Prison-Pietie or, Meditations Divine and Moral. Digested into Poetical Heads, On Mixt and Various Subjects. Whereunto is added A Panegyrick to The Right Reverend, and most Nobly descended, Henry, Lord Bishop of London. By Samuel Speed, Prisoner in Ludgate, London |
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On Sighs and Groans. |
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On Sighs and Groans.
Sigh on, sad Heart, as hard as Diamond-stone,
At ev'ry breathing usher forth a groan:
For such, although thou dost not speak,
Sufficient are thy minde to break.
At ev'ry breathing usher forth a groan:
For such, although thou dost not speak,
Sufficient are thy minde to break.
Or if thy groans are smothered with grief,
And steal out softly as a cunning thief,
God hears and understands the cry
Better than he that lets them fly.
And steal out softly as a cunning thief,
God hears and understands the cry
Better than he that lets them fly.
For many sighs and groans are poured out,
Loaded with thoughts; so that this heavy scout
Hath such an Errand then to tell,
Where to begin he knows not well.
Loaded with thoughts; so that this heavy scout
Hath such an Errand then to tell,
Where to begin he knows not well.
God hath a Bottle for the sinners Tear,
And ready is (as we to speak) to hear:
Heav'n is attentive to a sinners sute,
And sighs are vocal, though the tongue be mute.
And ready is (as we to speak) to hear:
Heav'n is attentive to a sinners sute,
And sighs are vocal, though the tongue be mute.
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