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A64747
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Silex scintillans, or, Sacred poems and priuate eiaculations by Henry Vaughan ...
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Vaughan, Henry, 1622-1695.
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Wing V125; ESTC R148
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slay_v so_o mild_a a_o lamb_n can_v never_o be_v amidst_o so_o much_o blood_n and_o cruelty_n i_o will_v to_o the_o wilderness_n and_o can_v find_v beast_n more_o merciful_a than_o man_n he_o live_v there_o safe_a it_o be_v his_o retreat_n from_o the_o fierce_a jew_n and_o herod_n heat_n and_o forty_o day_n withstand_v the_o fell_a and_o high_a temptation_n of_o hell_n with_o seraphin_n there_o talk_v he_o his_o father_n flame_a ministry_n he_o heau'nd_a their_o walk_n and_o with_o his_o eye_n make_v those_o wild_a shade_n a_o paradise_n thus_o be_v the_o desert_n sanctify_v to_o be_v the_o refuge_n of_o his_o bride_n i_o will_v thither_o then_o see_v it_o be_v day_n the_o sun_n be_v break_v through_o to_o guide_v my_o way_n but_o as_o i_o urge_v thus_o and_o write_v down_o what_o pleasure_n shall_v my_o journey_n crown_n what_o silent_a path_n what_o shade_n and_o cell_n fair_a virgin-flower_n and_o hallow_a well_n i_o shall_v rove_v in_o and_o rest_v my_o head_n where_o my_o dear_a lord_n do_v often_o tread_v sugar_v all_o danger_n with_o success_n i_o think_v i_o hear_v one_o sing_v thus_o 1._o leave_v leave_v thy_o gad_a thought_n who_o pore_n and_o spy_n still_o out_o of_o door_n descry_v within_o they_o nought_o 2._o the_o skin_n and_o shell_n of_o thing_n though_o fair_a be_v not_o thy_o wish_n nor_o prayer_n but_o get_v by_o mere_a despair_n of_o wing_n 3._o to_o rack_v old_a element_n or_o dust_n and_o say_v sure_a here_o he_o must_v needs_o stay_v be_v not_o the_o way_n nor_o just_a search_v well_o another_o world_n who_o study_v this_o travel_n in_o cloud_n seek_v manna_n where_o none_o be_v act_n cap._n 17._o ve_fw-la 27_o 28._o that_o they_o shall_v seek_v the_o lord_n if_o happy_o they_o may_v feel_v after_o he_o and_o find_v he_o though_o he_o be_v not_o far_o off_o from_o every_o one_o of_o we_o for_o in_o he_o we_o live_v and_o move_v and_o have_v our_o be_v isaac_n marriage_n gen._n cap._n 24._o ver._n 63._o and_o isaac_n go_v out_o to_o pray_v 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too_o plenty_n o_o sad_a and_o wild_a excess_n and_o happy_a those_o white_a day_n that_o dare_v no_o impious_a mirth_n expose_v when_o sin_n by_o sin_v oft_o have_v not_o lose_v sense_n nor_o boldfaced_a custom_n banish_v innocence_n thou_o have_v no_o pompous_a train_n nor_o antic_a crowd_n of_o young_a gay_a swearer_n with_o their_o needless_a loud_a retinue_n all_o be_v here_o smooth_a as_o thy_o bride_n and_o calm_a like_o she_o or_o that_o mild_a evening-tide_n yet_o have_v thou_o noble_a guest_n angel_n do_v wind_n and_o rove_v about_o thou_o guardian_n of_o thy_o mind_n these_o fetch_v thou_o home_o thy_o bride_n and_o all_o the_o way_n advise_v thy_o servant_n what_o to_o do_v and_o say_v these_o teach_v he_o at_o the_o well_n and_o thither_o bring_v the_o chaste_a and_o lovely_a object_n of_o thy_o thought_n but_o here_o be_v never_o a_o compliment_n not_o one_o spruce_a supple_a cringe_n or_o study_v look_v put_v on_o all_o be_v plain_a modest_a truth_n nor_o do_v she_o come_v in_o roll_n and_o curl_n mince_a and_o stately_a dumb_a but_o in_o a_o fright_a virgin-blush_n approach_v fresh_a as_o the_o morning_n when_o it_o be_v new_o coach_v o_o sweet_a divine_a simplicity_n o_o grace_n beyond_o a_o curl_a lock_n or_o paint_a face_n a_o pitcher_n too_o she_o have_v nor_o think_v it_o much_o to_o carry_v that_o which_o some_o will_v scorn_v to_o touch_v with_o which_o in_o mild_a chaste_a language_n she_o do_v woo_v to_o draw_v he_o drink_v and_o for_o his_o camel_n too_o and_o now_o thou_o know_v she_o come_n it_o be_v time_n to_o get_v thou_o wing_n on_o and_o devout_o climb_v unto_o thy_o god_n for_o marriage_n of_o all_o state_n make_v most_o unhappy_a or_o most_o fortunate_n this_o bring_v thou_o forth_o where_o now_o thou_o do_v undress_v thy_o soul_n and_o with_o new_a pinion_n refresh_v her_o weary_a wing_n which_o so_o restore_v do_v fly_v above_o the_o star_n a_o tract_n unknown_a and_o high_a and_o in_o her_o pierce_a flight_n perfume_v the_o air_n scatter_v the_o myrrh_n and_o incense_n of_o thy_o prayer_n so_o from_o *_o i_o lahai-roi_n well_o some_o spicy_a cloud_n woo_v by_o the_o sun_n swell_v up_o to_o be_v his_o shroud_n and_o from_o his_o moist_a womb_n weep_v a_o fragrant_a shower_n which_o scatter_v in_o a_o thousand_o pearl_n each_o flower_n and_o herb_n partake_v where_o have_v stand_v awhile_o and_o something_o cool_v the_o parch_a and_o thirsty_a isle_n the_o thankful_a earth_n unlock_v herself_o and_o blend_v a_o thousand_o odour_n which_o all_o mix_v she_o send_v up_o in_o one_o cloud_n and_o so_o return_v the_o sky_n that_o dew_n they_o lend_v a_o breathe_a sacrifice_n thus_o soar_v thy_o soul_n who_o though_o young_a do_v inherit_v together_o with_o his_o blood_n thy_o father_n spirit_n who_o active_a zeal_n and_o try_v faith_n be_v to_o thou_o familiar_a ever_o since_o thy_o infancy_n other_o be_v tyme_v and_o train_v up_o to_o it_o but_o thou_o do_v thy_o swift_a year_n in_o piety_n outgrow_v age_n make_v they_o reverend_a and_o a_o snowy_a head_n but_o thou_o be_v so_o ere_o time_n his_o snow_n can_v shed_v then_o who_o will_v true_o limn_z thou_o out_o must_v paint_v first_o a_o young_a patriarch_n than_o a_o marry_a saint_n the_o british_a church_n ah_o he_o be_v flee_v and_o while_o these_o here_o their_o mist_n and_o shadow_n hatch_v my_o glorious_a head_n do_v on_o those_o hill_n of_o myrrh_n and_o incense_n watch_n have_v have_v my_o dear_a the_o soldier_n here_o cast_v in_o their_o lot_n again_o that_o seamless_a coat_n the_o jew_n touch_v not_o these_o dare_v divide_v and_o stain_v 2._o o_o get_v thou_o wing_n or_o if_o as_o yet_o until_o these_o cloud_n depart_v and_o the_o day_n spring_v thou_o think_v it_o good_a to_o tarry_v where_o thou_o be_v write_v in_o thy_o book_n my_o ravish_a look_n slay_a flock_n and_o pillage_v fleece_n and_o haste_v thou_o so_o as_o a_o young_a roe_n upon_o the_o mount_n of_o spice_n o_o rosa_n campi_fw-la o_o lilium_fw-la convallium_fw-la quomodò_fw-la nunc_fw-la facta_fw-la es_fw-la pabulum_fw-la aprorum_fw-la the_o lamp_n it_o be_v dead_a night_n round_o about_o horror_n do_v creep_v and_o move_v on_o with_o the_o shade_n star_n nod_v and_o sleep_v and_o through_o the_o dark_a air_n spin_v a_o fiery_a thread_n such_o as_o do_v gild_v the_o lazy_a glow-worm_n bed_n yet_o burn_v thou_o here_o a_o full_a day_n while_o i_o spend_v my_o rest_n in_o care_n and_o to_o the_o dark_a world_n lend_v these_o flame_n as_o thou_o do_v thou_o to_o i_o i_o watch_v that_o hour_n which_o must_v thy_o life_n and_o my_o dispatch_n but_o still_o thou_o do_v out-go_v i_o i_o can_v see_v meet_v in_o thy_o flame_n all_o act_n of_o piety_n thy_o light_n be_v charity_n thy_o heat_n be_v zeal_n and_o thy_o aspire_a active_a fire_n reveal_v devotion_n still_o on_o wing_n then_o thou_o do_v weep_v still_o as_o thou_o burn_v and_o the_o warm_a drop_n creep_v to_o measure_v out_o thy_o length_n as_o if_o thou_o will_v know_v what_o stock_n and_o how_o much_o time_n be_v leave_v thou_o now_o nor_o do_v thou_o spend_v one_o tear_n in_o vain_a for_o still_o as_o thou_o dissolve_v to_o they_o and_o they_o distil_v they_o be_v store_v up_o in_o the_o socket_n where_o they_o lie_v when_o all_o be_v spend_v thy_o last_o and_o sure_a supply_n and_o such_o be_v true_a repentance_n every_o breath_n we_o spend_v in_o sigh_n be_v treasure_n after_o death_n only_o one_o point_n escape_v thou_o that_o thy_o oil_n be_v still_o out_o with_o thy_o flame_n and_o so_o both_o fail_v but_o when_o soever_o i_o be_o out_o both_o shall_v be_v in_o and_o where_o thou_o make_v a_o end_n there_o i_o will_v begin_v mark_v cap._n 13._o