A26856:143
Additions to the poetical fragments of Rich. Baxter written for himself and communicated to…
Additions to the poetical fragments of Rich. Baxter written for himself and communicated to such as are more for serious verse than smooth.
London: printed for B. Simmons, 1683
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.
O what a busy Trade mad worldlings drive, They talk, they ride, they run, contend & fight; With craft they plot, with fraud and force they strive, For fleshly Lust, and poisonous Delight.
O what a busie Trade mad worldlings drive, They talk, they ride, they run, contend & fight; With craft they plot, with fraud and force they strive, For fleshly Lust, and poysonous Delight.
As the fleet Swallows glides to catch a Fly, And toilsome Ants, do gather Sticks and Straw: At dearer rates Men purchase Vanity, For Satan, Lust, and Madness, make their Law.
As the fleet Swallows glides to catch a Flie, And toylsom Ants, do gather Sticks and Straw: At dearer rates Men purchase Vanity, For Satan, Lust, and Madness, make their Law.
May they but a sick Mortal Lust fulfil, Get Money, Houses, Land, and large Revenues, Look big, and make all stoop to their proud will; Feast, drink, and play, and keep a great Retinue.
May they but a sick Mortal Lust fulfil, Get Money, Houses, Land, and large Revenews, Look big, and make all stoop to their proud will; Feast, drink, and play, and keep a great Retinue.