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 › ¶ And they wax dark that look out at the windows.Chapter 12 › ¶ And they waxe darke that looke out at the wyndowes.

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

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

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¹That is, when the eyes wax to be dim of sight. For age hath no clear sight, by reason that the strength of all senses in old men is diminished.

¹THat is, whē ye eyes waxe to be dimme of sight. For age hath no cleare sight, by reason that the strength of all senses in olde men is diminished.

1The eyes.

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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.

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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

¶ 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.

❀ When the Grasshopper shall be a burden.

❀ When the Grashopper shall be a burthen.

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¶ 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.

❀ When the Grasshopper shall be a burden.

❀ When the Grashopper shall be a burthen.