Emblems, divine and moral. New ed., carefully rev. and corr., with recommendatory prefaces by Augustus Toplady, and John Ryland (1839)
Quarles, Francis, 1592-1644, Toplady, Augustus, 1740-1778, Ryland, John Collett, 1723-1792, Wilson, Robert · London J. Bennet · leaf 98
fF and trim Thy false, thy feeble light.And make her self-consuming flames more bright ;Methinks she burns to dim.Is this that sprightly fire.Whose more than sacred beams inspireThe ravishd hearts of men, and so inflame desire ? See, boy, how thy unthrifty blazeConsumes ; how fast she wanes ;She… … .hLMB T.ETVE X. Sic iitiniiae iTuiieii adeinptuni. .SV .v/ii/tf.v //ir .Sn/i III iiii/irt A/i/rin/rii/ rrii//if ,f/il /ii/-/c /Iriv rr/i/i.ri/K/ irif/i /ii.v/,ii//it. BOOK II. EMBLEMS. 57 Go, wanton, place thy pale-facd light Where never breaking dayIntends to visit mortals, or displayThe sullen…
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