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Minor Poems of Michael Drayton by Michael Drayton
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Amour 24

Our floods-Queene, _Thames_, for shyps and Swans is crowned,
And stately _Seuerne_ for her shores is praised,
The christall _Trent_ for Foords and fishe renowned,
And _Auons_ fame to _Albyons_ Cliues is raysed.
_Carlegion Chester_ vaunts her holy _Dee_,
_Yorke_ many wonders of her _Ouse_ can tell,
The _Peake_ her _Doue_, whose bancks so fertill bee,
And _Kent_ will say her _Medway_ doth excell.
Cotswoold commends her _Isis_ and her _Tame_,
Our Northern borders boast of _Tweeds_ faire flood;
Our Westerne parts extoll theyr Wilys fame,
And old _Legea_ brags of _Danish_ blood:
_Ardens_ sweet _Ankor_, let thy glory be
That fayre _Idea_ shee doth liue by thee.


Amour 25

The glorious sunne went blushing to his bed,
When my soules sunne, from her fayre Cabynet,
Her golden beames had now discouered,
Lightning the world, eclipsed by his set.
Some muz'd to see the earth enuy the ayre,
Which from her lyps exhald refined sweet,
A world to see, yet how he ioyd to heare
The dainty grasse make musicke with her feete.
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