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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.
The daughters of singing.
Are both the ears.1 It is an hebrew phrase, as the Son of help, of light of darkness, as hath been declared heretofore. So the ears are called, the daughters of singing, that is, they that are busied in hearing of songs. These daughters of singing wax faint or weak: They become weak and feeble. &c. that is, Old mens ears wax deaf, they delight not in music.
ARe bothe the eares.1 It is an hebrewe phrase, as the Sonne of helpe, of light of darkenes, as hath beene declared heretofore. So the eares are called, the daughters of singing, that is, they that are busied in hearing of songes. These daughters of singing waxe fainte or weake: They become weake and feble. &c. that is, Olde mens eares waxe deaf, they delight not in musicke.
- 1The ears.The eares.