Love
Sun
WEalth, Wisdome, Glory, Pleasure, stoutest hearts
Religion, Laws, Hyperion imparts
To thy just Raigne, which shall far, far surpasse
Of Emperours, Kings, the best that ever was;
Look how he dims the stars; thy Glories raies
So darken shall the lustre of these daies:
For, in faire Vertues Zodiack thou shalt run,
And in the Heaven of Worthies be the Sun.
No more contemn'd shall haplesse Learning lye;
The maids of Pindus shall be raised high;
For Bay and Ivy which their brows enroll'd
Thou shalt them deck with Gems and shining gold;
Thou open shalt Parnassus Christall gates:
Thus Heavens ordaine, so do decree the Fates.
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MLA
Drummond, William, of Hawthornden. “Sun.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/drummond/187/.
Chicago
Drummond, William, of Hawthornden. “Sun.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/drummond/187/.
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