IDENTILIN$$  F124NY3|SB|Westmoreland MS|f. 31\GL\mf\P:TLP;TJS\o\4-16-93;9-22-00\C:JSC\11-15-00;12-13-00
124.NY3.0HE  To M. S. B.| [LM]
124.NY3.001  O thou w%5ch%6 to search out the secret parts
124.NY3.002  Of th'India, or rather Paradise
124.NY3.003  Of knowledg, hast w%5t%6 courage & advise
124.NY3.004  Lately launchd into y%5e%6 vast Sea of Arts;
124.NY3.005  Disdaigne not in thy constant trauailing
124.NY3.006  To do as other Voyagers, and make
124.NY3.007  Some turnes into lesse creekes, and wisely take
124.NY3.008  Fresh water at th'Heliconian Spring.
124.NY3.009  I sing not Syren-like to tempt, for I
124.NY3.010  Am harsh, nor as those Scismatiques w%5t%6 you
124.NY3.011  W%5ch%6 draw all witts of good hope to ther crew:
124.NY3.012  But seene in you bright sparks of poetry
124.NY3.013  I though I brought no fuell had desyre
124.NY3.014  W%5t%6 these articulate blasts to blow y%5e%6 fyre.
124.NY3.0SS  [horiz. slash]
124.NY3.0$$  Ll. 2-3 ind c. 2 sp, 6-7 c. 4 sp, 10-11 c. 5 sp, & 13-14 c. 3 sp--yes, really a coma after knowledg in line 3