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i_o fear_v no_o harm_n what_o strange_a disaster_n cause_v this_o sudden_a change_n how_o be_v thou_o once_o so_o near_o and_o now_o so_o strange_a eleg_n 20._o vanquish_a by_o such_o as_o thirst_v for_o my_o life_n and_o bring_v my_o soul_n into_o a_o legal_a strife_n how_o oft_o have_v thou_o just_a god_n maintain_v my_o cause_n and_o cross_v the_o sentence_n of_o their_o bloody_a law_n be_v still_o my_o god_n be_v still_o that_o god_n thou_o be_v look_v on_o thy_o mercy_n not_o on_o my_o desert_n be_v thou_o my_o judge_n betwixt_o my_o foe_n and_o i_o the_o advocate_n betwixt_o my_o soul_n &_o thou_o against_o thou_o great_a lord_n their_o arm_n they_o have_v advance_v and_o deal_v that_o blow_n to_o thou_o that_o thus_o have_v glance_v upon_o my_o soul_n smite_v those_o that_o have_v smite_v thou_o and_o for_o thy_o sake_n discharge_v their_o spleen_n at_o i_o eleg_n 21._o what_o squint-eyed_a scorn_n what_o flout_n what_o wry-mouthed_a scoff_n that_o sullen_a pride_n ever_o take_v acquaintance_n of_o have_v escape_v the_o fury_n of_o my_o foeman_n tongue_n to_o do_v my_o simple_a innocence_n wrong_v what_o day_n what_o hour_n nay_o what_o short_a season_n have_v keep_v my_o soul_n secure_a from_o the_o treason_n of_o their_o corrupt_a counsel_n which_o dispense_v day_n night_n and_o hour_n to_o conspire_v my_o end_n my_o sorrow_n be_v their_o song_n and_o as_o slight_a fable_n fill_v up_o the_o silence_n of_o their_o wanton_a table_n look_v down_o just_a god_n &_o with_o thy_o power_n divine_a behold_v my_o foe_n they_o be_v thy_o foe_n and_o i_o eleg_n 22._o yet_o sleep_v thy_o vengeance_n can_v thy_o justice_n be_v so_o slow_a to_o they_o and_o yet_o so_o sharp_a to_o i_o dismount_v just_a judge_n from_o thy_o tribunal_n throne_n and_o pay_v thy_o foeman_n the_o deserve_a lone_n of_o their_o unjust_a design_n make_v fierce_a thy_o hand_n and_o scourge_n thou_o they_o as_o they_o have_v scourge_v my_o land_n break_v thou_o their_o adamantine_a heart_n &_o pound_v they_o to_o dust_n and_o with_o thy_o final_a curse_n confound_v they_o let_v horror_n seize_v their_o soul_n o_o may_v they_o be_v the_o scorn_n of_o nation_n that_o have_v scorn_v thou_o o_o may_v they_o live_v distress_v and_o die_v bereave_v of_o earth_n delight_n and_o of_o the_o joy_n of_o heaven_n threnodia_fw-la four_o eleg_n 1._o alas_o what_o alteration_n ah_o how_o strange_a amazement_n flow_v from_o such_o a_o uncouth_a change_n ambitious_a ruin_n can_v thy_o raze_n hand_n find_v never_o a_o subject_n but_o the_o holy_a land_n thou_o sacrilegious_a ruin_n to_o attempt_v the_o house_n of_o god_n be_v not_o heaven_n house_n exempt_a from_o thy_o accurse_a rape_n ah_o i_o behold_v zion_n who_o pavement_n of_o refulgent_a gold_n so_o late_o do_v reflect_v so_o bright_a so_o pure_a how_o dim_a how_o drossy_a now_o ah_o how_o obscure_a her_o sacred_a stone_n lie_v scatter_v in_o the_o street_n for_o stumble_a block_n before_o the_o levite_n foot_n eleg_n 2._o behold_v her_o prince_n who_o victorious_a brow_n fame_n oft_o have_v crown_v with_o her_o laurel_n bow_n see_v how_o they_o hide_v their_o shame-confounded_n crest_n and_o hang_v their_o head_n upon_o their_o faint_a breast_n behold_v her_o captain_n and_o brave_a man_n at_o arm_n who_o spirit_n fire_v at_o war_n loud_a alarm_n like_a worry_v sheep_n how_o flee_v they_o from_o the_o noise_n of_o drum_n and_o startle_v at_o the_o trumpet_n voice_n they_o faint_v and_o like_v amaze_v lion_n show_v their_o fearful_a heel_n if_o chaunticleere_n but_o crow_n how_o be_v the_o pillar_n zion_n of_o thy_o state_n transform_v toâ—lay_n and_o burnish_a gold_n so_o late_o eleg_n 3._o can_v furious_a dragon_n hear_v their_o helpless_a brood_n cry_v out_o and_o fill_v their_o hungry_a lip_n with_o food_n have_v nature_n teach_v fierce_a tiger_n to_o apply_v the_o breast_n unto_o their_o youngling_n empty_a cry_n have_v savage_a beast_n time_n place_n and_o nature_n help_n to_o feed_v and_o foster_v up_o their_o idle_a whelp_n and_o shall_v the_o tender_a babe_n of_o zion_n cry_v and_o pine_v for_o food_n and_o yet_o their_o mother_n by_o dragon_n and_o tiger_n and_o all_o savage_a beast_n can_v feed_v their_o young_a but_o zion_n have_v no_o breast_n distress_a zion_n more_o unhappy_a far_o than_o dragon_n savage_a beast_n or_o tiger_n be_v eleg_n 4._o death_n thou_o pursue_v if_o from_o death_n thou_o flee_v or_o if_o thou_o turn_v thy_o flight_n death_n follow_v thou_o thy_o staff_n of_o life_n be_v break_v for_o want_v of_o bread_n thy_o city_n pine_v and_o half_a thy_o land_n be_v dead_a the_o son_n to_o his_o father_n weep_v make_v fruitless_a moan_n the_o father_n weep_v upon_o his_o weep_a son_n the_o brother_n call_v upon_o his_o pine_a brother_n and_o both_o come_v cry_v to_o their_o hungry_a mother_n the_o empty_a babe_n in_o stead_n of_o milk_n draw_v down_o his_o nurse_n tear_n well_o mingle_v with_o his_o own_o nor_o change_v of_o place_n nor_o time_n with_o help_n supply_v thou_o abroad_o the_o sword_n famine_n at_o home_n destroy_v thou_o eleg_n 5._o excess_n and_o surfeit_n now_o have_v leave_v thy_o coast_n the_o lavish_a guest_n now_o want_v his_o greedy_a host_n no_o wanton_a cook_n prepare_v his_o poignant_a meat_n to_o teach_v a_o saciate_a palate_n how_o to_o eat_v now_o â—acchus_fw-la pine_n and_o shake_v his_o feeble_a knee_n and_o pamp'red_a envy_n look_v as_o plump_a as_o he_o be_v discolour_a ceres_n that_o be_v once_o so_o fair_a have_v lose_v her_o beauty_n singe_v her_o golden_a hair_n thy_o prince_n mourn_v in_o rag_n ashamed_a to_o enfold_v their_o leaden_a spirit_n in_o a_o case_n of_o gold_n from_o place_n to_o place_v thy_o statesman_n wander_v be_v on_o every_o dunghill_n lie_v a_o man_n of_o war_n eleg_n 6._o foul_a sodom_n and_o incestuous_a gomorrow_o have_v my_o destruction_n but_o never_o my_o sorrow_n vengeance_n have_v mercy_n there_o her_o hand_n do_v send_v a_o sharp_a beginning_n but_o a_o sudden_a end_n justice_n be_v mild_a and_o with_o her_o hasty_a flash_n they_o fall_v and_o sweet_o sleep_v in_o peaceful_a ash_n they_o feel_v no_o rage_n of_o a_o insult_a foe_n nor_o famine_n piching_a fury_n as_o i_o do_v they_o have_v no_o sacred_a temple_n to_o defile_v or_o if_o they_o have_v they_o will_v have_v help_v to_o spoil_v they_o die_v but_o once_o but_o i_o poor_a wretched_a i_o die_v many_o death_n and_o yet_o have_v more_o to_o die_v eleg_n 7._o gold_n from_o the_o mint_n milk_n from_o the_o uberous_a cow_n be_v never_o so_o pure_a in_o substance_n nor_o in_o show_n as_o be_v my_o nazarite_n who_o inward_a grace_n adorn_v the_o outward_a lustre_n of_o their_o face_n their_o face_n rob_v the_o lily_n and_o the_o rose_n of_o red_a and_o white_a more_o fair_a more_o sweet_a than_o those_o their_o body_n be_v the_o magazine_n of_o perfection_n their_o skin_n unblemished_a be_v of_o pure_a complexion_n through_o which_o their_o saphire-coloured_a vein_n descry_v the_o azure_a beauty_n of_o their_o naked_a pride_n the_o flame_a carbuncle_n be_v not_o so_o bright_a nor_o yet_o the_o rare_a discolour_a chrysolite_n eleg_n 8._o how_o be_v my_o sacred_a nazarite_n that_o be_v the_o blaze_a planet_n of_o my_o glorious_a sphere_n obscure_v and_o darken_v in_o affliction_n cloud_n astonish_v at_o their_o own_o disguise_n they_o shroud_v their_o foul_a transform_a shape_n in_o the_o dull_a shade_n of_o sullen_a darkness_n of_o themselves_o afraid_a see_v how_o the_o brother_n gaze_v on_o the_o brother_n and_o both_o affright_a start_v and_o fly_v each_o other_o black_a as_o their_o fate_n they_o cross_v the_o street_n unkend_v the_o sire_n his_o son_n the_o friend_n disclaim_v his_o friend_n they_o they_o that_o be_v the_o flower_n of_o my_o land_n like_o wither_a weed_n and_o blast_a hemlock_n stand_v eleg_n 9_o impetuous_a famine_n sister_n to_o the_o sword_n leave_v hand_n of_o death_n child_n of_o the_o infernal_a lord_n thou_o tort'rer_n of_o mankind_n that_o with_o one_o stroke_n subject_v the_o world_n to_o thy_o imperious_a yoke_n what_o pleasure_n take_v thou_o in_o the_o tedious_a breath_n of_o pine_a mortal_n or_o their_o linger_a death_n the_o sword_n thy_o generous_a brother_n be_v not_o so_o cruel_a he_o kill_v but_o once_o fight_v in_o a_o noble_a duel_n but_o thou_o malicious_a fury_n do_v extend_v thy_o spleen_n to_o all_o who_o death_n can_v find_v no_o end_n alas_o my_o hapless_a weal_n can_v want_v no_o woe_n that_o feel_v the_o rage_n of_o sword_n and_o famine_n too_o eleg_n 10._o kind_a be_v that_o death_n who_o weapon_n do_v but_o kill_v but_o we_o be_v often_o slay_v yet_o die_v still_o our_o torment_n be_v too_o gentle_a yet_o too_o rough_a they_o gripe_v too_o hard_o because_o not_o hard_a enough_o my_o people_n tear_v their_o tremble_a flesh_n for_o food_n