A Cyclopædia of Sacred Poetical Quotations / Consisting of Choice Passages from the Sacred Poetry of All Ages and Countries, Classified and Arranged, for Facility of Reference, Under Subject Headings; Illustrated by Striking Passages from Scripture, and Forming Altogether a Complete Book of Devotional Poetry.

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So shalt thou feed on death, that feeds on men;

And, death once dead, there’s no more dying then.

Shakspere.

The soul which doth with God unite,

Those gaieties how doth she slight,

Which o’er opinion sway!

Like sacred virgin wax, which shines

On altars or on Martyrs’ shrines,

How doth she burn away!

How violent are her throes till she