Quarles - PR3652 D58 1669

*. 1! A Fettf1 for WortiJt• . Her name 'fusritia; to her they make · · .... Tllei~ moa~, who wdl advis.' a, them rhus befpake : Fa1r Matdem, more beloved then t'he light, 1rue thefutFranceofyour woful plig~r, Bett pity's fond alone, recures no f!ri'ef, 8uc fruidefs fals, unlcfs it yield relief. Chear up, I have aMe1lenger in ftore, , · Whofe fpeed is much, but faithful trufi is more · Wnofe nimble wings il1all.cleavc the Hi~ting ski;s, And fcorn the rerrour of your Ene~ies; Or.atio hig]1r, well knownunto your King, Your mel1'1ge !he flull do, and tidings bring ; · Provi:ied thas:·'Fidifld. travail with her, .And [o ( onChrift's Name) lee dlCQl go together; With that Fidi{la having cane her erram 1 And go0d Orati.owith 1tjti tia7 s warranr, . ln filence ofthe midnight took ·her flight; J\rriving at the Court thaf ~ery night ; · But they were both a~ flame s of fire hor, 1 For they did £lie as fwifc as Canons 1hot:: Bm they, ( left fudcien cold fhould do th~m harm ) . Together dung, and kept each other :-varm : , . But. now the KiAgly ~arcs were fpar r'd and lo~kt, The:f'call,d, but none made anfwer; then they knGckt Tagc(her joyning bGth their force in one, They knockt again, yet 'anfwer rhere WH none_: llut they that never learn,d .to rake denial, ) .··• · With importunity made further trial.; TheKing heud well, althGugh he lift 101ot fpeak, 'fill they wirh-firokes the gate did well-nie lm•ak, ln tine, the braz.en·gates flew open wide : (Jratzo mov'd her fLtit; The King rcplide, Orat10 wa.s a\fair, and welcome g(.lc~ : So he1rd her fu it, fo ~ranted her requeft. FHil man, obierve; in rhce che pra.cti'e lie~ Le' f:t,rccl. M~di,a.tion meralize :. . {. Let

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