Emblems, divine and moral : The school of the heart; and Hieroglyphics of the life of man (1866)
Quarles, Francis, 1592-1644, Harvey, Christopher, 1597-1663. School of the heart, Wilkins, William Walker, Tegg, William, 1816-1895, publisher · London : William Tegg · leaf 311
e hand. Lord, turn thy screw about:If thy press stand. Mine heart may chance slip out.O quest it unto nothing, rather thanIt should forget itself, and swell again. Or if thou art Disposed to let it go.Lord, teach mine heartTo lay itself as lowAs thou canst it : that prosperityMay still be temperd… … This icy, marble heart, like wax will melt.Soon as the fire of heavenly love is felt, JOB. XXIII. 16. God maketh my heart soft. Epig. 16. INE heart is like a marble ice,Both cold and hard : but thou canst in a triceMelt it like wax, great God, if from aboveThou kindle in it once thy fire of love.…
Emblems · Emblems, English
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