Emblems, Divine and MoralC. & C. Whittingham, 1825 - 319 pages |
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... light air , no doubt but it had taken the most , and among them the worst ; but being a grave strain , my hopes are , that it will please the best , and among them you . Toyish airs please trivial ears ; they kiss the fancy , and betray ...
... light air , no doubt but it had taken the most , and among them the worst ; but being a grave strain , my hopes are , that it will please the best , and among them you . Toyish airs please trivial ears ; they kiss the fancy , and betray ...
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... light : And yet , fond Cupid , put another in ; And yet another : still there's under weight : Put in another hundred : put again ; Add world to world ; then heap a thousand more. PSALM LXII . 9 . ECCLES . II . 17 . BOOK I. 25 25.
... light : And yet , fond Cupid , put another in ; And yet another : still there's under weight : Put in another hundred : put again ; Add world to world ; then heap a thousand more. PSALM LXII . 9 . ECCLES . II . 17 . BOOK I. 25 25.
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... light , So poorly overbalanc'd with a bubble ! Good GOD ! that frantic mortals should destroy Their higher hopes , and place their idle joy Upon such airy trash , upon so light a toy ! Thou bold impostor , how hast thou befool'd The ...
... light , So poorly overbalanc'd with a bubble ! Good GOD ! that frantic mortals should destroy Their higher hopes , and place their idle joy Upon such airy trash , upon so light a toy ! Thou bold impostor , how hast thou befool'd The ...
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... light , momentary glory perish with herself , and let us be conversant with more 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 ...
... light , momentary glory perish with herself , and let us be conversant with more 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 ...
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... light ; She makes thee seeming rich , but truly poor : She boasts a kernel , and bestows a shell ; Performs an inch of her fair - promis'd ell : Her words protest a heaven ; her works produce a hell . O thou , the fountain of whose ...
... light ; She makes thee seeming rich , but truly poor : She boasts a kernel , and bestows a shell ; Performs an inch of her fair - promis'd ell : Her words protest a heaven ; her works produce a hell . O thou , the fountain of whose ...
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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