The barrons vvars in the raigne of Edward the second. VVith Englands heroicall epistles. By Michael Drayton

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The barrons vvars in the raigne of Edward the second. VVith Englands heroicall epistles. By Michael Drayton
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Drayton, Michael, 1563-1631.
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At London :: Printed by I[ames] R[oberts] for N. Ling,
1603.
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Imaginary letters -- Early works to 1800.
Great Britain -- History -- Edward II, 1307-1327 -- Poetry -- Early works to 1800.
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"The barrons vvars in the raigne of Edward the second. VVith Englands heroicall epistles. By Michael Drayton." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A20811.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 12, 2024.

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To the Vestalls.

Sonnet. 34.

THose Priests, which first the Vestall fire begun, vvhich might be borrowed from no earthly flame, Deuis'd a vessell to receaue the sunne, Beeing stedfastly opposed to the same; vvhere, vvith sweet wood, layd curiously by Art, vvhereon the sunne might by reflection beate, Receauing strength from euery secret part, The fuell kindled with celestiall heate. Thy blessed eyes, the sunne which lights this fire, My holy thoughts, they be the Vestall flame, The precious odors be my chast desire, My breast the fuell which includes the same; Thou art my Vesta, thou my Goddesse art, Thy hollowed Temple, onely is my hart.
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