The English Parnassus, or, A helpe to English poesie containing a collection of all rhyming monosyllables, the choicest epithets, and phrases : with some general forms upon all occasions, subjects, and theams, alphabeticaly digested : together with a short institution to English poesie, by way of a preface / by Joshua Poole.

Prayer.

••••ous airs, pious orgies, pious orisons, ••••ch was Deucailon, such was Pyrrha's prayer, To Themis drown'd in water and despair. To ••ear the trembling hands, Then to the stars his hands advancing cryes, To throw the eyes to heaven, He vows to heaven addrest, With eyes and hands to heaven advanc'd he prayes, In accents cloath'd with reverence. With such a fervent grace, as if Devotion had borrowed her body to make of it self a most beautifull representation, with her eyes so lifted to the Skies, as if they had begun to flie thitherward, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 take their place amongst their fellow stars. To pay our pious debts to heaven. T•• pour out the eyes in a petition, The Churches banquet, angels, God•• breath in man returning to his birth, The soul in paraphrase, heart in pilgrimage. The Christian plummet sounding heaven and earth, Engine against the Almighty, sinners tower, ••••versed thunder. Christs side-piercing spear, G••••dnesse of the best, Heaven in ordinary, man well drest, The milkie way, the bird of paradise. Church bells beyond the stars heard, the souls blood. The land of spices, something understood, To invade gods ear with welcome importunity.