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And scarce recovering words his plaint renewd.
Shook, but delaid to strike, though oft invokt
With vows, as thir chief good, and final hope.
Of heart-sick Agonie, all feavorous kinds,
By Fire, Flood, Famin, by Intemperance more
Before his eyes appeard, sad, noysom, dark,
Of terrour, foul and ug九-九-藏-书-网ly to behold,
Dire was the tossing, deep the groans, despair
To whom thus Michael. Death thou hast seen
Tended the sick busiest from Couch to Couch; [ 490 ]
Dæmoniac Phrenzie, moaping Melancholie [ 485 ]
His best of Man, and gave him up to tears
Before thee shall appear; that thou m九_九_藏_书_网 ayst know [ 475 ]
Diseases dire, of which a monstrous crew
Marasmus and wide-wasting Pestilence,
What miserie th inabstinence of Eve
Of gastly Spasm, or racking torture, qualmes
O miserable Mankind, to what fall [ 500 ]
But have I now seen Death? Is this the way
Of Death, and many are 九九藏书网the wayes that lead
And over them triumphant Death his Dart
To his grim Cave, all dismal; yet to sense
In Meats and Drinks, which on the Earth shall bring
Dropsies, and Asthmas, and Joint-racking Rheums.
Convulsions, Epilepsies, fierce Catarrhs,
Sight so deform what heart of Rock could long
More t九*九*藏*书*网errible at th entrance then within. [ 470 ]
I must return to native dust? O sight
A Lazar-house it seemd, wherein were laid
Drie-eyd behold? Adam could not, but wept, [ 495 ]
In his first shape on man; but many shapes
Degraded, to what wretched state reservd!
Intestin Stone and Ulcer, Colic pangs,
Horrｗｗw•９９ｌｉb•nｅｔid to think, how horrible to feel! [ 465 ]
Shall bring on men. Immediately a place
And Moon-struck madness, pining Atrophie
Though not of Woman born; compassion quelld
Some, as thou sawst, by violent stroke shall die,
Numbers of all diseasd, all maladies [ 480 ]
A space, till firmer thoughts restraind excess,