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Salmacis
and Hermaphroditus
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In
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Ike to
the weake estate of a poore friend,
To whom sweet fortune hath
bene euer slow,
VVhich dayly doth that
happy howre attend, |
VVhen his poore state may
his affection shew:
So fares my loue, not able
as the rest,
To chaunt thy prayses in a
lofty vayne,
Yet my poore Muse doth vow
to doe her best,
And wanting wings, shee'le
tread an humble strayne.
I thought at first her homely
steps to rayse,
And for some blazing Epithites
to looke;
But then I fear'd, that by such
wondrous prayse,
Some men would grow suspicious
of thy booke:
For
hee that doth thy due deserts
reherse,
Depriues
that glory from thy worthy verse.
W.
B.
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