Francis Quarles' Emblems and : Hieroglyphics of the life of man, modernized : in four books (1773)
Quarles, Francis, 1592-1644 · London : Printed for J. Cooke, at Shakespear’s Head, in Pater-Noster-Row · leaf 159
afons weakly Eve !Tis only Faith its Glories can defcry.Faith, Eagle-eyd, can view thtfe Scenes aloneWhich far out-lhine the JBrightnefs cf the Sun ;Which Mortals never did, nor can behold.And which an Angels Tongue can fcarce unfoldW^here are Delights too exquifite for Senfe,And wheres Satiety… … The Soul, mfpired from above,Breathes nothing but the Fire of Love ;Fears nothing but tliat leil her LoverShould prove to her a wandring Rover, [ 157 ]EMBLEM XV.Cant. viii. 14.Christ and his Spoufe, SWEET is the Intercourfe betweenChrist and his Spoufe : Delightful Scene]How amiable both !He feems…
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