The heroical lover, or, Antheon and Fidelta a poem / written by Thomas Bancroft.
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- The heroical lover, or, Antheon and Fidelta a poem / written by Thomas Bancroft.
- Author
- Bancroft, Thomas, fl. 1633-1658.
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- London :: Printed by William Godbid,
- 1658.
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"The heroical lover, or, Antheon and Fidelta a poem / written by Thomas Bancroft." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A30820.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 15, 2024.
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TO The Right HONOURABLE The Lord ROSSE.
My Lord,
THis Poem, though compos'd in a Peak-like coun∣try, has yet no cause to
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be proud of its high birth, unless more worthy it were of your Lordships perusal, more suitable to the gallantry of your flou∣rishing condition. Yet as the ancient Muses deligh∣ted to climb Mountains, Parnassus Helicon, and others; so has mine been moved with a pleasing am∣bition to ascend to the emi∣nency of your presence. It was your servant and my Kinsman, Mr. Henry Wright, that occasional∣ly
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rais'd her to this bold∣ness, whilst he highly commended your most hopeful endowments, and mentioned (with much honour) your singular love to learning. It is (I confess) a superfluous service to present to your Lordship a phansied pat∣tern, you being really conformed to your tru∣ly-noble Father, as he to more ancient Wor∣thies of your Family, that heightned their Ho∣nours
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by heaping bene∣fits on their countrey, and made their houses seem palaces by their royal hospitality. I am therfore in good hope that you will be pleased to entertain this Heroical Lover; and that as the rising Sunne (that celesti∣al Archer) seem'd to shoot life into Memnons statue: so your affulgent favour will quicken this dull composure, and dis∣cloud withal the Authors
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forehead, that he may more clearly exhibite him∣self.
Your Lordships most humble Servant, Tho. Bancroft.