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The Poems of Edward Taylor

Edited by Donald E. Standford ... With a foreword by Louis L. Martz

Taylor, Edward (1642-1729)

Preparatory Meditations before my Approach to the Lords Supper. Chiefly upon the Doctrin preached upon the Day of administration

Preparatory Meditations

Gods Determinations touching his Elect: and The Elects Combat in their Conversion, and Coming up to God in Christ together with the Comfortable Effects thereof.

Miscellaneous Poems

[1.] [When] Let by rain.

2. Upon a Spider Catching a Fly.

3. Upon a Wasp Child with Cold.

4. Huswifery.

5. Another upon the Same.

6. Upon Wedlock, and Death of Children.

7. The Ebb and Flow.

8. Upon the Sweeping Flood Aug: 13. 14. 1683.

A Funerall Poem Upon the Death of my ever Endeared, and Tender Wife Mrs. Elizabeth Taylor, Who fell asleep in Christ the 7th day of July at night about two hours after Sun setting 1689 and in the 39 yeare of her Life.

An Elegy upon the Death of that Holy and Reverend Man of God, Mr. Samuel Hooker, .

A Fig for thee Oh! Death.

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HIS EPITAPH.

A turffe of Glory, Rich Celestiall Dust,
A Bit of Christ here in Death's Cradle husht.
An Orb of Heavenly Sunshine: a bright Star
That never glimmerd: ever shining faire,
A Paradise bespangled all with Grace:
A Curious Web o'relaid with holy lace
A Magazeen of Prudence: Golden Pot
Of Gracious Flowers never to be forgot
Farmingtons Glory, and its Pulpits Grace
Lies here a Chrystallizing till the trace
Of Time is at an end and all out run.
Then shall arise and quite outshine the Sun.