. Quarles' emblems . ftoc IS iiu\ tJiat I sojourn in Mesech, that I dzvdl in the tents ojKcdar!—PsALM cxx. 5. Is natures course dissolvd ? cloth times glass stand ? Or hath some frolic heart set back the hand Of fates perpetual clock ? willt never strike ? Is crazy time grown lazy, faint or sick, With very age ? or hath that great pair-royal Of adamantine sisters late made trial Of some new trade ? shall mortal hearts grow old In sorrow ? shall my weary arms infold, And under-prop my panting sides for ever ? Is there no charitable hand will sever My well-spun thread, that my imprisond soul May
. Quarles' emblems . ftoc IS iiu\ tJiat I sojourn in Mesech, that I dzvdl in the tents ojKcdar!—PsALM cxx. 5. Is natures course dissolvd ? cloth times glass stand ? Or hath some frolic heart set back the hand Of fates perpetual clock ? willt never strike ? Is crazy time grown lazy, faint or sick, With very age ? or hath that great pair-royal Of adamantine sisters late made trial Of some new trade ? shall mortal hearts grow old In sorrow ? shall my weary arms infold, And under-prop my panting sides for ever ? Is there no charitable hand will sever My well-spun thread, that my imprisond soul May be deliverd from this dull dark hole Of dungeon flesh ? O shall I, shall I never Be ransomd, but remain a slave for ever ? It is the lot of man but once to die, But ere that death, how many deaths have I ? What human madness makes the world afraid To entertain Heavns jo}s. because conveyd H\ the hand of death ? will nakedness refuse Rich change 84 Quarlcs Eniblcuis. T
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