A book for boys and girls or, Country Rhimes for Children. By J. B. [John Bunyan] |
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| XLI. | XLI. Upon the Horse and his Rider.
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XLI. Upon the Horse and his Rider.
There's one rides very sagely on the Road,
Shewing that he affects the gravest Mode.
Another rides Tantivy, or full Trot,
To shew, much Gravity he matters not.
Lo, here comes one amain, he rides full speed,
Hedge, Ditch, nor Myry Bog, he doth not heed.
One claws it up Hill without stop or check,
Another down, as if he'd break his Neck.
Now ev'ry Horse has his especial Guider;
Then by his going you may know the Rider.
Shewing that he affects the gravest Mode.
Another rides Tantivy, or full Trot,
To shew, much Gravity he matters not.
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Hedge, Ditch, nor Myry Bog, he doth not heed.
One claws it up Hill without stop or check,
Another down, as if he'd break his Neck.
Now ev'ry Horse has his especial Guider;
Then by his going you may know the Rider.
Comparison.
Now let us turn our Horse into a Man,
His Rider to a Spirit, if we can:
Then let us by the Methods of the Guider,
Tell ev'ry Horse how he should know his Rider.
His Rider to a Spirit, if we can:
Then let us by the Methods of the Guider,
Tell ev'ry Horse how he should know his Rider.
Some go as Men direct in a right way,
Nor are they suffered to go astray:
As with a Bridle they are governed,
And kept from Paths, which lead unto the dead.
Now this good man has his especial Guider;
Then by his going let him know his Rider.
Nor are they suffered to go astray:
As with a Bridle they are governed,
And kept from Paths, which lead unto the dead.
Now this good man has his especial Guider;
Then by his going let him know his Rider.
Some go as if they did not greatly care,
Whether of Heaven or Hell they should be Heir.
The Rein it seems as laid upon their Neck,
They seem to go their way without a check.
Now this man too has his especial Guider;
And by his going he may know his Rider.
Whether of Heaven or Hell they should be Heir.
The Rein it seems as laid upon their Neck,
They seem to go their way without a check.
Now this man too has his especial Guider;
And by his going he may know his Rider.
Some again run, as if resolv'd to dye,
Body and Soul to all Eternity:
Good Counsel they by no means can abide;
They'l have their course, whatever them betide.
Now these poor Men have their especial Guider;
Were they not Fools they soon might know their Rider.
Body and Soul to all Eternity:
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They'l have their course, whatever them betide.
Now these poor Men have their especial Guider;
Were they not Fools they soon might know their Rider.
There's one makes head against all Godliness,
Those (too) that do profess it he'l distress:
He'l taunt and flout, if Goodness doth appear,
And at its Countenancers mock and jear.
Now this man (too) has his especial Guider;
And by his going he might know his Rider.
Those (too) that do profess it he'l distress:
He'l taunt and flout, if Goodness doth appear,
And at its Countenancers mock and jear.
Now this man (too) has his especial Guider;
And by his going he might know his Rider.
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