A paraphrase upon the canticles and some select hymns of the New and Old Testament, with other occasional compositions in English verse. By Samuel Woodford |
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 | A paraphrase upon the canticles |  |
SPONSUS.
Si murus est ædificemus super.
Sponsus.
If, when grown up, your Sister prove a Wall,
We'll on her build a Silver Arcenal;
Defence, and Ornament we'll to her give,
And all her Stones shall, as ith' Quarry, live.
If, when grown up, your Sister prove a Door,
With Cedar mouldings we will case her o're;
With Freeze, and Cornice all her Pillars crown,
And to her sacred Glories add our own.
| A paraphrase upon the canticles | |