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THESAURO-PHULAKION[Greek]: or, A treasury of divine raptures

Consisting of Serious Observations, Pious Ejaculations, Select Epigrams. Alphabetically rank'd and fil'd by a Private Chaplain to the Illustrious and Renowned Lady Urania The Divine and Heavenly Muse. The first part [by Nicholas Billingsley]
Billingsley, Nicholas (1633-1709)

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209. On Colours.

The Star-embellish'd Bird which Juno so
Admires, th'embroidred skie-adorning Bow
Presaging showrs, eye-pleasing colours show,
Which men born blind cannot distinctly know.
We cannot know the things that do concern
Our peace, till God be pleas'd to make us learn.
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