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Amour 8

By Michael Drayton

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Vnto the World, to Learning, and to Heauen,     Three nines there are, to euerie one a nine;     One number of the earth, the other both diuine,     One wonder woman now makes three od numbers euen.     Nine orders, first, of Angels be in heauen;     Nine Muses doe with learning still frequent:     These with the Gods are euer resident.     Nine worthy men vnto the world were giuen.     My Worthie one to these nine Worthies addeth,     And my faire Muse one Muse vnto the nine;     And my good Angell, in my soule diuine,     With one more order these nine orders gladdeth.         My Muse, my Worthy, and my Angell, then,         Makes euery one of these three nines a ten.

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About Michael Drayton

Michael Drayton (1563–1631) was an English poet whose "Poly-Olbion" (1612–1622) is a vast topographical poem describing the landscape and legends of England and Wales. His sonnet "Since there's no help" is among the finest of the Elizabethan era.

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