Emblems, Divine and MoralC. & C. Whittingham, 1825 - 319 pages |
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... night , Men seek with so much toil , with so much trouble ! Which , weigh'd in equal scales , is found so light , So poorly overbalanc'd with a bubble ! Good GOD ! that frantic mortals should destroy Their higher hopes , and place their ...
... night , Men seek with so much toil , with so much trouble ! Which , weigh'd in equal scales , is found so light , So poorly overbalanc'd with a bubble ! Good GOD ! that frantic mortals should destroy Their higher hopes , and place their ...
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... night in play ; Another sleeps and slugs both night and day : One laughs at this thing ; t ' other cries for that . Wonder of wonders ! What we ought t ' evite As our disease , we hug as our delight : " Tis held a symptom of approaching ...
... night in play ; Another sleeps and slugs both night and day : One laughs at this thing ; t ' other cries for that . Wonder of wonders ! What we ought t ' evite As our disease , we hug as our delight : " Tis held a symptom of approaching ...
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... night Were both too short to serve their loose delight : See how their curved bodies wreathe , and screw Such antic shapes as Proteus never knew : One raps an oath , another deals a curse ; He never better bowl'd ; this never worse ...
... night Were both too short to serve their loose delight : See how their curved bodies wreathe , and screw Such antic shapes as Proteus never knew : One raps an oath , another deals a curse ; He never better bowl'd ; this never worse ...
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... night and day : Thus droil these fiends incarnate , whose free pains Are fed with dropsies and venereal blains : No need to use the whip ; but strength to rule the reins . Poor captive world ; How has thy lightness giv'n A 54 EMBLEMS .
... night and day : Thus droil these fiends incarnate , whose free pains Are fed with dropsies and venereal blains : No need to use the whip ; but strength to rule the reins . Poor captive world ; How has thy lightness giv'n A 54 EMBLEMS .
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... night ? Sweet Phosphor , bring the day , Whose conquâring ray May chase these fogs ; sweet Phosphor , bring the day E How long ! How long shall these benighted eyes Languish. Lighten mine eyes , O Lord , lest I sleep the sleep of REV ...
... night ? Sweet Phosphor , bring the day , Whose conquâring ray May chase these fogs ; sweet Phosphor , bring the day E How long ! How long shall these benighted eyes Languish. Lighten mine eyes , O Lord , lest I sleep the sleep of REV ...
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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