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A book for boys and girls, or, Country rhymes for childrenA book for boys and girls, or, Country rhimes for children
A book for boys and girls, or, Country rhymes for children by J.B.A book for boys and girls, or, Country rhimes for children by J.B.
London: printed for N.P., 1686
Title page typeset from the transcription.
A BOOK FOR Boys and Girls, &c. › Poem 6: VI. Upon the Flint in the Water.
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.
VI. Upon the Flint in the Water.
This Flint, time out of mind, has there abode, Where Chrystal Streams make their continual Road; Yet it abides a Flint as much as 'twere, Before it touched the Water, or came there. Its hard obdurateness is not abated, 'Tis not at all by water penetrated. ⟨p. 10⟩Though water hath a softening virtue in't, This Stone it can't dissolve, 'cause 'tis a Flint: Yea though it in the water doth remain; It doth it's fiery nature still retain. If you oppose it with it's Opposite, At you, yea, in your face it's fire 'twill spit.
This Flint, time out of mind, has there abode, Where Chrystal Streams make their continual Road; Yet it abides a Flint as much as 'twere, Before it touch'd the Water, or came there. Its hard obdurateness is not abated, 'Tis not at all by water penetrated. ⟨p. 10⟩Though water hath a softning vertue in't, This Stone it can't dissolve, 'cause 'tis a Flint: Yea though it in the water doth remain; It doth it's fiery nature still retain. If you oppose it with it's Opposit, At you, yea, in your face it's fire 'twill spit.
Comparison. This Flint an Emblem is of those that lye, Like stones, under the Word, until they dye. It's Chrystal Streams hath not their nature changed, They are not from their Lusts by Grace estranged.