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The complete poems of Christopher Harvey ... (1874)
The complete poems of Christopher Harvey - 1874 Author:Christopher Harvey Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: chapter{Section 4THE SYNAGOGUE, THE SHADOW OF THE TEMPLE. Sacred Poems, and Private Ejaculations. In imitation of Mr. George Herbert. Pu... more »n. Skc. lib. i. Ep. 5. Stultissimum credo ad imitandum non optima qiiccquc proponere. I do esteem't a folly not the least To imitate examples not ihc best. The fourth Edition, corrected and enlarged. LONDON, Printed for Philemon Stephens, at the guilded Lyon in St. Pauls Church-yard. 1661. [12mo.] To the Author. He that doth imitate must comprehend Verse, matter, order, titles, spirit, wit; For these our Church-Poet doth intend, And ho who hath this Imitation writ. O glory of the time ! best English singer! Happy both, he the hand, and thou the Finger! R. L[angford of Gray's Inn, Counsellor of Lmvl. THE SYNAGOGUE. 1. SUBTERLIMINARE.' Die, cnjus Templum ? Cliristi. Quis condiditl Ede. Conilidit Herbertus. Die, quibus anxiliis 1 Auxiliis rnultis : quibus baud niihi dicere fas out. Tanta est ex dictis lis oriunda mois. Gratia, si dicam, dedit omnia ; protinus obstat 5 Ingenium, dicens cuncta fuisse sua. Ars negat, et nihil est non nostrum dicit in illo ; Nee facile est litem composuisse mihi. Divide : materiam det gratia, materiaeque Ingenium cultus induat arsipie modos. 10 Non: no displiceat pariter res omnibus ista, Nee sortita velint jura vocare sua. Nempe pari sibi jure petunt eultusque modosque Miiteriamque ars ct gratia ct ingenium. Ergo, velit si quis dubitantem tnllere clencbum, 15 De Templo Herbnrti talia dicta dabit. In Templo Hcrbertus condendo est gratia totus, Ars pariter totus, totus ct ingenium. Cedite Romanae, Graiiae quoque cedite Musau ; Unum par cunctis Anglia jactat opus. 20 1 The figures ', , ice., refer to Notes a...« less