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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
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.
London: printed by John Daye, 1573London: printed by Iohn Daye, 1573
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.
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.
That is,1 they shall not only speak with much pain, but hardly catch any sleep. For by reason of the dryness of humours in old men, the root and cause of sleep is taken away. For sleep hath his feeding of the humours in man. Old men therefore are awaked with every little chirping of a bird: where young men sleep like hogs, and though the Cocks do crow, the Dogs do bark or it thunder, they sleep still:
THat is,1 they shall not onely speake with much paine, but hardely catch any sleape. For by reason of the drynesse of humors in olde men, ye roote and cause of sleape is taken away. For sleape hath his feeding of the humors in man. Olde men therefore are awaked with euery litle chirping of a byrde: where younge men sleape lyke hogges, and though the Cockes do crowe, the Dogges doe barke or it thunder, they sleape still:
- 1Sleep.Sleepe.