Claraphil and Clarinda in a forrest of fancies. By Tho: Jordan |
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An Epithalamium on the much honoured Pair
T. S. Esquire, and Mrs. D. E.
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An Epithalamium on the much honoured Pair T. S. Esquire, and Mrs. D. E.
So at the first the Soul and Body met,
When the Creator did in Councel set
To make a Little world command the Great.
When the Creator did in Councel set
To make a Little world command the Great.
Nor are your Flames less Innocent than they
Befor the Grand Impostor did betray
Their fatal Freedoms to the Worlds decay.
Befor the Grand Impostor did betray
Their fatal Freedoms to the Worlds decay.
Therefore let all that Heaven can dispense
To royal Mankinde in the Soul and Sense,
Possess ye with Seraphick influence.
To royal Mankinde in the Soul and Sense,
Possess ye with Seraphick influence.
May all the promis'd Blessings on each Nation
From Genesis, to John's high Revelation,
Contribute to your Cordial Coronation.
From Genesis, to John's high Revelation,
Contribute to your Cordial Coronation.
May both your Brows be circled with such Beams
Of Glory, as appear'd in Jacob's Dreams,
Or the Dove darted upon Jordan's Streams.
Of Glory, as appear'd in Jacob's Dreams,
Or the Dove darted upon Jordan's Streams.
May Lovers light their Torches at your Flame,
And may the power of Stanley's single Name
Prove the sublimest Epithet of Fame.
And may the power of Stanley's single Name
Prove the sublimest Epithet of Fame.
May your hearts fix above the force of Fate,
May neither Princes frown, nor Peoples hate,
Your fair Affections dis-unanimate.
May neither Princes frown, nor Peoples hate,
Your fair Affections dis-unanimate.
May ye have all ye can desire, And when
Your wishes have out-vied the thoughts of Men,
Some Power direct you how to wish agen.
Your wishes have out-vied the thoughts of Men,
Some Power direct you how to wish agen.
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