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THESAURO-PHULAKION[Greek]: or, A treasury of divine raptures

Consisting of Serious Observations, Pious Ejaculations, Select Epigrams. Alphabetically rank'd and fil'd by a Private Chaplain to the Illustrious and Renowned Lady Urania The Divine and Heavenly Muse. The first part [by Nicholas Billingsley]
Billingsley, Nicholas (1633-1709)

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TO THE READER
  
TO THE Truly Honorable and Religious, The Lady MARY VAUGHAN,
  
TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE SIR EDWARD HARLEY KNIGHT OF THE BATH
  
TO THE RIGHT WORSHIPFULL Sr TREVIR WILLIAMES KNIGT AND BARRONET
  
The Invocation.
  
To his much honored Friend JOHN BIRCH, Esq;
  
To the Right Worshipful, The Company of HABERDASHERS in LONDON, &c.
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A TREASURY OF DIVINE RAPTURES.
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The Post-script to the Reader.

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44. On Bees.

The Hony-merchants in the prime of May,
By sun shine thro the fragrant meadows stray
With Cypras wings, and by their Chymick skill,
Extract the quintessence of Flow'rs, to fill
Their hollow-vaulted cells: what heavy loads
Their laden thighs transport to their aboads?
When others pine with want, in winters cold,
They live upon their self-made liquid Gold.
So in prosper'ties summer, should we lay
Up store of grace, against a winters day.
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