Emblems, Divine and MoralC. & C. Whittingham, 1825 - 319 pages |
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... desires : Come , come my soul , hoist up thy higher sails , The wind blows fair ; shall we still creep like snails , That glide their ways with their own native slimes ? No , we must fly like eagles , and our rhymes Must mount to Heav'n ...
... desires : Come , come my soul , hoist up thy higher sails , The wind blows fair ; shall we still creep like snails , That glide their ways with their own native slimes ? No , we must fly like eagles , and our rhymes Must mount to Heav'n ...
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... ' Tis but an apple ; and it is as good To do as to desire . Fruit's made for food : I'll pull , and taste , and tempt my Adam too To know the secrets of this dainty . Serp . Do. S. CHRYS . sup . Matth . He forced him BOOK I. 15.
... ' Tis but an apple ; and it is as good To do as to desire . Fruit's made for food : I'll pull , and taste , and tempt my Adam too To know the secrets of this dainty . Serp . Do. S. CHRYS . sup . Matth . He forced him BOOK I. 15.
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... desire ! How has the breath of thy false bellows cool'd Heav'n's freeborn flame , and kindled bastard fire ! How hast thou vented dross instead of trea- sure , And cheated men with thy false weights and measure , 26 EMBLEMS .
... desire ! How has the breath of thy false bellows cool'd Heav'n's freeborn flame , and kindled bastard fire ! How hast thou vented dross instead of trea- sure , And cheated men with thy false weights and measure , 26 EMBLEMS .
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... desire , That thinks a hectic fever may be cool'd In flames of fire ! Or hopes to rake full heaps of burnish'd gold From nasty mire ! с A whining lover may as well request A scornful breast. ECCLES . II . 17 . LUKE , VI . 25 . BOOK I. 33.
... desire , That thinks a hectic fever may be cool'd In flames of fire ! Or hopes to rake full heaps of burnish'd gold From nasty mire ! с A whining lover may as well request A scornful breast. ECCLES . II . 17 . LUKE , VI . 25 . BOOK I. 33.
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... desire of man's insatiate breast May stand possest Of all that earth can give ; but earth can give no rest . The world's a seeming paradise , but her own And man's tormentor ; Appearing fix'd , yet but a rolling stone Without a tenter ...
... desire of man's insatiate breast May stand possest Of all that earth can give ; but earth can give no rest . The world's a seeming paradise , but her own And man's tormentor ; Appearing fix'd , yet but a rolling stone Without a tenter ...
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arms art thou AUGUST beams behold BERN blast blessed blood breast breath bright bring the day canst thou CANTICLES crown Cupid Cyprian darkness dart dear world death delight desire divine dost thou doth dropsied E'en earth EPIG eternal ev'ry faith false fast fear fire flames flesh fleshly flow'r fond fool fountain of eternal glorious glory goeth grace grief Haman hath heart Heav'n HIERON honour joys labour let thy light living earth LORD lust man's may'st melt mercy mirth ne'er never night pains pleasure poor pow'r pris'ner Psal PSALM Quarles ravish'd repentance rest scape scorn Serp shades show'rs sins smile Snares in thy Soliloq sorrow soul Sweet Phosphor tears tell Theorbo there's things thou art thou canst thou hast thoughts thy face thy hand thy soul thyself torments treasure VIOLAS vows wanton wealth what's whilst wilt wings wise wound