To the Right Noble, and No Lesse Learned Then Judicious Lord, William Earle of Pembrooke, &c.
Deere Lord , if so I could, I would make knowne
How much I longe to keep thee still alive;
These Lines (though short) so long shalbe thine owne
As they have pow'r Vitality to giue:
I consecrate this Myte of my devotion
To the rich Treasurie of thy deere fame;
Which shal serve (though nought else worth) as a Notion
For Tyme to sever thy fame from thy name:
W ILLIAM , Son's Son of William dreaded Earle
Of Pembrooke , made by England's dreadful'st King:
Nephue to Sidney (rare Worth's richest Pearle )
That to this Land her fairest fame did bring:
These Worthies ' worthes are treasured in thee,
So three in one , makes one as deere as three .
How much I longe to keep thee still alive;
These Lines (though short) so long shalbe thine owne
As they have pow'r Vitality to giue:
I consecrate this Myte of my devotion
To the rich Treasurie of thy deere fame;
Which shal serve (though nought else worth) as a Notion
For Tyme to sever thy fame from thy name:
W ILLIAM , Son's Son of William dreaded Earle
Of Pembrooke , made by England's dreadful'st King:
Nephue to Sidney (rare Worth's richest Pearle )
That to this Land her fairest fame did bring:
These Worthies ' worthes are treasured in thee,
So three in one , makes one as deere as three .
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