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Parts, and divisions were computed small,When rated by his measure that had all:And all was Adams when the world was new;Then strait that all, succeeded to a few;Whilst men were in their size, not number strong;But since, each Couple is become a Throng:Which is the cause wee busie ev'ry winde(That studious Pilots in their compasse finde)For Lands unknowne: where those who first doe comeAre not held strangers, but arrive at home:Yet he that next shall make his visit there,Is punish'd for a Spie and Wanderer:Not that Man's nature is a verse from peace;But all are wisely jealous of increase:For Eaters grow so fast, that wee must driveOur friends away to keepe our selves alive:And Warr would be lesse needfull, if to die,Had bin as pleasant as to multiplie. Forgive mee Prince, that this aspiring flame(First kindled as a light, to shew thy fame)Consumes so fast, and is mis-spent so long,Ere my chiefe Vision is become my Song,

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