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Salmacis
and Hermaphroditus
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He sent Aurora from him
to the skie,
To giue a glimsing to each mortall
eye.
Aurora much asham'd of that
same place
That great Apollos light
was wont to grace,
Finding no place to hide her shamefull
head,
Paynted her chaste cheeks with
a blushing red,
Which euer since remain'd vpon
her face,
In token of her new receiu'd disgrace:
Therefore she not so white as she
had beene,
Lothing of eu'ry mortall to be
seene,
No sooner can the rosie fingred
morne
Kisse eu'ry flowre that by her
dew is borne,
But from her golden window she
doth peepe,
When the most part of earthly creatures
sleepe.
By this, bright Titan opened
had his eyes,
And 'gan to ierke his horses through
the skies,
And taking in his hand his fierie
whip,
He made AEous and swift
AEthon skip
So fast, that straight he dazled
had the sight
Of faire Aurora, glad to
see his light.
And now the Sunne in all his fierie
haste,
Did call to mind his promise lately
past,
And all the vowes and othes that
he did passe
Vnto faire Salmacis, the
beauteous lasse:
For he had promis'd her she should
enioy
So louely faire, and such a well
shap't boy,
As ne're before his owne all-seeing
eye
Saw from his bright seate in the
starry skye:
Remembring this, he sent the boy
that way,
Where the cleare fountain of the
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