. Emblems, divine and moral : The school of the heart; and Hieroglyphics of the life of man . LEMS. The ears of seraphims, and entertainHeavns highest Deity with their lofty strain :A strain well drenchd in the true Thespian well,Till then, earths semiquaver, mirth, farewell. S. August. Med. Cap. xxxiii. O infinitely happy are those heavenly virtues, whichare able to praise thee in holiness and purity with ex-cessive sweetness, and unutterable exaltation! fromthence they praise thee, from whence they rejoice,because they continually see for what they rejoice, forwhat they praise thee : but we,
. Emblems, divine and moral : The school of the heart; and Hieroglyphics of the life of man . LEMS. The ears of seraphims, and entertainHeavns highest Deity with their lofty strain :A strain well drenchd in the true Thespian well,Till then, earths semiquaver, mirth, farewell. S. August. Med. Cap. xxxiii. O infinitely happy are those heavenly virtues, whichare able to praise thee in holiness and purity with ex-cessive sweetness, and unutterable exaltation! fromthence they praise thee, from whence they rejoice,because they continually see for what they rejoice, forwhat they praise thee : but we, pressed down with thisburden of flesh, far removed from thy countenance inthis pilgrimage, and blown up with worldly vanities,cannot worthily praise thee : we praise thee by faith,not face to face ; but those angelical spirits praise theeface to face, and not by faith. Epig. 15. Did I refuse to sing ? Said I, these timesWere not for songs : nor music for these climesIt was my error : are not groans and tearsHarmonious raptures in th Almightys ears ? EMBLEMS. 187 BOOK THE FIFTH. Embl em I. CANTICLES V. / charge you^ O daughters of yerusalem^ if you find mybeloved^ that you tell him that I am sick of love. YE holy virgins, that so oft surround-*• The citys sapphire walls ; whose snowy feetMeasure the pearly paths of sacred ground, And trace the new Jerusalems jasper street;Ah! you whose care-forsaken hearts are crownM With your best wishes ; that enjoy the sweet i88 EjIBTJ]?. hook v. | Of all your hopes ; if eer you chance to spy j My absent love, O tell him that I lie | Deep with the flames that furnacd from his ;eye. I charge you, virgins, as you hope to hear The heavnly music of your Lovers voice ;I charge you, by the solemn faith you bear To plighted vows, and to that loyal choiceOf your affections, or if aught more dear You hold ; by Hymen, by your marriage joys ;I charge you tell him, that a flamiing dart,Shot from his eye, hath piercd my bleeding heart, iAn
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