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] |
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94. On Books.
Experience tells, vain Books, and idle Plays,And such as Ovids Amatorious Lays,
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Untouch'd, Religious Books but few will buy.
Sad times! for one that in Gods Bible looks,
There's ten that pore on Cards, the devils books.
All want on books, could some have their desire,
Would be condemn'd to an Ephesian fire;
And though it would the Devil much displease,
Yet might one say, as Alcibiades,
Of the Athenian heaps of burning scrowls,
I ne're saw clearer fire, nor purer coals.
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