Jewels of ingenvity, Set in a Coronet of Poetry By the Industry of T. J. [i.e. Thomas Jordan] |
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An Acrostick on the Names of Mr. Timothy Steevenson,
and Mr. Francis Jordan.
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An Acrostick on the Names of Mr. Timothy Steevenson, and Mr. Francis Jordan.
True hearts united under-neath one roof,Excludes all ill, and makes them mischief-prooF
In union, all sorts of Virtues are:
Love is the bond of Peace, and strength of WaR
Mars must use Love, as well as Martial Law,
If ever England gain AmericA
Order, guide all your consultations, then
Zealous affection makes ye happy meN
The World is false, the Bonds of friendship crack,
And Amity her self is on the RaC
How happy then, are those few friends that be
Bound to each other in FidelitI
You two are such, may all that Love profess
Expresse their hearts towards you to be no lesS
Sincerity and Secresie comply,
To keep your firm and lasting AmitI
The greatest strength, division hath brought low
Heaven wer't not for Union would be sO
Emperours, Kings, Princes, all Powers that are,
Totter to pieces in a Civil WaR
Envy doth then grow fat, when she can tread
Upon the Limbs of a divided heaD
Vse but these Contemplations, and you may
Count your selves richer then all AffricA
Excuse my rugged Counsel, you are Men
Know better guides to lead you, then my PeN
Nothing that may disturb your Peace appear,
Suspicion-like, to put your thoughts in fear:
One bond contain ye, and may false misprision
Never have any power to work division:
Hearts (like the Flint and Steel) each other strike,
And Need Not Err, But Each Doth Each Love Like:
They Love for Love, that's a true Lovers action,
Such as the Cause is, such the Satisfaction.
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