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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.
Ah! must our Glory (like a brittle Glass
Reduced to Fractions) into Atoms pass!
Reduc'd to Fractions) into Atomes pass!
So Rude a Chaos! an unformed confusion!
So Rude a Chaos! an unform'd confusion!
Threatening the whole with utter dissolution.
Threatning the whole with utter dissolution.
Once Happy Isle, I grieve at thy condition: