A47607:1128
Zion in distressSion in distress
Zion in distress, or, The groans of the Protestant Church [sic]Sion in distress, or, The groans of the Protestant Chruch [sic]
London: printed by George Larkin for Enoch Prosser, 1681
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.
So when I look about, I plainly see
Our Evening shadows very long to be.
Our Ev'ning shadows very long to be.
In Humane Bodies when the Head grows Hoary,
In Humane Bodys when the Head grows Hoary,
It notes decay of Vigour, Strength and Glory.
It notes decay of Vigor, Strength and Glory.
Grey hairs are thick upon our Ephraim's Head,
Gray hairs are thick upon our Ephraim's Head,