The purple island, or the isle of man: together with Piscatorie eclogs and other poeticall miscellanies / By P.F.

  • Phineas Fletcher
Date:
1633
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Credit: The purple island, or the isle of man: together with Piscatorie eclogs and other poeticall miscellanies / By P.F. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    * San- na&ar. 11 Who ha's not often read Troyes twice-fung fires, And at the fecond time twice better fung? Who ha's not heard th’ Arcadian fhepherds quires. Which now have gladly chang’d their native tongue^. And fitting by flow Mincins, /port their fill, With Tweeter voice and never equall’d skill, Chaunting their amorous layes unto a Romane quill? 12 And thou,choice wit,Love* fcholar,and Loves matter* Art known to all, where Lovehimfelf is knowm Whether thou bidd’ft Vlyffes hie him fatten Or doft thy fault and diftant exile moan. Who ha’s not feen upon the mourning ftage Dire Atreusfeaft, and wrong’d Medea s rage, Marching in tragic k ftate, and buskin’d equipage? ! . 13 And now of late * th’ Italian fifher-Twain Sits on the fliore to watch his trembling linc^. ;There teaches rocks and prouder Teas to plain. By Nefes fair, and fairer Mergiline: While his thinne net,mpon his oars twin’d, With wanton ftrife catches the Sunne^and winde, iWhichttdl do flip away, and ftill remain behinde. * Bart as .14 And that *French Mules eagle eye and wing Hathfoar’d.to heav’n,.and therehathlearndthe art To frame Angelick (trains, and canzons fing Too high and deep for every fliallow heart. Ah bleffed foul] in thole celeftiall raycs, Which gave thee light thefe lower works to blaze, Thoufitt’ft emparadifd, and chaunt’ft etcrnall layes. Thrice