Du Bartas his Deuine weekes and workes / translated and Dedicated to the / Kings most excellent/ Maieste / by Josvah Sylvester.

  • Guillaume de Salluste Du Bartas
Date:
[1613]
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Du Bartas his Deuine weekes and workes / translated and Dedicated to the / Kings most excellent/ Maieste / by Josvah Sylvester. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    126/1010 (page 86)
    The Earths En> €0724013. Commendations af the Country~ lifes 86 The third Day Of Lewmos feal'd earth,or Eretrianfoil, Or that of Chies,or of (Melos Tle, — All-hail fair Earth,bearer of Townsand Towrs, Of Men,Gold,Grain, Phyfik,and Fruits.and Flowrss, Fair,firm,and fruitfull,various, patient,(weee, Sumptuoully cloathed ina Mantle meet Of mingled-colour 3 la¢’tabout with Floods, Andali embrodered with frefh blooming buds, All-hail great Heart,round Bafe,and ftedfaft Root,, Of Alithe World,the Worlds {trong fixed foot, Heav'nschaftett Spoufe, fupporterof this All, This gl:-rious Buildings goodly Pedeftall. All hail deer Mother, Sifter, Hofte(s,Nurfe,. Of the Worlds Soverain: of thy liberal! purfé, W’ areal] maintayned: macch-lefs Emperefs, To doo thee feruice with all readinefs, | The S phears,before thee bear ten thoufand Torches. The Fire,to warm thee,foldes his heatfullarches- In purelt flames aboue the floating Cloud: Thy Aire,to refre(h thee,willingly is bow'd About the Waues and well content to fuffer Milde Zephyrs blalts,and Boreas bellowin g rougher s. - Water,to quench thy thirft,about thy Mountains, Wraps her moi{t arms, Seas,riuers, lakes and fountains, O how I gsieue,deer Earth,that(givento gays) Molt of belt wits contemn theenow a-days And nobleft hearts proudly abandon quighe: Study of Hearbs,and Country. dsfes delight, To bruteft men,to men of no regard, Whofe wits are. Lead whofe bodiesIron- hard. Such were not yer{t che reuerend Patriarks, Whee prayfeis penned bythe /acredClarks, Noeabtheiult:meck (Ma/es, Abratants (Who Father of the Fasthfull'Race becam), Were Shepheardsali;or Husbandmen(atleaft). And inthe Fields palied their Dayesthe belt, Such