Category: PART V
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On a Melting Beauty
Going into a church my prayers[note]prayers] Pray’rs 1664, 1668 [/note] to say, Close by a tomb a mourning beauty lay. Her knees on marble cold were bowed down low, And fixed so firm[note]And fixed so firm] So firme were fix’d, 1653 [/note] as if she there did grow. Her elbow on the tomb did steady…
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Of a Traveling Thought
A thought, for breeding, would a traveller be, The several countries in the brain to see. Spurred with desires he was,[note]he was,] and 1653 [/note] booted with hope, His cap, curios’ty, patience was his[note]His cap, curios’ty, patience was his] Cap’t with curiosity, a patient 1653 [/note] cloak. Thus suited, then[note]then] strait 1664; straight 1668 [/note]…
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A Battle between Life and Death
There is a cruël battle ’twixt[note]There is a cruël battle ’twixt] A Cruel Battle is betwixt 1653 [/note] two foes; When Nature will decide it, none yet knows. These two are Life and Death, which th’world[note]which th’world] the world 1653 [/note] divide, And whilst[note]whilst] while 1664, 1668 [/note] it lasts, the cause will none[note]none] n’ere…
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The Temple of Fortune
The[note]The] THis 1664; THIS 1668 [/note] temple was built of cornelian red, To signify that much blood there[note]much blood there] there much Blood 1664; there much blood 1668 [/note] was shed. The altars all were carved of[note]The altars all were carved of] Her Altars were carv’d from an 1653 [/note] agate stone, And musk flies…
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A Battle between King Oberon and the Pygmies
King Oberon, and the Pygmies tall and stout, Did go to war; the cause was just no doubt, For Pygmy king, out of his kingdom brought His people, and[note]and] all, 1653 [/note] another kingdom sought. Like Goths and Vandals, they did range about 5 With force, to find another kingdom[note]to find another…
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A Battle between Honor and Dishonor
With grief and sorrow Honor[note]With grief and sorrow Honor] HOnour with Grief and Sorrow 1664; HOnour, with Grief and Sorrow, 1668 [/note] did complain, How that her sons and servants all are[note]that her sons and servants all are] all her Sons, her Servants all were 1664; all her Sons, her Servants all, were 1668 [/note]…
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A Description of the Battle in Fight
[note]the Battle in Fight] the Fight. 1664; the Fight. 1668 [/note] Some with sharp swords—to tell, O most accursed!—[note]—to tell, O most accursed!—] to tell, O most accurst, 1653; (to tell, O most accurst!) 1668 [/note] Were above half into their[note]their] the 1653 [/note] bodies thrust, From whence fresh streams of blood run all along[note]run…
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A Battle between Courage and Prudence
Courage against Prudence a war did make, For Rashness (her foe, his favorite)’s[note](her foe, his favorite)’s] her foe, his favourites 1653; her Foe’s, but his Favourit’s 1664; her Foe’s, but his Favourit’s 1668 [/note] sake. For Rashness ’gainst[note]For Rashness ’gainst] Rashnesse against 1653 [/note] Queen Prudence had a spite, And did persuade great Courage for…
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Doubt’s Assault, and Hope’s Defense
Doubt round[note]Doubt round] ABout 1653; DOubts round 1668 [/note] the fort of Hope intrenchèd[note]intrenchèd] Doubt intrenched 1653 [/note] lay, Stopped all provisions that should pass that way, Digging[note]Digging] They dig 1653 [/note] forth earth to raise up rampires high; Against Hope’s curtains did their cannons[note]cannons] Cannon 1653 [/note] lie. The line being long, it seemed…
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The Fort or Castle of Hope
Hope, hearing Doubt an army great did bring[note]an army great did bring] did a great Army raise 1664; did a great Army raise 1668 [/note] For to assault the castle she was in,[note]For to assault the castle she was in,] Upon the castle, where she was, to Seize, 1664; Upon the Castle, where she was,…