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... seeke his daughter Truth , and Truth's letter to Fame , " which was published in 1599 . LXVI . JOHN PITS . JOHN PITS Wrote " A Poore Man's Beneuolence to the afflicted Church , " to which are added two Psalms . This work was published ...
... seeke his daughter Truth , and Truth's letter to Fame , " which was published in 1599 . LXVI . JOHN PITS . JOHN PITS Wrote " A Poore Man's Beneuolence to the afflicted Church , " to which are added two Psalms . This work was published ...
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... seeke to rest at nighte : Unto thy paynes or pleasures past Adde thys one labor yet , Ere sleepe close vp thyne eie too fast , Doo not thy God forget . But searche within thy secret thought , What deeds did thee befall ; And if thou ...
... seeke to rest at nighte : Unto thy paynes or pleasures past Adde thys one labor yet , Ere sleepe close vp thyne eie too fast , Doo not thy God forget . But searche within thy secret thought , What deeds did thee befall ; And if thou ...
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... seeke to vaile with shame . This the chief conquest of all conquests were ; For which archangels and all angels might , With cherubins and seraphins , out bring Victorious palmes , arraid in sincere white ; For which all saints might ...
... seeke to vaile with shame . This the chief conquest of all conquests were ; For which archangels and all angels might , With cherubins and seraphins , out bring Victorious palmes , arraid in sincere white ; For which all saints might ...
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... seeke gold , Or glittring golden money ? By them is past , in sweetest tast , Honny or combe of honny . By them is made thy servantes trade , Most circumspectly guarded : And who doth frame to keepe the same Shall fully be rewarded ...
... seeke gold , Or glittring golden money ? By them is past , in sweetest tast , Honny or combe of honny . By them is made thy servantes trade , Most circumspectly guarded : And who doth frame to keepe the same Shall fully be rewarded ...
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Edward Farr. Since euery senselesse thing , by Nature's light , Doth preseruation seeke , destruction shunne . Nor could the world's best spirits so much erre , If death tooke all , that they should all agree Before this life their honor ...
Edward Farr. Since euery senselesse thing , by Nature's light , Doth preseruation seeke , destruction shunne . Nor could the world's best spirits so much erre , If death tooke all , that they should all agree Before this life their honor ...
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angels behold blessed blisse bloud bounty endeth never Christ Countess of Pembroke dayes Dayntie Deuises didst diuine doth earth EDWARD HAKE ELIZ entitled eternall euen euery eyes farre feare flesh foes FRANCIS DAVISON George Gascoigne giue glorious glory God's godly grace hand hart hast hath haue heauen heauenly holy ioyes Jehova JOHN BODENHAM JOHN PITS kindnesse lasteth King light liue Lord Lord Vaux loue mightie minde moue mynd neuer NICHOLAS BRETON nought Old Version paine Paradise of Dayntie poems poetry POETS powre praise Psalms published put to death Queen Elizabeth raigne sacred SAMUEL DANIEL shal shee shew sight sinfull sing sinne Sir Philip Sidney Sith song Sonne SONNET soule soule's spirit sunne sweete thee thine things THOMAS THOMAS CHURCHYARD thou thought thy mercie unto vaine vertue vnto vpon wisedome wishte wrote wyll wyshte
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Page 26 - Being with thy deare blood clene washt from sin, May live for ever in felicity: And that thy love we weighing worthily, May likewise love thee...
Page 24 - And is there care in Heaven ? and is there love In heavenly spirits to these creatures base, That may compassion of their evils move ? There is...
Page 228 - Tell time it is but motion; Tell flesh it is but dust: And wish them not reply, For thou must give the lie.
Page xli - Hymns, is set forth, and allowed to be sung in all congregations of the said church, before and after Morning and Evening Prayer, and also before and after Sermons, at the discretion of the minister.
Page 24 - Of men than beasts : but 0 ! th' exceeding grace Of Highest God that loves his creatures so, And all his works with mercy doth embrace, That blessed Angels he sends to and fro, To serve to wicked man, to serve his wicked foe!
Page 15 - Both heaven and earth obey unto her will, And all the creatures which they both containe ; For of her fulnesse which the world doth fill They all partake, and do in state remaine As their great Maker did at first ordaine, Through observation of her high beheast, By which they first were made, and still increast.
Page 18 - And looke at last up to that Soveraine Light, From whose pure beams al perfect beauty springs, That kindleth love in every godly spright Even the love of God; which loathing brings Of this vile world and these gay-seeming things; With whose sweete pleasures being so possest, Thy straying thoughts henceforth for ever rest.
Page 24 - For whatsoever from one place doth fall Is with the tide unto another brought : For there is nothing lost, that may be found if sought.
Page 24 - How oft do they with golden pinions cleave The flitting skies, like flying pursuivant, Against foul fiends to aid us militant ! They for us fight, they watch and duly ward, And their bright squadrons round about us plant, And all for love, and nothing for reward : Oh, why should heavenly God to men have such regard ?1 This agrees with what is recorded of St.
Page 10 - Aire still flitting, but yet firmely bounded On everie side, with pyles of flaming brands, Never consum'd, nor quencht with mortall hands; '40 And, last, that mightie shining christall wall, Wherewith he hath encompassed this All. By view whereof it plainly may appeare, That still as every thing doth upward tend, And further is from earth, so still more cleare And faire it growes, till to his perfect end Of purest beautie it at last ascend; Ayre more then water, fire much more then ayr% And heaven...