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Who, as it were by skill deuine, with songe forshowes his ende.
And as his tune delightes: for rareness of the same.
So they with sweetenes of theire verse, shoulde winne a las
tinge name.
And as his colour white: Sincerenes doth declare.
For which respectes the
No forren fowle, and once suppos'de kinge of
Praemiaque antiqui magna tulere chori.
Sanctaque maiestas, & erat venerabile nomen
Vatibus, & largae saepè dabantur opes.
Contiguus poni
Nunc ederae sine honore iacent: operataque doctis
Cura vigil Musis, nomen inertis habet.
Sed famam vigilare iuuat, quis nosset
Ilias aeterum si latuisset opus.
Hunc volucrem
fertur sacrasse vetustas:
Quod referat cantus,
Delphice magne, tuos.
Natura fieret laudabile
carmen, an arte,
Quaesitum est. ego nec
studium sine diuite vena,
Nec rude quid prosit
video ingenium: alte-
rius sic
Altera poscit opem res,
& coniurat amice.
amandi.