. Quarles' Emblems . oVaS^MJ. My soulkath desired thee in the night—Isaiah xxvi. 9. Good God ! what horrid darkness doth surround My groping soul ! how are my senses bound In utter shades, and muffled from the light, Lurk in the bosom of eternal night ! The bold-facd lamp of Heavn can set and rise ; And with his morning glory fill the eyes Of gazing mortals ; his victorious ray Can chase the shadows, and restore the day : Nights bashful empress, though she often wane. As oft repeats her darkness, primes again ; And, with her circling horns, doth re-embrace Her brothers wealth, and orbs her sil
. Quarles' Emblems . oVaS^MJ. My soulkath desired thee in the night—Isaiah xxvi. 9. Good God ! what horrid darkness doth surround My groping soul ! how are my senses bound In utter shades, and muffled from the light, Lurk in the bosom of eternal night ! The bold-facd lamp of Heavn can set and rise ; And with his morning glory fill the eyes Of gazing mortals ; his victorious ray Can chase the shadows, and restore the day : Nights bashful empress, though she often wane. As oft repeats her darkness, primes again ; And, with her circling horns, doth re-embrace Her brothers wealth, and orbs her silver face. But ah ! my sun, deep swallowd in his fall, Is set, and cannot shine, nor rise at all : My bankrupt wain can beg nor borrow light; Alas ! my darkness is perpetual night. Falls have their risings, wanings have their primes, And desprate sorrows wait their better times : Ebbs have their floods, and autumns have their springs All states have changes hurried with the swings i 3 6 Quarics Emblems. Of chance and time, s
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