A fig for Momus containing pleasant varietie, included in satyres, eclogues, and epistles, by T.L. of Lincolnes Inne Gent.
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- A fig for Momus containing pleasant varietie, included in satyres, eclogues, and epistles, by T.L. of Lincolnes Inne Gent.
- Author
- Lodge, Thomas, 1558?-1625.
- Publication
- At London :: Printed by [T. Orwin] for Clement Knight, and are to bee solde at his shop at the little north-doore of Paules Church,
- 1595.
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To the Right Honorable and thrice renowmed Lord, William Earle of Darbie:
T. L. his most humble and deuoted seruant, wisheth all health and happines.
MY honoured good Lord, ha∣uing resolued with my selfe to publish certaine my poems, and knowing them subiect to much preiudice, except they were graced with some noble and worthie patron: I haue followed the example of Metabo, king of the Uolschi, who desirous to deliuer his onelie daughter from all perill and danger, conse∣crated and dedicated hir to the sister of the sunne. So I no lesse carefull of my labors, then
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the king of his Camilla, with deliberate and ad∣uised iudgement, wholy deuote, and offer vp my poems to your fauour and protection: who being the true Maecenas of the Muses, and iu∣diciall in their exercises, are of power to relieue my weaknes, by your worthines, and to priui∣ledge me from enuie, though she were prest to deuoure me: If midst your generall fauour to all desert, your honour vouchsafe this particu∣lar benefite to my industrie, no day, or time, (as Tully counsaileth) shall define the memorie of your benefits, but as your noble father in mine infancie, with his owne hands incorporated me into your house, so in this my retired age and studie, my labour, lines, and whole life, shall be imployed to doe you honour and seruice.
Your Lordships most boun∣den in all humilitie, Thomas Lodge.