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To E. of D. _&c. _ _so headed 1633-69 but placed among_
Letters _&c. _, _and so in O'F and_ (_but_ L. of D. ) _W:_
_removed hither by Grosart_. ]

[4 their fruits] the fruit _W_]

[6 doe _1633:_ doth _1635-69_]

[8 six;] six, _1633_

maime. _W:_ maime; _1633-69_]

[11 drossie] drosse _1650-54_]




_To the Lady Magdalen Herbert: of St. Mary Magdalen. _

Her of your name, whose fair inheritance
Bethina was, and jointure Magdalo:
An active faith so highly did advance,
That she once knew, more than the Church did know,
The Resurrection; so much good there is 5
Deliver'd of her, that some Fathers be
Loth to believe one Woman could do this;
But, think these Magdalens were two or three.
Increase their number, Lady, and their fame:
To their Devotion, add your Innocence; 10
Take so much of th'example, as of the name;
The latter half; and in some recompence
That they did harbour Christ himself, a Guest,
Harbour these Hymns, to his dear name addrest.

J. D.


[To the Lady Magdalen Herbert: _&c.
_ _Ed:_ To the Lady
Magdalen Herbert, of _&c. _ _Walton's_ The Life of M^r George
Herbert. (1670, _pp. _ 25-6. ) _See note_]

[4 know, _1675:_ know _1670_]




HOLY SONNETS.


_La Corona. _

1. _Deigne at my hands this crown of prayer and praise_,
Weav'd in my low devout melancholie,
Thou which of good, hast, yea art treasury,
All changing unchang'd Antient of dayes;
But doe not, with a vile crowne of fraile bayes, 5
Reward my muses white sincerity,
But what thy thorny crowne gain'd, that give mee,
A crowne of Glory, which doth flower alwayes;
The ends crowne our workes, but thou crown'st our ends,
For, at our end begins our endlesse rest; 10
The first last end, now zealously possest,
With a strong sober thirst, my soule attends.
'Tis time that heart and voice be lifted high,
_Salvation to all that will is nigh_.


[HOLY SONNETS. _1633-69_, _being general title to the two
groups:_ Holy Sonnets written 20 years since. _H49_. ]

[La Corona. _1633-69_, _A18_, _D_, _H49_, _N_, _S_, _TCC_,
_TCD_, _W:_ The Crowne. _B_, _O'F_, _S96_]

[2 low _1633_, _A18_, _D_, _H49_, _N_, _TC_, _W_ (_spelt_
lowe _in MSS. _): lone _1635-69_, _B_, _O'F_, _S:_ loves
_S96_]

[3 treasury, _1633-69:_ a Treasurie, _B_, _O'F_, _S_, _S96_]

[4 dayes; _Ed:_ dayes, _1633-69_]

[10 For] So _W_ end _1633_, _A18_, _B_, _D_, _H49_, _N_,
_O'F_, _TC_, _W:_ ends _1635-69_, _S96_

rest; _Ed:_ rest, _1633-69_]

[11 The] This _B_, _S_, _S96_, _W_

zealously] soberly _B_, _S96_, _W:_ _O'F corrects_]

[13 heart and voice] voice and heart _B_, _O'F_, _S_, _S96_,
_W_]

[14 _nigh_.