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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.
And thy Destruction (in this sort) condole.
" Illustrious City thou wert great and fair,
" Most brave and sumptuous, even beyond compare.
" Most brave and sumptuous, ev'n beyond compare.
" Alas! how quickly are thy Judgments come,
" Thy fall, thy ruin, and thy final doom.
" Our Trade is gone, our gainful Merchandise