Ripley reviv'd, or, An exposition upon Sir George Ripley's hermetico-poetical works containing the plainest and most excellent discoveries of the most hidden secrets of the ancient philosophers, that were ever yet published / written by Eirenæus Philalethes ...
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- Ripley reviv'd, or, An exposition upon Sir George Ripley's hermetico-poetical works containing the plainest and most excellent discoveries of the most hidden secrets of the ancient philosophers, that were ever yet published / written by Eirenæus Philalethes ...
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- Philalethes, Eirenaeus.
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- London :: Printed by Tho. Ratcliff and Nat. Thompson, for William Cooper ...,
- 1678.
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- Ripley, George, d. 1490?
- Alchemy.
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"Ripley reviv'd, or, An exposition upon Sir George Ripley's hermetico-poetical works containing the plainest and most excellent discoveries of the most hidden secrets of the ancient philosophers, that were ever yet published / written by Eirenæus Philalethes ..." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A61326.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 8, 2024.
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THE VISION OF Sr GEORGE RIPLEY, Canon of Bridlington, Unfolded.
WHen busie at my Book I was upon a certain Night, This Vision here exprest appear'd unto my dimmed sight: A Toad full Ruddy I saw, did drink the juice of Grapes so fast, Till over-charged with the broth, his Bow∣els all to brast: And after that, from poyson'd Bulk he cast his Venom fell, For Grief and Pain whereof his Members all began to swell; With drops of Poysoned sweat approaching thus his secret Den, His Cave with blasts of fumous Air he all bewhited then: And ••rom the which in space a Golden Hu∣mour did ensue, Whose falling drops from high did stain the soyl with ruddy hue.
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And when his Corps the force of vital breath began to lack, This dying Toad became forthwith like Coal for colour Black: Thus drowned in his proper veins of poy∣soned flood; For term of Eighty days and Four he rotting stood By Tryal then this Venom to expel I did desire; For which I did commit his Carkass to a gentle Fire: Which done, a Wonder to the sight, but more to be rehearst; The Toad with Colours rare through every side was pierc'd; And White appear'd when all the sundry hews were past: Which after being tincted Ruddy, for ever∣more did last. Then of the Venom handled thus a Medicine I did make; Which Venom kills, and saveth such as Venom chance to take: Glory be to him the granter of such se∣cret ways, Dominion, and Honour both, with Wor••ship, and with Praise. Amen.