His Maiesties poeticall exercises at vacant houres
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His Maiesties poeticall exercises at vacant houres
Author
James I, King of England, 1566-1625.
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At Edinburgh :: Printed by Robert Walde-graue printer to the Kings Maiestie. Cum priuilegio regali,
[1591]
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Subject terms
Lepanto, Battle of, 1571 -- Poetry.
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"His Maiesties poeticall exercises at vacant houres." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A04260.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 3, 2024.
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PREFACE DV TRADVCTEVR A LAVTHEVR.
IAQVES, si tu marchois d un pied mortel ça bas,Hardy i'entreprendroy de tallonner tes pas:I'estendroy tous mes nerfs, & ma course sacréeLoing, loing lairroit à dos les aisles de Borée.Mais puis qu Aigle nouueau tu te guindes és cieux,Collé bas, ie te suy seulement de mes yeux:Mais plustost du desir: ou, si ie me remuë,Ombre ie vole en terre, & toy dedans la nuë.
Hé! fusse-ie vrayment, ô Phoenix Escossois,Ou lombre de ton corps, ou l'Echo de ta voix.Si ie n'auoy l'azur, l'or, & l'argent encoreDont ton plumage astré brillantement s'honnore,Au moins i'auroy ta forme: & simon rude versN'exprimoit la douceur de tant d'accords diuers,Il retiendroit quelque air de tes voix plus qu'humaines,Mais, Pies, taisez vous pour ouyr les Camoenes.
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