Title page of An exposition of Solomons book called Ecclesiastes or the preacher. Seen and allowed, London, 1573

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An exposition of Solomons book called Ecclesiastes or the preacher. Seen and allowedAn exposition of Salomons booke called Ecclesiastes or the preacher. Seene and allowed

Name: An exposition of Solomons book called Ecclesiastes or the preacher. Seen and allowed
Author: Martin Luther

An exposition of Solomons book called Ecclesiastes or the preacher. Seen and allowed.An exposition of Salomons booke called Ecclesiastes or the preacher. Seene and allowed.

Martin Luther 1483–1546London: printed by John Daye, 1573London: printed by Iohn Daye, 1573

181 [i.e. 187] leaves · 71k words · STC 16979 · ESTC S105591

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Chapter 12 › When the Grinders shall cease, because they are few.Chapter 12 › When the Grinders shall cease, because they are fewe.

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.

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When the Grinders shall cease, because ⟨image 185⟩they are few.

When the Grinders shall cease, because ⟨image 185⟩they are fewe.

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¹Old age is toothless. The teethe are the grinders of the meat, and the mouth is as the Mill. There is evil grinding where the teeth be fallen out.

¹OLde age is toothles. The téethe are the grinders of the meate, and the mouth is as the Myll. There is euell grinding where the teeth be fallē out.

1The teeth.

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¶ And they wax dark that look out at the windows.

¶ And they waxe darke that looke out at the wyndowes.

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An exposition of Solomons book called Ecclesiastes or the preacher. Seen and allowedAn exposition of Salomons booke called Ecclesiastes or the preacher. Seene and allowed

When the Grinders shall cease, because ⟨image 185⟩they are few.

When the Grinders shall cease, because ⟨image 185⟩they are fewe.

¶ And they wax dark that look out at the windows.

¶ And they waxe darke that looke out at the wyndowes.

And the street doors be shut without, & the base sound of the grinding wax weak.

And the streat dores be shut without, & the base sounde of the grinding waxe weake.

When they shall rise at the pepping of the bird, and all the daughters of singing shall wax faint.

When they shall ryse at the peping of the byrde, and all the daughters of singing shall waxe fainte.

The daughters of singing.

When the height shall be afraid, & ⟨image 186⟩fear in the way.

When the height shalbe afrayed, & ⟨image 186⟩feare in the waye.

¶ When the Almond Tree shall flourish.

¶ When the Almonde Tree shall florish.

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When the Grinders shall cease, because ⟨image 185⟩they are few.

When the Grinders shall cease, because ⟨image 185⟩they are fewe.

¶ And they wax dark that look out at the windows.

¶ And they waxe darke that looke out at the wyndowes.

And the street doors be shut without, & the base sound of the grinding wax weak.

And the streat dores be shut without, & the base sounde of the grinding waxe weake.

When they shall rise at the pepping of the bird, and all the daughters of singing shall wax faint.

When they shall ryse at the peping of the byrde, and all the daughters of singing shall waxe fainte.

The daughters of singing.

When the height shall be afraid, & ⟨image 186⟩fear in the way.

When the height shalbe afrayed, & ⟨image 186⟩feare in the waye.

¶ When the Almond Tree shall flourish.

¶ When the Almonde Tree shall florish.