Du Bartas His Divine Weekes And Workes with A Compleate Collectio[n] of all the other most delight-full Workes: Translated and written by yt famous Philomusus: Iosvah Sylvester |
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17 Cupido & Timor, constitutum.
Desire and Fear the Worldling ever martyrs,Still double-racked with Two divers Tortures:
Desire's a Fire, running through all his Bones,
Which dries him, fries him, and his Rest bereaves:
His Fear's a Frost, chilling his hart at-once,
Killing his Hopes, spilling the Webs hee weaves:
So that, distract with Fear and with Desire,
In Frost hee fries, and freezes in the Fire.
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