Fovre bookes of Du Bartas I. The Arke, II. Babylon, III. The Colonnyes, IIII. The Columues or Pyllars: In French and English, for the Instrvction and Pleasvre of Svch as Delight in Both Langvages. By William Lisle ... Together with a large Commentary by S. G. S |
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Who deales not tyrant-like to whelme in wauy brees
The beast that goes on foot, and all on wing that flees:
Because for mans behoofe they were created all;
And he that should them vse is blotted by his fall
From out the Booke of life: and why then should they stay
When he, for whom they were, is iustly tak'n away?
The beast that goes on foot, and all on wing that flees:
Because for mans behoofe they were created all;
And he that should them vse is blotted by his fall
From out the Booke of life: and why then should they stay
When he, for whom they were, is iustly tak'n away?
Man is the head of all that drawes the breath of life.
Let one a member loose, he liueth yet; but if
A deadly sword the head from bodies troonke diuide,
How can there any life in leg or arme abide?
Let one a member loose, he liueth yet; but if
A deadly sword the head from bodies troonke diuide,
How can there any life in leg or arme abide?
But haply God's to feirce that hath the land orewheld.
Yea? had so many yeares disloiall man rebeld
Against the Lord his King, and had the Lord no reason
To rase the traitours house for such high points of treason?
To sow salt on the same, and mak't a monument
That his diuine reuenge, not Sea or Aire hath sent
This rauing water-Masse?
Yea? had so many yeares disloiall man rebeld
Against the Lord his King, and had the Lord no reason
To rase the traitours house for such high points of treason?
To sow salt on the same, and mak't a monument
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This rauing water-Masse?
Let all the clowdie weather
That round-encourtaines Earth be gathered thicke together
From either cope of Heau'n, and bee't all powred downe
In place what e're, it would but some one countrie drowne:
That round-encourtaines Earth be gathered thicke together
From either cope of Heau'n, and bee't all powred downe
In place what e're, it would but some one countrie drowne:
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