A01981:255
The saints sacrifice
The saints sacrifice: or, a commentary on the CXVI. Psalm Which is, a gratulatory psalm, for deliverance from deadly distress. By William Gouge, D.D.The saints sacrifice: or, a commentarie on the CXVI. Psalme Which is, a gratulatory psalme, for deliverance from deadly distresse. By William Gouge, D.D.
London: printed by George Miller for Edward Brewster, 1632
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Theagnes takes the taper with a great deal of reverence from the hand of Cariclea, and sets fire to the Alter, but first he was in a maze at the exceeding beauty of Cariclea, and she as much taken with his, then they both smiled a little and blushed and then became pale again: in conclusion he falls in love with her, and she with him.
Theagnes takes the taper with a great deale of reverence from the hand of Cariclea, and sets fire to the Alter, but first he was in a maze at the exceeding beauty of Cariclea, and she as much taken with his, then they both smiled a little and blush'd and then became pale againe: in conclusion he falls in love with her, and she with him.
Theag. So burns my heart as doth this Alter here, ⟨image 15⟩The taper that did set my heart a fire Was fair Caricleas beauty. aside.
Theag. So burnes my heart as doth this Alter here, ⟨image 15⟩The taper that did set my heart a fire Was faire Caricleas beauty. aside.
Cariclea. How my soul Could sacrifice to fair Theagines. aside.
Cariclea. How my soule Could sacrifice to faire Theagines. aside.