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please_v lord_n if_o thou_o will_v for_o what_o be_v hard_a to_o thou_o i_o may_v a_o factor_n for_o thy_o glory_n be_v then_o grant_v that_o like_o a_o faithful_a servant_n i_o may_v render_v back_o thy_o stock_n with_o usury_n the_o argument_n god_n reap_v no_o gain_n by_o man_n best_a deed_n man_n misery_n from_o himself_o proceed_v god_n mercy_n and_o justice_n be_v unbounded_a in_o work_n of_o nature_n man_n be_v ground_v sect._n 17._o elihu_n thus_o his_o pause_v lip_n again_o disclose_v &_o say_v rash_a joâ—_a do_v thou_o maintain_v a_o rightful_a cause_n which_o in_o conclusion_n must_v a_o vow_n thou_o blameless_a and_o thy_o god_n unjust_a thy_o lawless_a word_n imply_v that_o it_o can_v advantage_n none_o to_o live_v a_o upright_a man_n my_o tongue_n shall_v school_v thou_o and_o thy_o friend_n that_o will_v perchance_o refel_v thy_o reason_n if_o they_o can_v behold_v thy_o glorious_a maker_n greatness_n see_v the_o power_n of_o his_o hand_n say_v then_o can_v he_o be_v 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thou_o the_o progress_n of_o the_o ramble_a cloud_n from_o mortal_a eye_n when_o gloomy_a darkness_n shroud_n the_o lamp_n of_o heaven_n know_v thou_o the_o reason_n why_o can_v thou_o unriddle_v heaven_n philosophy_n know_v thou_o the_o unconstant_a nature_n of_o the_o weather_n or_o whence_o so_o many_o wind_n proceed_v and_o whither_o be_v it_o thou_o make_v privy_a or_o a_o stander-by_n when_o god_n stretch_v forth_o his_o spangle_a canopy_n submit_v thyself_o and_o let_v these_o secrets_n teach_v how_o far_o his_o myst'ry_n do_v surmount_v thy_o reach_n for_o he_o be_v almighty_a and_o his_o sacred_a will_n be_v just_a nor_o render_v a_o unearned_a ill_n his_o work_n be_v object_n for_o no_o soar_a eye_n but_o wheresoever_o he_o look_v he_o find_v none_o wise_a meditat._n 17._o the_o world_n
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foe_n and_o what_o be_v worse_o betray_v i_o to_o myself_o and_o heaven_n curse_v betray_v my_o soul_n to_o a_o eternal_a grief_n devoid_a of_o hope_n for_o ever_o to_o find_v relief_n eleg_n 15._o perplex_a with_o change_n of_o woe_n where_o ere_o i_o turn_v my_o faint_a eye_n they_o find_v fresh_a cause_n to_o mourn_v my_o grief_n move_v like_o the_o planet_n which_o appear_v change_v from_o their_o place_n constant_a to_o their_o sphere_n behold_v the_o earth-confounding_a arm_n of_o heaven_n have_v cow_v my_o valiant_a captain_n and_o have_v drive_v their_o scatter_a force_n up_o and_o down_o the_o street_n like_a worry_v sheep_n afraid_a of_o all_o they_o meet_v my_o young_a man_n the_o seed_n of_o propagation_n exile_n have_v drive_v from_o my_o divide_a nation_n my_o tender_a virgin_n have_v not_o escape_v their_o rage_n which_o neither_o have_v respect_n to_o youth_n nor_o age_n eleg_n 16._o quick_a change_n of_o torment_n equal_a to_o those_o crime_n which_o past_o unthought-of_a in_o my_o prosperous_a time_n from_o hence_o proceed_v my_o grief_n ah_o i_o from_o hence_o my_o springtide_n sorrow_n have_v their_o influence_n for_o these_o my_o soulâ—_n dissolve_v my_o eye_n lament_v spend_v choose_v tear_n who_o store_n will_v never_o be_v spend_v for_o these_o my_o faint_a spirit_n droepe_v and_o melt_v in_o anguish_n such_o as_o never_o mortal_a feel_v within_o the_o selfsame_o flame_n i_o freeze_v and_o fry_v i_o roar_v for_o help_v and_o yet_o no_o help_n be_v nigh_o my_o son_n be_v lose_v who_o fortune_n will_v relieve_v i_o and_o only_o such_o triumph_n that_o hourly_o grieve_v i_o eleg_n 17._o rend_v from_o the_o glory_n of_o her_o lose_a renown_n zion_n lament_v her_o lip_n her_o lip_n o'reflowne_v with_o flood_n of_o tear_n she_o prompt_v how_o to_o break_v new_a language_n instruct_v her_o tongue_n to_o speak_v elegious_a dialect_n she_o low_o bend_v her_o dusty_a knee_n upon_o the_o earth_n extend_v her_o brawnlesse_a arm_n to_o they_o who_o ruthless_a eye_n be_v red_a with_o laugh_v at_o her_o misery_n naked_a she_o lie_v deform_v and_o circumvent_v with_o troop_n of_o fear_n unpitied_a unlamented_a a_o loathsome_a drain_v for_o filth_n despise_v forlorn_a the_o scorn_n of_o nation_n and_o the_o child_n of_o scorn_n eleg_n 18._o sour_a wage_n issue_v from_o the_o sweet_n of_o sin_n heaven_n hand_n be_v just_a this_o treacherous_a heart_n have_v be_v the_o author_n of_o my_o woe_n it_o be_v i_o alone_o my_o sorrow_n reap_v what_o my_o foul_a sin_n have_v sow_v often_o they_o cry'de_v to_o heaven_n ere_o heaven_n reply_v and_o vengeance_n never_o have_v come_v have_v they_o never_o cry_v all_o you_o that_o pass_v vouchsafe_v your_o gracious_a ear_n to_o hear_v these_o cry_n your_o eye_n to_o view_v these_o tear_n they_o be_v no_o heat-drop_n of_o a_o angry_a heart_n or_o childish_a passion_n of_o a_o idle_a smart_n but_o they_o be_v river_n spring_v from_o a_o eye_n who_o stream_n no_o joy_n can_v stop_v no_o grief_n draw_v dry_a eleg_n 19_o turn_v where_o i_o list_v new_a cause_n of_o woe_n present_v my_o poor_a distract_a soul_n with_o new_a lament_n where_o shall_v i_o turn_v shall_v i_o implore_v my_o friend_n ah_o summer_n friendship_n with_o the_o summer_n end_v in_o vain_a to_o they_o my_o groan_n in_o vain_a my_o tear_n for_o harvest_n friend_n can_v find_v no_o winter_n ear_n or_o shall_v i_o call_v my_o sacred_a priest_n for_o aid_n alas_o my_o pine_a priest_n be_v all_o betray_v to_o death_n and_o famine_n in_o the_o street_n they_o cry_v for_o bread_n &_o whilst_o they_o seek_v for_o bread_n they_o die_v vengeance_n can_v never_o strike_v so_o hard_a a_o blow_n as_o when_o she_o send_v a_o unlamented_a woe_n eleg_n 20._o vouchsafe_v great_a god_n to_o turn_v thy_o tender_a eye_n on_o i_o poor_a wretch_n oh_o let_v my_o midnight_n cry_v that_o never_o cease_v if_o never_o stop_v with_o tear_n procure_v audience_n from_o thy_o gracious_a ear_n behold_v thy_o creature_n make_v by_o change_n of_o grief_n the_o bare_a wretch_n that_o ever_o beg_a relief_n see_v see_v my_o soul_n be_v torture_v on_o thy_o rack_n my_o bowel_n tremble_v and_o my_o heartstring_n crack_v abroad_o the_o sword_n with_o open_a ruin_n fright_v i_o at_o home_n the_o secret_a hand_n of_o famine_n smite_v i_o strange_a fire_n of_o grief_n how_o be_v my_o soul_n oppress_v that_o find_v abroad_o no_o peace_n at_o home_n no_o rest_n eleg_n 21._o where_o where_o be_v thou_o o_o sacred_a lamb_n of_o peace_n that_o promise_v to_o the_o heavy_a lade_v ease_n thou_o thou_o alone_o my_o often_o bend_a knee_n invoke_v that_o have_v no_o other_o help_n but_o thou_o my_o foe_n amaze_v at_o my_o hoarse_a complain_v scoff_v at_o my_o oft_o repeat_v cry_n disdain_v to_o lend_v their_o prosperous_a hand_n they_o hiss_v and_o smile_v take_v a_o pleasure_n to_o behold_v my_o spoil_n their_o hand_n delight_v to_o bruise_v my_o break_a reed_n and_o still_o persist_v to_o prick_v that_o heart_n that_o bleed_v but_o there_o be_v a_o day_n if_o prophet_n can_v divine_v shall_v scourge_v their_o sin_n as_o they_o have_v scourge_v i_o eleg_n 22._o you_o noy_n some_o weed_n that_o lift_v your_o crest_n so_o high_a when_o better_a plant_n for_o want_v of_o moisture_n die_v think_v you_o to_o flourish_v ever_o and_o unspide_a to_o shoot_v the_o flower_n of_o your_o fruitless_a pride_n if_o plant_n be_v crop_v because_o their_o fruit_n be_v small_a think_v you_o to_o thrive_v that_o bear_v no_o fruit_n at_o all_o look_v down_o great_a god_n &_o from_o their_o place_n tear_v these_o weed_n that_o suck_v the_o juice_n shall_v make_v we_o bear_v vndew_v with_o shower_n let_v they_o see_v no_o sun_n but_o feel_v those_o frost_n that_o thy_o poor_a plant_n have_v do_v o_o cleanse_v thy_o garden_n that_o the_o world_n may_v know_v we_o be_v the_o seed_n that_o thy_o right_a hand_n do_v sow_v threnodia_fw-la ii_o eleg_n 1._o alas_o my_o torment_n my_o distract_a fear_n have_v no_o commerce_n with_o reasonable_a tear_n how_o have_v heaven_n absence_n darken_v the_o renown_n of_o zion_n glory_n with_o one_o angry_a frown_n how_o have_v the_o almighty_a cloud_v those_o bright_a beam_n and_o change_v her_o beauty_n streamer_n into_o stream_n zion_n the_o glory_n of_o who_o refulgent_a fame_n give_v earnest_a of_o a_o everlasting_a name_n be_v now_o become_v a_o indigested_a mass_n and_o ruin_n be_v where_o that_o brave_a glory_n be_v how_o have_v heaven_n strike_v her_o earth-admired_n name_n from_o the_o height_n of_o honour_n to_o the_o depth_n of_o shame_n eleg_n 2._o beauty_n nor_o strength_n of_o building_n can_v entice_v or_o force_v revenge_n from_o her_o just_a enterprise_n mercy_n have_v stop_v her_o ear_n and_o justice_n have_v pour_v out_o full_a vial_n of_o her_o kindle_a wrath_n impatient_a of_o delay_n she_o have_v strike_v down_o the_o pride_n of_o zion_n kick_v off_o iuda_n crown_n her_o street_n unpeople_v and_o disperse_v her_o power_n and_o with_o the_o ground_n have_v level_v her_o high_a tower_n her_o priest_n be_v slay_v her_o captive_a prince_n be_v vnransomed_a prisoner_n slave_n her_o man_n of_o war_n nothing_o remain_v of_o all_o her_o wont_a glory_n but_o sad_a memorial_n of_o her_o tragic_a story_n eleg_n 3._o confuse_a horror_n and_o confound_a shame_n have_v blur_v the_o beauty_n and_o renown_a name_n of_o righteous_a israel_n israel_n fruitful_a land_n entail_v by_o heaven_n with_o the_o usurp_a hand_n of_o uncontrole_v gentile_n be_v lay_v waste_n and_o with_o the_o spoil_n so_o ruin_n be_v deface_v the_o angry_a mouth_n of_o justice_n blow_v the_o fire_n of_o hasty_a vengeance_n who_o quick_a flame_n aspire_v with_o fury_n to_o that_o place_n which_o heaven_n do_v sever_v for_o jacob_n and_o his_o holy_a seed_n for_o ever_o no_o part_n no_o
but_o thy_o bulwark_n aid_n can_v withstand_v the_o direful_a stroke_n of_o the_o almighty_n hand_n thy_o wafer-wall_n at_o dread_a jehovahs_n blast_n shall_v quake_v and_o quiver_n and_o shall_v down_o 〈◊〉_d thy_o watchful_a tower_n shall_v asleep_a be_v find_v and_o nod_v their_o drowsy_a head_n down_o to_o the_o ground_n thy_o bulwark_n be_v not_o vengeance-proofe_n thy_o wall_n when_o justice_n brandish_v her_o sword_n must_v fall_v thy_o lofty_a tower_n shall_v be_v dumb_a and_o yield_v to_o high_a revenge_n revenge_n must_v win_v the_o field_n vengeance_n cry_v loud_a from_o heaven_n she_o can_v stay_v her_o fury_n but_o impatient_a of_o delay_n have_v brim_v her_o 〈◊〉_d full_a of_o deadly_a bâ—ne_n thy_o palâ—ce_n shall_v be_v burn_v thy_o people_n slay_v thy_o heart_n be_v hard_o as_o flint_n and_o swell_v with_o pride_n thy_o murth'rous_a hand_n with_o guiltless_a blood_n be_v die_v thy_o silly_a babe_n do_v starve_v for_o want_v of_o food_n who_o tender_a mother_n thou_o have_v drench_v in_o blood_n woman_n with_o child_n lie_v in_o the_o street_n about_o who_o brain_n thy_o savage_a hand_n have_v dash_v out_o distress_a widow_n weep_v but_o weep_v in_o vain_a for_o their_o dear_a husband_n who_o thy_o hand_n have_v slay_v by_o one_o man_n force_n another_o man_n be_v devour_v thy_o wife_n be_v ravish_v and_o thy_o maid_n deflower_v where_o justice_n shall_v there_o tort_n &_o bribe_n be_v place_v thy_o '_o altar_n defile_v and_o holy_a thing_n deface_v thy_o lip_n have_v taste_v of_o proud_a babel_n cup_n what_o thou_o have_v leave_v thy_o child_n have_v drink_v up_o thy_o bloody_a sin_n thy_o abel_n guiltless_a blood_n cry_v up_o to_o heaven_n for_o vengeance_n cry_v aloud_o thy_o sin_n be_v seire_n and_o ready_a for_o the_o fire_n here_o rouse_v my_o muse_n and_o for_o a_o space_n respire_v to_o the_o most_o high_a his_o humble_a servant_n implore_v his_o favovrable_a assistance_n o_o all_o sufficient_a god_n great_a lord_n of_o light_n without_o who_o gracious_a aid_n &_o constant_a spirit_n no_o labour_n prosper_v howsoever_o begin_v but_o fly_v like_o mist_n before_o the_o morning_n sun_n o_o raise_v my_o thought_n and_o clear_v my_o apprehension_n infuse_v thy_o spirit_n into_o my_o weak_a invention_n reflect_v thy_o beam_n upon_o my_o feeble_a eye_n show_v i_o the_o mirror_n of_o thy_o mystery_n my_o artless_a hand_n my_o humble_a heart_n inspire_v inflame_v my_o freeze_a tongue_n with_o holy_a fire_n ravish_v my_o stupid_a sense_n with_o thy_o glory_n sweeten_v my_o lip_n with_o sacred_a oratory_n and_o thou_o o_o first_o and_o last_o assist_v my_o quill_n that_o first_o and_o last_o i_o may_v perform_v thy_o will_n my_o sole_n intent'_v to_o blazon_v forth_o thy_o praise_n my_o rude_a pen_n expect_v no_o crown_n of_o bay_n suffice_v it_o then_o thy_o altar_n i_o have_v kiss_v crown_v i_o with_o glory_n take_v the_o bay_n that_o list_v a_o feast_n for_o worm_n by_o fra_n quarles_n london_n print_v for_o john_n marriot_n 1633._o a_o feast_n for_o worm_n the_o argument_n the_o word_n of_o god_n to_o jonahâ—â—me_v â—â—me_z command_a jonah_n to_o proclaim_v the_o â—engeance_n of_o his_o majesty_n against_o the_o sin_n of_o 〈◊〉_d sect._n 1_o the_o eternal_a word_n of_o god_n who_o high_a decree_n admit_v no_o change_n and_o can_v frustrate_v be_v come_v down_o to_o jonah_n from_o the_o heaven_n above_o come_v down_o to_o *_o jonah_n heaven_n anoint_a dove_n jonah_n the_o flower_n of_o old_a 〈◊〉_d youth_n jonah_n the_o prophet_n son_n and_o heir_n to_o truth_n the_o bless_a type_n of_o he_o that_o ransom_v we_o that_o word_n come_v to_o he_o and_o bespeak_v he_o thus_o arise_v truss_v up_o thy_o loin_n make_v all_o thing_n meet_v and_o put_v thy_o sandal_n on_o thy_o hasty_a foot_n gird_v up_o thy_o reins_n and_o take_v thy_o staff_n in_o hand_n make_v no_o delay_n but_o go_v where_o i_o command_v me_n please_v not_o to_o send_v thou_o jonah_n down_o to_o sweet_a gath-heph_a thy_o dear_a native_a town_n 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they_o sleep_v they_o tire_v the_o â—ighâ—_n 〈…〉_z â—alliance_n and_o unclean_a delight_n heaven_n wing_a herald_n jonaâ—_n up_o and_o go_v to_o mighty_a niniveh_n denounce_v my_o woe_n advance_v thy_o voice_n and_o when_o thou_o have_v advanâ—â—â—_n it_o spare_v shrub_n nor_o cedar_n but_o cry_v out_o against_o it_o hold_v out_o thy_o trumpet_n and_o with_o loud_a breath_n proclaim_v my_o sudden_a come_n and_o their_o death_n the_o author_n apology_n it_o be_v my_o morning_n muse_n a_o muse_n who_o spirit_n transcend_v i_o fear_v the_o fortune_n of_o her_o merit_n too_o bold_a a_o muse_n who_o feather_n yet_o in_o blood_n she_o never_o bathe_v in_o the_o pyrenean_n flood_n a_o muse_n unbreathed_a unlikely_a to_o attain_v a_o easy_a honour_n by_o so_o stout_a a_o train_n expect_v no_o lofty_a haggard_n that_o
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disposition_n have_v wen_n his_o soul_n whereas_o the_o covetous_a father_n find_v her_o gold_n light_n and_o recommend_v he_o rather_o a_o old_a wear_v widow_n who_o more_o weighty_a purse_n be_v fill_v with_o gold_n and_o with_o the_o orphan_n curse_n the_o sweet_a exubrance_n of_o who_o full_a mouth_a portion_n be_v but_o the_o curse_a issue_n of_o extortion_n who_o worth_a perchance_o lie_v only_o in_o her_o weight_n or_o in_o the_o bosom_n of_o her_o great_a estate_n what_o if_o the_o son_n that_o do_v not_o care_n to_o buy_v abundance_n at_o so_o dear_a a_o rate_n deny_v the_o soule-detesting_a proffer_n of_o his_o father_n and_o in_o his_o better_a judgement_n choose_v rather_o to_o match_v with_o mean_a fortune_n and_o desert_n i_o think_v that_o mary_n choose_v the_o better_a part_n what_o noble_a family_n that_o have_v outgrown_a the_o best_a record_n have_v quite_o be_v overthrow_v by_o wilful_a parent_n that_o will_v either_o force_v their_o son_n to_o match_n or_o haunt_v 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to_o he_o that_o of_o thy_o prescence_n be_v bereave_v absent_v from_o thy_o favour_n what_o remain_v but_o sense_n and_o sad_a remembrance_n of_o my_o pain_n yet_o have_v affliction_n open_v my_o dull_a ear_n and_o teach_v i_o what_o in_o weal_n i_o never_o can_v hear_v her_o scourge_n have_v tutor_v i_o with_o sharp_a correction_n and_o swage_v the_o swell_a of_o my_o proud_a affection_n till_o now_o i_o slumber_v in_o a_o prosperous_a dream_n from_o whence_o awake_v my_o grief_n be_v more_o extreme_a hope_n new_o quicken_v have_v my_o soul_n assure_v that_o grief_n discover_v be_v one_o half_o recure_v eleg_n 8._o have_v not_o the_o mild_a hand_n of_o mercy_n break_v the_o furious_a violence_n of_o that_o fatal_a stroke_n offend_v justice_n strike_v we_o have_v be_v quite_o lose_v in_o the_o shadow_n of_o eternal_a night_n thy_o mercy_n lord_n be_v like_o the_o morning_n sun_n who_o beam_n undo_v what_o sable_a night_n have_v do_v or_o like_o a_o stream_n the_o current_n of_o who_o 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dear_a soul_n despair_v not_o whet_v thy_o dull_a belief_n with_o hope_n heaven_n mercy_n will_v overcome_v thy_o grief_n from_o thou_o not_o he_o proceed_v thy_o punishment_n he_o be_v slow_a to_o wrath_n and_o speedy_a to_o relent_v thou_o burn_v like_o gold_n consume_v not_o like_a fuel_n o_o wrong_v not_o heaven_n to_o think_v that_o heaven_n be_v cruel_a eleg_n 12._o mountain_n shall_v move_v the_o sun_n his_o circle_a course_n shall_v stop_v tridented_a neptuae_fw-la shall_v divorce_v the_o embrace_a flood_n from_o their_o belove_a isle_n ere_o heaven_n forget_v his_o servant_n and_o recoil_v from_o his_o eternal_a vow_n those_o those_o that_o bruise_v his_o break_a reed_n or_o secret_o abuse_v the_o doubtful_a title_n of_o a_o rightful_a cause_n or_o with_o false_a bribe_n adulterate_a the_o law_n that_o shall_v be_v chaste_a these_o these_fw-mi the_o almighty_a have_v brand_v for_o subject_n of_o a_o future_a wrath_n oh_o may_v the_o just_a man_n know_v the_o eternal_a hasten_v his_o plague_n for_o trial_n love_v the_o child_n he_o chasten_v eleg_n 13._o no_o mortal_a power_n nor_o supernal_a might_n not_o lucifer_n nor_o no_o infernal_a spirit_n nor_o all_o together_o join_v in_o one_o commission_n can_v think_v or_o act_v without_o divine_a permission_n man_n will_v heaven_n breathe_v success_n or_o not_o upon_o it_o what_o good_a what_o evil_a befall_v but_o heaven_n have_v do_v it_o upon_o his_o right_a hand_n health_n and_o honour_n stand_v and_o flame_a scourge_v on_o the_o other_o hand_n since_o then_o the_o state_n of_o good_a or_o evil_n depend_v upon_o his_o will_n fond_a mortal_a thou_o attend_v upon_o his_o wisdom_n why_o shall_v live_a dust_n complain_v on_o heaven_n because_o that_o heaven_n be_v just_a eleg_n 14._o o_o let_v the_o balance_n of_o our_o even_o poise_v heart_n weigh_v our_o affliction_n with_o our_o just_a desert_n and_o ease_v our_o heavy_a scale_n double_v the_o grain_n we_o take_v from_o sin_n heaven_n take_v from_o our_o pain_n oh_o let_v thy_o lowly-bended_n eye_n not_o fear_v the_o almighty_n frown_n nor_o husband_n one_o poor_a tear_n be_v prodigal_a in_o sigh_n and_o let_v thy_o â—ongue_z thy_o tongue_n estrange_v to_o heaven_n cry_v all_o night_n long_o my_o soul_n thou_o leave_v what_o thy_o creator_n do_v will_n thou_o to_o do_v have_v do_v what_o he_o forbid_v this_o this_o have_v make_v so_o great_a a_o strangeness_n be_v if_o not_o divorce_n betwixt_o thy_o god_n and_o thou_o eleg_n 15._o prepare_a to_o vengeance_n and_o resolve_v to_o spoil_v thy_o hand_n just_a god_n have_v take_v in_o thy_o toil_n our_o wound_a soul_n that_o arm_n which_o have_v forget_v his_o wont_a mercy_n kill_v and_o spare_v not_o our_o crime_n have_v set_v a_o bar_n betwixt_o thy_o grace_n and_o we_o thou_o have_v eclipse_v thy_o glorious_a face_n have_v stop_v thy_o gracious_a ear_n lest_o prayer_n enforce_v do_v thy_o tender_a heart_n to_o pity_n and_o remorse_n see_v see_v great_a god_n what_o thy_o dear_a hand_n have_v we_o lie_v like_o dross_n when_o all_o the_o gold_n be_v go_v contemn_a despise_a and_o like_a to_o atom_n fly_v before_o the_o sun_n the_o scorn_n of_o every_o eye_n eleg_n 16._o qvotidian_n fever_n of_o reproach_n and_o shame_n have_v chill_v our_o honour_n and_o renown_a name_n we_o be_v become_v the_o byword_n and_o the_o scorn_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n of_o heaven_n &_o earth_n forlorn_a our_o captive_a soul_n be_v compass_v round_o about_o within_o with_o troop_n of_o fear_n of_o foe_n without_o without_o within_o distress_v and_o in_o conclusion_n we_o be_v the_o hapless_a child_n of_o confusion_n oh_o how_o my_o eye_n the_o river_n of_o my_o eye_n overflow_v these_o barren_a lip_n that_o can_v devise_v no_o dialect_n that_o can_v express_v or_o borrow_v sufficient_a metaphor_n to_o show_v my_o sorrow_n eleg_n 17._o river_n of_o marish_a tear_n have_v overflown_a my_o blubber_a cheek_n my_o tongue_n can_v find_v no_o tone_n so_o sharp_a as_o silence_n to_o bewail_v that_o woe_n who_o flow_a tide_n a_o ebb_n can_v never_o know_v weep_v on_o my_o eye_n my_o eye_n shall_v never_o cease_v speak_v on_o my_o tongue_n forget_v to_o hold_v thy_o peace_n cease_v not_o thy_o tear_n close_v not_o thy_o lip_n so_o long_o till_o heaven_n shall_v wipe_v thy_o eye_n &_o hear_v thy_o tongue_n what_o heart_n of_o brass_n what_o adamantine_a breast_n can_v know_v the_o torment_n of_o my_o soul_n and_o rest_v what_o stupid_a brain_n ah_o i_o what_o marble_n eye_n can_v see_v these_o these_o my_o ruin_n and_o not_o cry_v eleg_n 18._o so_o have_v the_o fowler_n with_o his_o sly_a deceit_n beguile_v the_o harmless_a bird_n so_o with_o false_a bait_n the_o treacherous_a angler_n strike_v his_o nibble_a prey_n even_o so_o my_o foe_n my_o guiltless_a soul_n betray_v so_o have_v my_o fierce_a pursuer_n with_o close_a wile_n enthral_v i_o and_o glory_v in_o my_o spoil_n where_o undermine_v plot_n can_v not_o prevail_v there_o mischief_n do_v with_o strength_n of_o arm_n assail_v thus_o in_o affliction_n trouble_v billow_n toss_v i_o live_v but_o it_o be_v a_o life_n worse_o have_v than_o lose_v thus_o thus_o overwhelm_v my_o secret_a soul_n do_v cry_v i_o be_o destroy_v and_o there_o be_v no_o helper_n nigh_o eleg_n 19_o thou_o great_a creator_n who_o divine_a breath_n preserve_v thy_o creature_n joy_v not_o in_o his_o death_n look_v down_o from_o thy_o eternal_a throne_n that_o be_v the_o only_a rock_n of_o a_o despair_a heart_n look_v down_o from_o heaven_n o_o thou_o who_o tender_a ear_n once_o hear_v the_o trickle_a of_o one_o single_a tear_n how_o be_v thou_o now_o estrange_v from_o his_o cry_n that_o send_v forth_o river_n from_o his_o fruitful_a eye_n how_o often_o have_v thou_o with_o a_o gentle_a arm_n raise_v i_o from_o death_n and_o bid_v