Bunyan, John, 1628-1688, Smith, Alexander, 1830-1867. [from old catalog] · London, Bickers & son · leaf 43
T peep of day I often cannot knowWhether tis night, whether tis day or no.I fancy that I see a little light,But cannot yet diltinguiih day from night •I hope, I doubt, but certain yet I be not,I am not at a point, the sun I see not.Thus such, who are but juft of grace polfelt,They know not yet if… … HIS flint, time out of mind has there abode,Where chryftal streams make their con-tinual road 5Yet it abides a flint as much as twere,Before it touchd the water or came there. Its hardnefs is not in the leafl abated,Tis not at all by water penetrated.Though water hath a softning virtue in t,It cant…
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