allas-Minerua's Deitie, the renown'd:My Muse, in her variety, must resound;Mightie in counsailes; whose Illustrous Eyes,In all resemblance, represent the skies.A reuerend Maid of an inflexible Minde:In Spirit, and Person, strong: of Triple kinde;Fautresse of Citties, that iust Lawes maintaine;Of Ioue-the-great-in-counsailes, very BraineTooke Prime existence: his vnbounded Brows,Could not containe her; such impetuous Throw'sHer Birth gaue way to; that abrode she flew,And stood in Gold arm'd, in her Fathers view,Shaking her sharpe Lance: all Olympus shookeSo terriblie beneath her; that it tookeVp, in amazes, all the Deities there.All Earth resounded, with vociferous Feare.The Sea was put vp, all in purple Waues;And settld sodainly, her rudest Raues.Hyperions radiant Sonne, his swift-hou'd Steedes,A mighty Tyme staid; till her arming weedes,As glorious at the Gods, the blew-eyd MaidTooke from her Deathlesse shoulders: but then staidAll these distempers; and heauens counsailor, Ioue,Reioic't that all things else, his stay, could moue.So I salute thee still; and still in PraiseThy Fame, and others, shall my Memorie raise.
allas-Minerua's Deitie, the renown'd:My Muse, in her variety, must resound;Mightie in counsailes; whose Illustrous Eyes,In all resemblance, represent the skies.A reuerend Maid of an inflexible Minde:In Spirit, and Person, strong: of Triple kinde;Fautresse of Citties, that iust Lawes maintaine;Of Ioue-the-great-in-counsailes, very BraineTooke Prime existence: his vnbounded Brows,Could not containe her; such impetuous Throw'sHer Birth gaue way to; that abrode she flew,And stood in Gold arm'd, in her Fathers view,Shaking her sharpe Lance: all Olympus shookeSo terriblie beneath her; that it tookeVp, in amazes, all the Deities there.All Earth resounded, with vociferous Feare.The Sea was put vp, all in purple Waues; And settld sodainly, her rudest Raues.Hyperions radiant Sonne, his swift-hou'd Steedes,A mighty Tyme staid; till her arming weedes,As glorious at the Gods, the blew-eyd MaidTooke from her Deathlesse shoulders: but then staidAll these distempers; and heauens counsailor, Ioue,Reioic't that all things else, his stay, could moue. So I salute thee still; and still in Praise Thy Fame, and others, shall my Memorie raise.
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allas-Minerua's Deitie, the renown'd:My Muse, in her variety, must resound;Mightie in counsailes; whose Illustrous Eyes,In all resemblance, represent the skies.A reuerend Maid of an inflexible Minde:In Spirit, and Person, strong: of Triple kinde;Fautresse of Citties, that iust Lawes maintaine;Of Ioue-the-great-in-counsailes, very BraineTooke Prime existence: his vnbounded Brows,Could not containe her; such impetuous Throw'sHer Birth gaue way to; that abrode she flew,And stood in Gold arm'd, in her Fathers view,Shaking her sharpe Lance: all Olympus shookeSo terriblie beneath her; that it tookeVp, in amazes, all the Deities there.All Earth resounded, with vociferous Feare.The Sea was put vp, all in purple Waues; And settld sodainly, her rudest Raues.Hyperions radiant Sonne, his swift-hou'd Steedes,A mighty Tyme staid; till her arming weedes,As glorious at the Gods, the blew-eyd MaidTooke from her Deathlesse shoulders: but then staidAll these distempers; and heauens counsailor, Ioue,Reioic't that all things else, his stay, could moue. So I salute thee still; and still in Praise Thy Fame, and others, shall my Memorie raise._-_fleuron_type_5.png)