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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From envious earth deliver’d be,

Which doth her flight restrain!

How doth she doat on whips and racks,

On fires, and the so dreaded axe,

And every murdering pain!

How soon she leaves the pride of wealth,

The flatteries of youth and health,

And fame’s more precious breath;

And every gaudy circumstance

That doth the pomp of life advance