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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.
Must Hag-faced Envy, and foul-tongued Detraction,
Must Hag-fac'd Envy, and foul-tongu'd Detraction,
Invenom'd Malice, and unfaithful Action,
Ill-grounded Slander, and uncertain Rumours,
Ill-grounded Slander, and uncertain Rumors,
Backbitings, Quarrels, and the worst of Humours
Be practised thus? Ah grief of griefs to fee
Be practic'd thus? Ah grief of griefs to fee