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He is as cowardly
Who longer fears to live, as he who fears to die.
The Purple Island (1633)
In Heaven they scorned to serve, so now in Hell they reign.
The Purple Island (1633)
Poorly (poor man) he lived; poorly (poor man) he died.
The Purple Island (1633)
Who bathes in worldly joys, swims in a world of fears.
The Purple Island (1633)
His life is neither tossed in boisterous seas
Of troublous world, nor lost in slothful ease.
The Purple Island (1633)
When needs he must, yet faintly then he praises;
Somewhat the deed, but more the means, he raises:
So marreth what he makes, and praising most, dispraises.
The Purple Island (1633)
His little son into his bosom creeps,
The lively picture of his father’s face.
The Purple Island (1633)
The way to God is by ourselves.
The Purple Island (1633)