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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]

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THE MINDE OF THE Frontispiece.
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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.