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DEDICATORY SONNET TO THE REV. WILLIAM PHILPOT, by                    
First Line: The lapse of time has made thy very name
Last Line: They still are dear; philpot, thou'lt not gainsay.
Subject(s): Cowley, Abraham (1618-1667)


THE LAPSE OF TIME HAS MADE THY VERY NAME
POETICAL; AND MORE, IT STIRS OUR LOVE,
E'EN AS 'TWERE OF A PERSONAL FRIEND, ABOVE
THE MISTS THAT NOW, COWLEY, BECLOUD THY FAME.
AS, WHEN THE SUN IS SET, A SWIFT-SHOT FLAME
GLEAMS IN THE SKIES, AND UPWARDS STILL DOTH MOVE,
TOUCHING WITH ROSY SPLENDOUR STREAM AND GROVE,
SO, COWLEY, 'TIS WITH THEE. I MAY NOT CLAIM
THAT THOU ART NOW IN MEN'S MOUTHS AS OF OLD,
OR FOR THY WORKS THE LUSTRE ONCE THEY HELD;
BUT PLEASANT MEMORIES STILL THY NAME ENFOLD.
THOUGHT -- FANCY -- ENGLISH RARE, OF DAYS OF ELD
WERE THINE: AND TO A CHOSEN FEW, TO-DAY,
THEY STILL ARE DEAR; PHILPOT, THOU'LT NOT GAINSAY.





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