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A34639
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The confinement a poem, with annotations.
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Cotton, Charles, 1630-1687.
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1679
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Wing C6385; ESTC R3156
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if_o they_o lose_v their_o virginity_n which_o they_o be_v to_o keep_v thirty_o year_n instead_o of_o his_o child_n which_o use_v to_o accompany_v with_o he_o and_o be_v compare_v to_o the_o fruitful_a branch_n of_o the_o olive_n he_o be_v surround_v with_o bare_a and_o naked_a wall_n rusty_a bar_n and_o dismal_a bolt_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d lampas_n aquavitae_fw-la the_o vital_a flame_n or_o innate_a heat_n to_o wit_n that_o animal_n fire_n which_o by_o the_o help_n of_o the_o plastic_a virtue_n be_v first_o kindle_v in_o the_o colliquament_n and_o afterward_o in_o the_o blood_n shine_v and_o burn_v in_o the_o heart_n as_o in_o its_o proper_a focus_n and_o from_o thence_o together_o with_o the_o blood_n and_o spirit_n by_o the_o artery_n every_o way_n diffuse_v and_o spread_v abroad_o it_o heat_n cherish_v and_o enlivens_fw-la all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o body_n we_o live_v no_o long_o than_o this_o vestal_a fire_n be_v preserve_v and_o maintain_v in_o the_o altar_n of_o the_o heart_n that_o be_v either_o suffocate_v or_o by_o the_o want_n of_o fuel_n extinct_a we_o immediate_o die_v hypocrates_n call_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ignis_fw-la ingenitus_fw-la aristotle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d accensio_fw-la animae_fw-la in_o cord_n all_o passion_n be_v create_v by_o something_o a_o more_o than_o ordinary_a motion_n of_o the_o blood_n and_o spirit_n now_o we_o suppose_v our_o prisoner_n by_o have_v either_o his_o thought_n continual_o fix_v upon_o sad_a object_n or_o by_o want_n of_o those_o preparative_n by_o way_n of_o due_a meat_n and_o drink_n which_o may_v apt_o animate_v the_o blood_n to_o have_v it_o almost_o stagnate_n in_o his_o vein_n and_o he_o thereby_o render_v insensible_a in_o a_o manner_n either_o of_o pain_n or_o pleasure_n and_o so_o have_v by_o a_o unfortunate_a necessity_n reduce_v himself_o to_o that_o temper_n which_o the_o stoic_n so_o much_o endeavour_v to_o be_v master_n of_o and_o brag_v of_o when_o attain_v if_o ever_o such_o thing_n be_v namely_o a_o apathy_n a_o total_a conquest_n over_o all_o the_o passion_n and_o a_o perfect_a unconcernment_n at_o or_o in_o the_o utmost_a pain_n or_o pleasure_n the_o word_n be_v from_o 〈◊〉_d priviâ—iuâ—_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d passio_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o sleep_n of_o the_o soul_n there_o be_v some_o of_o a_o opinion_n that_o after_o death_n the_o soul_n lie_v in_o a_o deep_a sleep_n a_o state_n of_o perfect_a silence_n and_o inactivity_n till_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n of_o who_o dr._n more_o in_o his_o antipsychopannychia_fw-la canto_n 1_o stanza_n 5._o have_v then_o old_a adam_n sâ—orted_v all_o this_o time_n under_o some_o senseless_a clod_n with_o sleep_n y'dead_a and_o have_v those_o flame_n that_o steep_a olympus_n climb_v right_o nimble_o wheel_v over_o his_o heedless_a head_n so_o oft_o in_o heap_n of_o year_n low_o bury_v stanza_n ii_o for_o sure_a in_o vain_a do_v humane_a