. Pia desideria: or, divine addresses : in three books. Illustrated with XLVII. copper-plates . es^ complains hes wrongd :Youth prays {orgood old Age^ and aged Men Woud caft their Skins, and fain grow young in Ten thoufand any Tvpo agree 3Nay, fbme difihe what they juft v;ijhd to know s this minute what lie ought evn the next begets Women pine with various Longing-fits,When breeding l^s depravd their Appetites 3The humorfom impertinent DifeafeMakes that which fleasd them moft, as much ! why, like them, grown reftlefs with
. Pia desideria: or, divine addresses : in three books. Illustrated with XLVII. copper-plates . es^ complains hes wrongd :Youth prays {orgood old Age^ and aged Men Woud caft their Skins, and fain grow young in Ten thoufand any Tvpo agree 3Nay, fbme difihe what they juft v;ijhd to know s this minute what lie ought evn the next begets Women pine with various Longing-fits,When breeding l^s depravd their Appetites 3The humorfom impertinent DifeafeMakes that which fleasd them moft, as much ! why, like them, grown reftlefs with my vain thoughts to boundlefs hopes afpire ?Be gone falfe hopes, vain wifhes, anxious fears !Hence, you difturbers of my peaceful years!O my dear God! let not my Soul inclineTo any Love, or let that Love be thine! Aug. Sohloq. cap. 12. Allure. O Lord^ my defires ixith that fweetnefs whichthou hafi laid up for them that fear thee^ that Imay defire thee with eternal longi/igs 3 lefi the in-ward relifihy being deceived^ may mi flake bitter j^fiveetj andfrveet for bitter. G IL Q that . (S?) II. 0 that my ways tvere made fo direct^ that Imight keep thy Statutes! 5, IN what a maze of Erroiir do I ftray,Mhere various paths confound my doubtful way!Tliis^ to the right j That to the left-hand lies:Here, Vales defcend 5 there fwelling Mountains rife :This has an eafie^ That a rugged way jThe treachVy This conceals. That does whither thefe fo diffrent courfes go,Their wandring paths forbid, tilltryd, to know*.AUanders ftream a ftreighter motion (leers,Tho with himfelf the-wand rer the ficlitious Labyrinth of oldDid in more dubious paths its guefts infold 5Here greater difBcuIties ftay my feet,And on each road I thwarting dangers meet,Nor I the diffVent windings only fear,(In which the Artifts skill did mofl appear:)But, more to heighten and increafe my dread,Darknels involves each doubtful ftep I tread. G 2 No (§4). No friendly tracks my wandrin
Size: 1340px × 1865px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthorhugoh, bookdecade1690, booksubjectemblems, bookyear1690
