'fOB. MILI~.A.NT. Armed with death, and deaf tO an our Cries, Which with firong hand did in an hour furprize l\11 that thou hadfi, and whilil we fuove in ~~lri To guard rhem, their impartial h#tds have Jlain Thy faithful fervams with th~it thirfty Sword, t only fca_p'd to bring Fh~s wotul word. No fooner had heclos'dhis lips, qut fee t Another comes, as mach aga1l as he : Atlafh of fire ( faid he.) new fain frorii heaven~ Hath all th~ fervants of their li'les bereaven, , ,. And burnt thy Dleep ; I, I a~ne am he ,That's left unflain, to .bringthe nQWs eo thee~ This tale not fully told, a third enfues, )Vhofe l}ps in labour with .more helvy news, . .Brake rlius 3.the forces of a triple band . . Brought from the fierce Cbaldean1; with £1:rong' hand Hatli feiz' d thy Camels, nrunher'd with the Sword Thy fervams al!, but me that brings thee word. . Bc:fore the air ha'<! cool'd his hafiy breath ; Rufht in a fourth, with vifage pale as death: . The while ( fai.dhe) thy children all were fharing Mirth at a feafi of thy flr1l fons prcpa,ring, ~rofe a wind, whofe errandhad more.l1:1.~, . ., Thanhappy fpc:ed; whkh with a full.;.qwuth~d blaft Hath fmote die houf€, whiCh hath.thy children refr , Of all their lives; and thou an childlefs left ; Thy children all are flain, all !lain roge~her, 1only fcap'd to bring thee tidingshither. . . So fai~, Behqld th~ man; whofe wealth did flow · l1ke ~o a' fpririg-tid~, one bare hour a~o, • With the unpa6:er11'd height offortunes bldh Above the grearcft dweller in the Ea.ft ; He that was Sire -of many fons but rlow) ... ~ord ofmu~h p~ople, and while-e'r <ould fhotv Such herds of Catrel : He, whofe fle~cie ficck Of!hsep CQuld boaft fevc:n th91.lfand iri aflock, .. ' . Se: I
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