Pharonnida A Heroick Poem. By William Chamberlayne |
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 | Pharonnida |  |
More safe then age from the hot sins of youth,
Peaceful as faith, free as untroubled truth,
Being by him directed hither, we
Long liv'd within this narrow Monast'rie,
Whose orders being too strict for those that ne're
Had lost delight ith' prosecuting care
Of unsuccessful action, suited best
With us, whose griefs compar'd taught the distrest
To sleight their own, as guests that did intrude
On reason, in the want of fortitude,
That brave supporter, which such comfort brings,
That none can know but persecuted Kings.
Peaceful as faith, free as untroubled truth,
Being by him directed hither, we
Long liv'd within this narrow Monast'rie,
Whose orders being too strict for those that ne're
Had lost delight ith' prosecuting care
Of unsuccessful action, suited best
With us, whose griefs compar'd taught the distrest
To sleight their own, as guests that did intrude
On reason, in the want of fortitude,
That brave supporter, which such comfort brings,
That none can know but persecuted Kings.
| Pharonnida | |