Quarles, Francis, 1592-1644 · London : Printed at the Chiswick Press by C. Whittingham · leaf 283
ined to her bridegroom withso great an ardency of mind, that for the extre-mity of love she can enjoy no rest, nor suffer hisabsence without great anxiety, with what affec-tion, with what fervency ought the soul, whomthou hast espoused by faith and compassion, tolove thee, her true God, and… … CANTICLES V. 6. My soul melted whilst my beloved spake^ JLoRD, has the feeble voice of flesh and bloodThe powr to work thine ears into a floodOf melted mercy? or the strength t unlockThe gates of Heavn, and to dissolve a rockOf marble clouds into a morning showr?Or hath the breath of whining dust…
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