The essayes of a prentise, in the diuine art of poesie

SONNET. 2.

APollo nixt, assist me in a parte, Sen vnto Ioue thou second art in might, That when I do descryue thy shyning Carte, The Readers may esteme it in their sight. And graunt me als, thou worlds ô onely light, That when I lyke for subiect to deuyse To wryte, how as before thy countenaunce bright The yeares do stand, with seasons dowble twyse, That so I may descryue the verie guyse Thus by thy help, of yeares wherein we liue: As Readers syne may say, heir surely lyes, Of seasons fowre, the glasse and picture viue. Grant als, that so I may my verses warpe, As thou may play them syne vpon thy Harpe.