie, ye ab
. Minerua Britanna, or, A garden of heroical deuises, furnished, and adorned with emblemes and impresa's of sundry natures, . A N D ye greatLadie, that are left alone,-^*- To mercles mercie, of the worldes wide fea ,Behold your faire, though counterfeited ftone ^So much you ioid in, on your wedding day-. And tooke for true, how after it did prooue, Vnworthy lewell, of fo worthy louc . Ah how can man, your fexe ( faire Ladies) blame,VVhofe brefts, are vertues pretious Carcanets,When he himfelfe, firft breakes the boundes of fhame ^And deareft loue, and loialtie forgets;Yet heerein happie, ye abouc the reft,Bcloud of Hcauen, and in your children bleft . aH fmlatim Tmhtim, 8S. D Y violence who tries to tunic away,-*- Strong natures current, from the proper courfe,To mooue the Earth jhe better were aflay,Or wreft from loue jhis thunderbolts perforce,Bid the Spha^res ftay ,or ioine by art in one ,Oux Thames ^ii^Tyber jFrndc^ithPelidrf, For nought at all heercin prevailes our might,With greater force fhe doth our ftrength withftand ,The River ftopt 5 ^ his bankedowne-beareth feldome boughes, are bent with ftabbornc hand iWhen gentle vfage, feircenes doth allay ,,And bringes in time,. the Lion to obay. vior ibar Ovid»Mcumer t
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