Quarles' Emblems (1800) (14746838502)

Identifier: quarles00quar (find matches)
Title: Quarles' Emblems
Year: 1800 (1800s)
Authors: Quarles, Francis, 1592-1644
Subjects: Emblems Christian poetry, English English poetry
Publisher: New York : N. Tibbals and Co
Contributing Library: Princeton Theological Seminary Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Princeton Theological Seminary Library



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-fading pleasure, And blaze in honour far above the frowns of Caesar Lord, if my hope dare let her anchor fallOn thee, the chiefest good, no need to callFor earths inferior trash ; thou, thou art ALL IX ALL. S. Arc. 1ST. Soliloq. Cap. xiii.1 follow this thing-, I pursue that, but I am filled withnothing. But when I found thee, who art that immutable,undivided, and only good in thyself, what I obtained, Iwanted not ; for what I obtained not, I grieved not ; withwhat I was possessed, my whole desire was satisfied. S. BERN. Ser. ix. Sup. Beati qui habent, &c.Let others pretend merit; let him brag of the burthen ofthe day ; let him boast of his Sabbath-fasts, and let himglory in that he is not as other men : but for me, it is goodto cleave unto the LORD, and to put my trust in my LORDGod. Epig. 13.Let Boreas blasts, and Neptunes waves be joind,Thy ^Eolus commands the waves, the wind :Fear not the rocks, or worlds imperious waves ;Thou climbst a Rock, my soul, a Rock that saves. raJk^s
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