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Poems Occasioned by a melancholy vision

Or A melancholy vision upon diuers Theames Englarged: Which by seuerall Arguments ensuinge is showed His gaudie musa tenebris: By H. M. [i.e. Humphrey Mill]

Mill, Humphrey

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THE MINDE OF THE Frontispiece.

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To The Reader.

OF THE POEMS of his Friend.

To his Friend, H. M.

In Libri & Authoris

The Arguments.

AN ACCIDENTALL Melancholy Vision which occasioned the Poems.

A DESCRIPTION OF THE NATVRE And Qualitie of Time.

GOOD VSE OF Time.

THE FADING CONDITION, OF EARTHLY THINGS.

DARKNESSE DISCOVERED.

THE FADING CONDITION, OF EARTHLY THINGS.

OF LIFE.

THE ARRAIGNMENT, Together with the condemnation of Sinne, and Death.

THE ALLVRING SLEIGHTS OF SIN, AND PROMISES.

CONCERNING DEATH.

Serious Directions and Instructions, for our practice touching Sinne.

Serious Directions, and Instructions concerning Death.

The Resolutions of the Muse, in her Pilgrimage.

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THE MINDE OF THE Frontispiece.

Time censures all things, Darknes envies Time,
Light from above, doth in its beautie shine,
Discovering sinfull plots; 'cause 'tis divine,
True Life is honoured, finding out the crime.
Th' impartiall Judge foreshewes the horrid fate,
That Sinne and Death will be unfortunate.
Bold Ignorance doth plead: with Sinne he'll dwell.
Death brings Attornies for to plead his cause,
The Grave-maker being idle, blames the Lawes,
The Divell takes his vassall backe to hell.
All their defence does prove but emptie breath,
Sinnes by the sinner slaine, Life conquers Death.