. Minerua Britanna, or, A garden of heroical deuises, furnished, and adorned with emblemes and impresa's of sundry natures, . TO MASTER HENRY PEACHAM, A VISION VPON THIS HIS MINERVA. Mc thoiiglit I faw in dead of filent nightA goodly Citie all to cinders turned,Vpon whole mines fate a Nymphe in white,Rending her hairc of wicry gold, who mournedOr for the fall of that faire Citie burned , OrlbmedeareLoue 5whofe death fb made her fad<That lince no ioye in worldly thing fhe had. This was that GENirs of that auntient TROY^ In her owne afhes buried long agoe : So grieu d to lee that BRIT AINE fl
. Minerua Britanna, or, A garden of heroical deuises, furnished, and adorned with emblemes and impresa's of sundry natures, . TO MASTER HENRY PEACHAM, A VISION VPON THIS HIS MINERVA. Mc thoiiglit I faw in dead of filent nightA goodly Citie all to cinders turned,Vpon whole mines fate a Nymphe in white,Rending her hairc of wicry gold, who mournedOr for the fall of that faire Citie burned , OrlbmedeareLoue 5whofe death fb made her fad<That lince no ioye in worldly thing fhe had. This was that GENirs of that auntient TROY^ In her owne afhes buried long agoe : So grieu d to lee that BRIT AINE fliould enioy Her PALLAS^ whom fhe held and honour d fo: And now no litle memorie could (howTo eternize her, (ince fhe did infufe ,Her Enthean foule ^ into this Engliili Mufe. £«. S«. * Tibi ferrictnlcima Thvlc,Virgil:THVL EM procul Axe .ct nanus noftristodic Thilcnfe!. Homer . Bali]; Boron,, I Nijtdefuper. To my dread Soveraigne i a m e s, King of great brit aine . ^e.
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