Divine Poems Written By Thomas Washbourne |
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Upon a Snake in a Garden of Flowers, having stung one that trod upon him unawares.
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Upon a Snake in a Garden of Flowers, having stung one that trod upon him unawares.
Who thought this Snake would e're have found
An entrance into this inclosed ground,
Or that a Serpent here should bide his head
Under this sweet and flowry bed?
An entrance into this inclosed ground,
Or that a Serpent here should bide his head
Under this sweet and flowry bed?
But 'tis no newes, for long ago
(It was the Divels trick man to entice)
A greater Serpent made his way into
A better Garden, Paradise.
(It was the Divels trick man to entice)
A greater Serpent made his way into
A better Garden, Paradise.
And ever since there is no place
Of pleasure which we would impropriate,
But that therein the Serpent shewes his face,
Though we discover him too late.
Of pleasure which we would impropriate,
But that therein the Serpent shewes his face,
Though we discover him too late.
We see him not before we feel
That we by his envenom'd teeth are bit,
And when, Achilles like w'are hurt i'th' heel,
We seek for Balsom to cure it.
That we by his envenom'd teeth are bit,
And when, Achilles like w'are hurt i'th' heel,
We seek for Balsom to cure it.
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Better it were if we took heed,
How to avoid the Serpent e're he stung;
So should we feel no pain, nor medicine need,
But safely sit our flowers among.
How to avoid the Serpent e're he stung;
So should we feel no pain, nor medicine need,
But safely sit our flowers among.
Whiles we securely take delight,
Amidst our many sweet and fragrant flowers,
The divel Serpent turnes and doth us bite,
And with sharp pains our pleasure sowrs.
Amidst our many sweet and fragrant flowers,
The divel Serpent turnes and doth us bite,
And with sharp pains our pleasure sowrs.
Let us look then before we leap,
And timely seek the danger to prevent,
Lest we in stead of joyes do sorrowes reap,
And when it is too late repent.
And timely seek the danger to prevent,
Lest we in stead of joyes do sorrowes reap,
And when it is too late repent.
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