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Rh cleere poesie: and, but that, as shee is divine, her beauties bee immortal!, they had before this blasted her sweetnesse, and made her as ugly to the world, as they themselves are in the eies of true judgement and vertue. Worthy Sir, my wish is, that as long as these poems can live, they may remaine as a monument by mee raised to your honour, whose continuance I wish, with as much happinesse to your family as can be desired, By your devoted, M. DRAYTON.