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 | Miscellaneous works of George Wither |  |
I nothing aim at, or design to do
But what I know GOD hath inclin'd me to,
And which you too, may know, if you well weigh
What I have written, with what I might say;
And, I believe, that man (who ere he be)
Who shall obstruct what's offer'd now by me
Shall thereby suffer as one who withstands
The mercy he intendeth to both Lands.
With nought I charge you, but what th'one or th'other
Is singly guilty of, or both together;
Nor ought whereto, unless you feared are,
You in your selves a witness do not bear:
For my part, I shall neither gain nor loose
By Peace or War, or by that which ensues;
Because, he that on GOD his whole heart sets,
Will be the same, what ever he permits.
I love both Nations, truly wish them well,
And therefore shall not any thing conceal
That may concern your safety, though with scorn
My Premonitions you should back return:
Permit me then, to speak a word in season;
For, sometimes, he that is a Fool speaks reason.
But what I know GOD hath inclin'd me to,
And which you too, may know, if you well weigh
What I have written, with what I might say;
And, I believe, that man (who ere he be)
Who shall obstruct what's offer'd now by me
Shall thereby suffer as one who withstands
The mercy he intendeth to both Lands.
With nought I charge you, but what th'one or th'other
Is singly guilty of, or both together;
Nor ought whereto, unless you feared are,
You in your selves a witness do not bear:
For my part, I shall neither gain nor loose
By Peace or War, or by that which ensues;
Because, he that on GOD his whole heart sets,
Will be the same, what ever he permits.
I love both Nations, truly wish them well,
And therefore shall not any thing conceal
That may concern your safety, though with scorn
My Premonitions you should back return:
Permit me then, to speak a word in season;
For, sometimes, he that is a Fool speaks reason.
| Miscellaneous works of George Wither | |