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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.
This sad Complaint? Can any Children hear
Their Mother deluged in a Sea of Grief,
Their Mother delug'd in a Sea of Grief,
And not step in to give her some relief!
Cheer up, Illustrious Spouse, and be not cast
Chear up, Illustrious Spouse, and be not cast
Into despair, by this approaching blast: