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Page 82
... For whom by my Great Father ' tis prepar'd . The Twelve were at th'ambitious
Suit enrag'd , Until their Anger thus our Lord afswag'd : The World and you a
different Course must fteer , He must be least , who wou'd be greatest here : The
Son ...
... For whom by my Great Father ' tis prepar'd . The Twelve were at th'ambitious
Suit enrag'd , Until their Anger thus our Lord afswag'd : The World and you a
different Course must fteer , He must be least , who wou'd be greatest here : The
Son ...
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The Foolish wou'd have borrow'd of the Wife , But ask in vain , their Oyl wou'd but
suffice : Arrives the Bridegroom while they went for more , His ready Guests
receives , and shuts the Door ; The other came at length , but came too late , And
...
The Foolish wou'd have borrow'd of the Wife , But ask in vain , their Oyl wou'd but
suffice : Arrives the Bridegroom while they went for more , His ready Guests
receives , and shuts the Door ; The other came at length , but came too late , And
...
Page 108
Was Night , nor wou'd the Moon ber Beams ' Twas display , Unwilling to behold
so black a Day ; When to the Sanhedrim our Lord they brought And perjur'd
Evidence against him fought ; But sought in vain , their Witness can't agree , Till
him ...
Was Night , nor wou'd the Moon ber Beams ' Twas display , Unwilling to behold
so black a Day ; When to the Sanhedrim our Lord they brought And perjur'd
Evidence against him fought ; But sought in vain , their Witness can't agree , Till
him ...
Page 206
... he calls the Jews , Who nothing prove , tho ' strongly they accuse ; Fain wou'd
the Governour have him releas'd , Since One he always did at their Great Feast ;
They Mercy to themselves and him deny , No other Voice is heard , but Crucifie !
... he calls the Jews , Who nothing prove , tho ' strongly they accuse ; Fain wou'd
the Governour have him releas'd , Since One he always did at their Great Feast ;
They Mercy to themselves and him deny , No other Voice is heard , but Crucifie !
Page 218
... And semblance made as he'd have further gone : With an obliging Force they
him rerain , He must beneath their humble Roof remain ; Since far away the Hills
project their fhade , And humid Night wou'd soon the World invade : Ent'ring the ...
... And semblance made as he'd have further gone : With an obliging Force they
him rerain , He must beneath their humble Roof remain ; Since far away the Hills
project their fhade , And humid Night wou'd soon the World invade : Ent'ring the ...
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| Title | The History of the Old and New Testament Attempted in Verse: And Adorn'd with Three Hundred & Thirty Sculptures The History of the Old and New Testament Attempted in Verse: And Adorn'd with Three Hundred & Thirty Sculptures, Samuel Wesley The history of the Old and New Testament attempted in verse, Samuel Wesley |
| Author | Samuel Wesley |
| Illustrated by | John Sturt |
| Publisher | C. Harper, 1701 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 4 Sep 2006 |
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