The poems of George Daniel ... From the original mss. in the British Museum: Hitherto unprinted. Edited, with introduction, notes, and illustrations, portrait, &c. By the Rev. Alexander B. Grosart: In four volumes |
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XLVII. Chap. xlvii.
He, dead, rose Nathan, full in Prophecie;
In David's time, none soe vpright as hee;
As the ffat is disparted from the Vict,
Soe David from the People, by the strict
Survey of Heaven: he pluck'd the Lyon's Beard
And Slew the Beare, wch ravin'd in his heard;
When but a youth, he trivmph't in the blood
Of the great Philistine; who vanting stood
The Single Combat, in a bold Defye
To all the Host; when none durst make reply,
Did not He lay his Glorie in the Dust,
With a strong Arme? Strong in the Lord of Host,
Who gave his right hand Strength to vindicate
A Iustice on the Giant, & Elate
A Glorie to the people; Soe the Meed
Was of Ten thousand his; a Crowne Decreed
T' adorne his Temples; in the Conquest got
He ceaséd not, till he had routed out
The curséd Memorie, the mightie power
Of Philistines, to be againe noe more;
In all he did, he did the Praise rehearse
To God in Songs & never-Dying verse;
His heart was Ioyfull in him, & his Praise,
In mighty Rapture, did his Spirit Seize.
Before the Altar, for an Ornament,
He placéd Singers; each his Instrument,
His holy Chanzons fitted to their String,
And taught the People Hymmes of Praife to Sing.
In David's time, none soe vpright as hee;
As the ffat is disparted from the Vict,
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Survey of Heaven: he pluck'd the Lyon's Beard
And Slew the Beare, wch ravin'd in his heard;
When but a youth, he trivmph't in the blood
Of the great Philistine; who vanting stood
The Single Combat, in a bold Defye
To all the Host; when none durst make reply,
Did not He lay his Glorie in the Dust,
With a strong Arme? Strong in the Lord of Host,
Who gave his right hand Strength to vindicate
A Iustice on the Giant, & Elate
A Glorie to the people; Soe the Meed
Was of Ten thousand his; a Crowne Decreed
T' adorne his Temples; in the Conquest got
He ceaséd not, till he had routed out
The curséd Memorie, the mightie power
Of Philistines, to be againe noe more;
In all he did, he did the Praise rehearse
To God in Songs & never-Dying verse;
His heart was Ioyfull in him, & his Praise,
In mighty Rapture, did his Spirit Seize.
Before the Altar, for an Ornament,
He placéd Singers; each his Instrument,
His holy Chanzons fitted to their String,
And taught the People Hymmes of Praife to Sing.
Hee did appoint, to dignifie the feasts,
A Decent Order, & the Solemne hests,
Distinguish't by the Times; yt they might praise
God in his holynes, to all their Daies.
A Decent Order, & the Solemne hests,
Distinguish't by the Times; yt they might praise
God in his holynes, to all their Daies.
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His Sins were blotted out; his Name doth shine
For ever glorious; & the Lord, in fine,
Made a strong Covenant, yt from him one
Should never faile to sitt in Iudah's Throne.
For ever glorious; & the Lord, in fine,
Made a strong Covenant, yt from him one
Should never faile to sitt in Iudah's Throne.
From him a Wise Son came, by heaven blest
In large Possessions, which his Sire Possest.
Salomon raignéd in a happie Age,
A Time of Peace; he governéd by Sage
And sound Advice; the Kingdomes knew not warre;
That he, a Man of Peace, the Church might reare.
In large Possessions, which his Sire Possest.
Salomon raignéd in a happie Age,
A Time of Peace; he governéd by Sage
And sound Advice; the Kingdomes knew not warre;
That he, a Man of Peace, the Church might reare.
How beyond all Men Wise! thy Wisedome came
In holy Sayings, fluent as a Streame;
Thy Mind was large as all this Vniverse;
Thy Proverbs grave & hid, wch who reherse
Are struck with Wonder & a blind amaze;
The Ilands knew thy Name, & lov'd thy Peace;
In holy Sayings, fluent as a Streame;
Thy Mind was large as all this Vniverse;
Thy Proverbs grave & hid, wch who reherse
Are struck with Wonder & a blind amaze;
The Ilands knew thy Name, & lov'd thy Peace;
The world admired thee in the depth of fixt
And Solid Wisedome, of a holy Text;
In rapture beyond all borne in the Sphœre
Of holy things; revelling in the Cleare
And Glorious Magazine of faith, t' vnfold
Misterious Truths, high Oracles of old.
And Solid Wisedome, of a holy Text;
In rapture beyond all borne in the Sphœre
Of holy things; revelling in the Cleare
And Glorious Magazine of faith, t' vnfold
Misterious Truths, high Oracles of old.
By heavenly Power, ye God of Iacob's Name,
Silver as Lead, thy Gold as Copper, came;
Rich beyond all Men; Wise beyond compare;
Iust in thy owne; Magnificent, afarre.
Silver as Lead, thy Gold as Copper, came;
Rich beyond all Men; Wise beyond compare;
Iust in thy owne; Magnificent, afarre.
But (ah!) thou fell to Sin; & fraile, was led
A Captive by the Eyes, to know ye Bed
Of Stranger Woemen; didst obscure ye Shine
Of all thy vertues, & pollute thy Line
In the Succession, & brought Sorrow downe
Vpon thy Son's dishonour, to thy Crowne;
Soe 'twas Devided; Ephraim did rise
In a Strong faction, Iudah to despise;
Nath'less, God left him not, nor gave his Glorie
A Spoile to Time, but for a liveing Storie;
Nor did he take away what he decreed
Posteritie t' inherite in his Seed;
But left a branch to Iacob, & a flower
From David's Stocke to be Inheritour.
A Captive by the Eyes, to know ye Bed
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Of all thy vertues, & pollute thy Line
In the Succession, & brought Sorrow downe
Vpon thy Son's dishonour, to thy Crowne;
Soe 'twas Devided; Ephraim did rise
In a Strong faction, Iudah to despise;
Nath'less, God left him not, nor gave his Glorie
A Spoile to Time, but for a liveing Storie;
Nor did he take away what he decreed
Posteritie t' inherite in his Seed;
But left a branch to Iacob, & a flower
From David's Stocke to be Inheritour.
Thus Salomon did wth his Fathers rest,
And left Roboam, a by-word and a Iest,
Before the People, inconsiderate;
Who made the People grone wth double waight,
And burdens Insupportable; they went
From their Allegiance by a ioynt consent.
And left Roboam, a by-word and a Iest,
Before the People, inconsiderate;
Who made the People grone wth double waight,
And burdens Insupportable; they went
From their Allegiance by a ioynt consent.
And Ieroboam, who taught Israel
The way to Sin, by whom Ephraim fell;
That now full in their Sins, they left the Land:
Compell'd in Iustice, by a ffurious hand.
The way to Sin, by whom Ephraim fell;
That now full in their Sins, they left the Land:
Compell'd in Iustice, by a ffurious hand.
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