Poems on several choice and various subjects occasionally composed by an eminent author ; collected and published by Sergeant-Major P.F.
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Poems on several choice and various subjects occasionally composed by an eminent author ; collected and published by Sergeant-Major P.F.
Author
Howell, James, 1594?-1666.
Publication
London :: Printed by Ja. Cottrel and are to be sold by S. Speed ...,
1663.
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"Poems on several choice and various subjects occasionally composed by an eminent author ; collected and published by Sergeant-Major P.F." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A70281.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 3, 2024.
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Vpon the Nativity of our Saviour,
Christmas-Day.
1.
WOnder of Wonders, Earth with SkyTime mingleth with Eternity,And Matter with Immensity.
2.
The Sun becomes an Atom, and a StarTurns to a Candle to light Kings from farTo see a spectacle so wondrous rare.
3.
A Virgin bears a Son, that Son doth bearA world of sin, acquitting mans arrearSince guilty Adam fig-tree leaves did wear.
4.
A Majesty both infinit and justOffended was, therefore the Offering mustBe such, to expiat frail flesh and dust.
5.
When no such Victime could be foundThroughout the whole Expansive roundOf Heaven, of Air, of Sea or Ground,
6.
The Prince of Life Himself descendsTo make Astraea full amends,And Human Soul from Hell defends.
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7.
Was ever such a Love as this,That the Eternal Heir of BlissShould stoop to such a low Abyss?
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