Emblems, Divine and MoralC. & C. Whittingham, 1825 - 319 pages |
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... eternal things . Alas ! this world is miser- able ; life is short , and death is sure . EPIG . 4 . My soul , what's lighter than a feather ? Wind . Than wind ? The fire . And what than fire ? The mind . What's lighter than the mind ? A ...
... eternal things . Alas ! this world is miser- able ; life is short , and death is sure . EPIG . 4 . My soul , what's lighter than a feather ? Wind . Than wind ? The fire . And what than fire ? The mind . What's lighter than the mind ? A ...
Page 46
... eternal joys ; That know no heaven but in your mistress ' eyes ; That feel no pleasure but what sense enjoys : That can , like crown - distemper'd fools , despise True riches , and like babies whine for toys : Think ye the pageants of ...
... eternal joys ; That know no heaven but in your mistress ' eyes ; That feel no pleasure but what sense enjoys : That can , like crown - distemper'd fools , despise True riches , and like babies whine for toys : Think ye the pageants of ...
Page 71
... eternal banishment , I know not whither , O , I know not where : Her patent must be cancel'd in disgrace ; And sweet - lipp'd fraud , with her divided face , Must act Astræa's part , must take Astræa's place . Faith's pinion's clipt ...
... eternal banishment , I know not whither , O , I know not where : Her patent must be cancel'd in disgrace ; And sweet - lipp'd fraud , with her divided face , Must act Astræa's part , must take Astræa's place . Faith's pinion's clipt ...
Page 80
... eternal tor- ments ; where they that were once companions in sin shall be hereafter partners in punishment . EPIG . 2 . Gripe , Cupid , and gripe still , unto that wind , That's pent before , find secret vent behind : And when thou'st ...
... eternal tor- ments ; where they that were once companions in sin shall be hereafter partners in punishment . EPIG . 2 . Gripe , Cupid , and gripe still , unto that wind , That's pent before , find secret vent behind : And when thou'st ...
Page 82
... eternal curse . O charming tyrant , how hast thou befool'd And slav'd poor man , that would not , if he could , Avoid thy line , thy lure ; nay , could not , if he would . 1 Alas ! thy sweet perfidious voice betrays His wanton ears 82 ...
... eternal curse . O charming tyrant , how hast thou befool'd And slav'd poor man , that would not , if he could , Avoid thy line , thy lure ; nay , could not , if he would . 1 Alas ! thy sweet perfidious voice betrays His wanton ears 82 ...
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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