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TO THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE ROBERT, EARLE OF SALISBVRIE, AND LORD HIGH TREASORER OF ENGLAND, &c. ROBERTVS CAE CIL••VS.* 1.1 Is coelebs, Vrit cura. [illustration]
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TH' Arabian PHOENIX heere, of golden plumes.
And bicie brest, vpon a sacred pile
Of sweetest odors, thus himselfe consumes;
By force of PHOEBVS fiery beames, the while,
From foorth the ashes of the former dead,
A faire, or fairer, by and by is bred.
You, you (Great Lord) this wondrous PHOENIX are,
Who wast your selfe in Zeale, and whot desire,
Of Countries good, till in the end * 1.2 your care
Shall worke your end, as doth this PHOENIX fire.
But while you are consuming in the same,
You breede a second, your immortall Fame.