. An essay upon literature: or, An enquiry into the antiquity and original of letters; proving that the two tables, written by the finger of God in Mount Sinai, was the first writing in the world, and that all other alphabets derive from the Hebrew ; with a short view of the methods made use of by the antients to supply the want of letters before, and improve the use of them, after they were known . ealjnfpires, Who feeks to know her God, believes and loves:Who thirfts for Knowledge at the awful Source Of Truths-eternal Spring, that Chryftal StreamUnfullyd HeavVs high Will 5 whence all the For
. An essay upon literature: or, An enquiry into the antiquity and original of letters; proving that the two tables, written by the finger of God in Mount Sinai, was the first writing in the world, and that all other alphabets derive from the Hebrew ; with a short view of the methods made use of by the antients to supply the want of letters before, and improve the use of them, after they were known . ealjnfpires, Who feeks to know her God, believes and loves:Who thirfts for Knowledge at the awful Source Of Truths-eternal Spring, that Chryftal StreamUnfullyd HeavVs high Will 5 whence all the ForceOf Heavn-born IVifdom to the World firft drink, my thirfty Soul, and drink again ;The Draught is holy, tis a Tafte of Heavn,A Flood of Dirine Knowledge, which to Man Eternal Goodnefs has in Mercy ! that weak Man woud ceafe his native Pride! And humble Reafon, Tyrant of the Soul!No more the facred Truths of Heavn deride, Nor tempt Gods Vengeance by a fecond fhoud we fee Religions fragrant Flowr Spring from Faiths fruitful Soil, true IVifdoms Choice;SathaePs artful Wiles fhould mourn no more,But touting Angels triumph in our Joys. ■<& POEMS O N SEVERAL OCCASIONS. By Mr. GEOKJGE WOODWARD. Sunt qua dam mediocriay funt mala plura. Mart. Tjeirfevral Ways of Life let Others chufe; Their fevral Pleafures let em ufe; m I was born for Love, and for a Mufe. OXFORD. Printed at the Clarendon Printing-Houfe. MDCCXXX.
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