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To The Deere Chyld Of The Muses, And His Euer Kind MecNas, Ma. Anthony Cooke, Esquire

By Michael Drayton

Topics: classic

Vovchsafe to grace these rude vnpolish'd rymes,     Which long (dear friend) haue slept in sable night,     And, come abroad now in these glorious tymes,     Can hardly brook the purenes of the light.     But still you see their desteny is such,     That in the world theyr fortune they must try,     Perhaps they better shall abide the tuch,     Wearing your name, theyr gracious liuery.     Yet these mine owne: I wrong not other men,     Nor trafique further then thys happy Clyme,     Nor filch from Portes, nor from Petrarchs pen,     A fault too common in this latter time.         Diuine Syr Phillip, I auouch thy writ,         I am no Pickpurse of anothers wit.

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Michael Drayton

About Michael Drayton

Michael Drayton (1563–1631) was an English poet whose "Poly-Olbion" (1612–1622) is a vast topographical poem describing the landscape and legends of England and Wales. His sonnet "Since there's no help" is among the finest of the Elizabethan era.

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