The divine poem of Musæus. First of all bookes. Translated according to the originall, by Geo: Chapman

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The divine poem of Musæus. First of all bookes. Translated according to the originall, by Geo: Chapman
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Musaeus, Grammaticus.
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London :: Printed by Issac Iaggard,
1616.
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"The divine poem of Musæus. First of all bookes. Translated according to the originall, by Geo: Chapman." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A07934.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 2, 2024.

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Of Abydus and Sestus.

ABydus and Sestus, were two ancient Towns: One,

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in Europe, another in Asia; East and West, opposite: On both the shores of the Helle∣spont. Their names are extāt in Maps to this day. But in ther places, are two Castles buile, which the Turkes call Bogazossar, that is, Castles scituate by the Sea side. Sea∣men

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nowe call the place where Sestus stood, Malido. It was likewise cal'd Possidonium. But Abydus is called Auo. They are both renowned in all Writers, for nothing so much as the Loue of Leander and Hero.

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