Emblems, Divine and MoralC. & C. Whittingham, 1825 - 319 pages |
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... rest are freely ours , which doubtless are As pleasing to the taste ; to the eye as fair : But touching this , his strict commands are such , ' Tis death to taste , no less than death to touch . Serp . Pish ! death's a fable ; did not ...
... rest are freely ours , which doubtless are As pleasing to the taste ; to the eye as fair : But touching this , his strict commands are such , ' Tis death to taste , no less than death to touch . Serp . Pish ! death's a fable ; did not ...
Page 34
... rest . Let wit , and all her studied plots effect The best they can ; Let smiling fortune prosper and perfect What wit began ; Let earth advise with both , and so project A happy man ; Let wit or fawning fortune vie their best ; He may ...
... rest . Let wit , and all her studied plots effect The best they can ; Let smiling fortune prosper and perfect What wit began ; Let earth advise with both , and so project A happy man ; Let wit or fawning fortune vie their best ; He may ...
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... rest . True rest consists not in the oft revying Of worldly dross Earth's miry purchase is not worth the buying ; Her gain is loss ; Her rest but giddy toil , if not relying Upon her cross . How worldlings droil for trouble ! that fond ...
... rest . True rest consists not in the oft revying Of worldly dross Earth's miry purchase is not worth the buying ; Her gain is loss ; Her rest but giddy toil , if not relying Upon her cross . How worldlings droil for trouble ! that fond ...
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... rest secure : The world is various , and the earth is vain ; There's nothing certain here , there's nothing sure : We trudge , we travel , but from pain to pain , And what's our only grief's our only cure : The world's a torment ; he ...
... rest secure : The world is various , and the earth is vain ; There's nothing certain here , there's nothing sure : We trudge , we travel , but from pain to pain , And what's our only grief's our only cure : The world's a torment ; he ...
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... rest , and yet they never tire . Sol's hot - mouth'd steeds , whose nostrils vomit flame , And brazen lungs belch forth quotidian fire , Their twelve hours task perform'd , grow stiff and lame , And their immortal spirits faint and tire ...
... rest , and yet they never tire . Sol's hot - mouth'd steeds , whose nostrils vomit flame , And brazen lungs belch forth quotidian fire , Their twelve hours task perform'd , grow stiff and lame , And their immortal spirits faint and tire ...
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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