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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.
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.
Death's a cold Comforter to Girls and Boys, Who wedded are unto their Childish Toys: More Grim he looks upon our lustful Youth, Who, against Knowledge, •light God's saving Truth ⟨p. 63⟩But most of all, he dismal is to those, Who once professed the Truth, they now oppose.
DEath's a cold Comforter to Girls and Boys, Who wedded are unto their Childish Toys: More Grim he looks upon our lustful Youth, Who, against Knowledge, •light God's saving Truth ⟨p. 63⟩But most of all, he dismal is to those, Who once profess'd the Truth, they now oppose.
Death has a Dart, a Sting, which Poison is, As all will find, who do of Glory miss. This Sting is Sin, the Laws it's Strength, and he, Or they, will find it so, who damned be.
Death has a Dart, a Sting, which Poyson is, As all will find, who do of Glory miss. This Sting is Sin, the Laws it's Strength, and he, Or they, will find it so, who damned be.
True, Jesus Christ, indeed, did Death destroy, For those who worthy are, him to enjoy. He washes them in's Blood from every Sin They're guilty of, or subject to hath bin. So here's, nor Sting, nor Law, nor Death to kill, And yet Death always, some men torment will.
True, Jesus Christ, indeed, did Death destroy, For those who worthy are, him to enjoy. He washes them in's Blood from ev'ry Sin They'r guilty of, or subject to hath bin. So here's, nor Sting, nor Law, nor Death to kill, And yet Death always, some men torment will.