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LINES ADDRESSED TO THOMAS WATSON by GEORGE PEELE

First Line: IF GRAVER HEADS SHALL COUNT IT OVERLIGHT
Last Line: SHALL YIELD THEE GRACIOUS FAVOUR AND DEFENCE.
Subject(s): LOVE - COMPLAINTS; WATSON, THOMAS (1557-1592);

IF graver heads shall count it overlight
To treat of love, say thou to them, a stain
Is incident unto the finest dye:
And yet no stain at all it is for thee,
These lays of love, as mirth to melancholy,
To follow fast thy sad @3Antigone;@1
Which may bear out a broader work than this,
Compil'd with judgment, order, and with art;
And shroud thee under shadow of his wings,
Whose gentle heart, and head with learning fraight,
Shall yield thee gracious favour and defence.



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