/ \ I ~6 8 The Hiftory of S A MPS 0 N., 'A holy Prophet ; let perfo~manc~ blefs 'And fpeed thy- fpeeches witha fa1r fuccefs : 'But tel me Sir,when this great work is done, ' An~ time fhall bring to light 'this promis'd fon, ' What facreq Ceremonies fhaJI we 'ufe ? , 'What Rites? what way ofbre~ding fhall we chufe. 'T' obferve l what holy courfe of, life fhall he 'Be trained in? what fhall his office be? Whereat th' attentive Angel did divide The portal of his lips, and thus reply'd : 'The Child, that from thy fruitful loins fhaii come,_ 'S!1all be a holy Nazarite from the womb; ' 'Take heed, that womb, that fhall inclofe this child, 'In no cafe be polluted or defil'd , ,5~Vith Law-forbidde-n meats : .Let her forbear 'To tafie thofe things that are forbidden rhere. 'The bunch-backt Camelfhall be no repafi: 'For her ; her palate fhall forbear to tafie 'The burrow-haunting Coney;and..decline 'The Swift-foot Hare, and Mire-delighting Swine; · 'l;'h~ ftriping Gofhawk ; and the.towr~ngEagle; · ' The particoloured Pye mufi not inveagle 'Her lips to move; the brood-devouring Kite; 'The croaking Raven; th' Owl that hates the light; ' The fieel-digefiing 'bird; the lazy Snail; . 'The Cuckow, ever telling of one tale; · ' The fifh-confuming Ofprey, and the want ' That undermines the greedy Cormorant i _ 'Th' indulgent Pelican, the predi8:i9us Crow; 'The charring Stork, and ravenous Vulter too; 'The thorn-backt H~dghog, apd pqning Jay, ' The LaP..wing flying fiill the o'rher way; .. ' The lofty ftying Falkon, and the Moufe, c: That finds no pleafure in.a poor mans houfe; 'The fuck-egge VVeafel, and the winding Swallow,.. ' Fro~ thefe fhe fhaii abftain, and not unhallow 'Her "
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