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Article THE PROPHECY OF SIBILLA TIBURTINA ON OUR SAVIOUR. ← Page 2 of 2 Article CHARACTERS IN HARRY THE EIGHTH'S TIME. Page 1 of 3 →
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The Prophecy Of Sibilla Tiburtina On Our Saviour.
_ , Augustus , with the Senate , People , all , Fitting themselves for holy mysteries , She hastes from Tiber ' s tow ' r , comes to the Hall Or Court of C-esar , pointing to the skies , Where in a most clear Air , she did them shew , A Mother , and'her Babe , wrapt round about , In a bright Iris , or a most fulgent Bow ; her
Upwards Face , and both her hands stretch'd out , Viewing the Child , and pointing with her Hand , Who is that Boy , said he ! O , Ctesar , Peace , Worship thou him ; so the Heavens doth Command . The Altars , and the Temples now must Cease , Leave them to him , he Rules the Firmament ; The immortal Heav ' ns he Rules and doth guide
, The fated Stars under his Government , Are all subjected J All the World beside . — Augustus Cesser , let thy Haughtiness Be laid Aside ! What tho ' , thou Rul ' st the Earth , Thou must Remember , thou art much less , And art his vassal ! Brag not of thy Birth . His Pow ' r is Infiniteand Rules hiofi
, on , All things are under his Authority , Yet the effects thereof , viz . preaching of the gospel , the publics * tion of the law , the sedition of the people , the troubles , persecutions , banishments , blood-shed , wars , murders , & c . & c . had their beginning ( so it pleaseth God ) many years after .
Characters In Harry The Eighth's Time.
CHARACTERS IN HARRY THE EIGHTH ' S TIME .
DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM .
FATE never ruined a man—it will be ever found , his own indiscretion was in fault—All greatness is subject to envy ¦ but none more than that which is insolent and haughty Plain and mo dest greatness is only safe—Wise men have kept themselves retired that they might not be gazed at , and great ones have shrunk and sufrered tnemselves to be overborne , in order to be secure —Vain glrious the of the
o men are scorn Philosopher , the admiration of fools , the idols of parasites , the envy of the unworthy , the unfortunate , the busy body , the ambitious and the rivals —Pie lives well that lives in peace , and he is trul y great who has an uprigh t conscience . —Anger , certainly , is a great weakness in any rnan , ° biit the greatest inoecency in a Nobleman : In this Duke it ' proved of the worst consequences imaginable—it revealed his secrets , and betrayed
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Prophecy Of Sibilla Tiburtina On Our Saviour.
_ , Augustus , with the Senate , People , all , Fitting themselves for holy mysteries , She hastes from Tiber ' s tow ' r , comes to the Hall Or Court of C-esar , pointing to the skies , Where in a most clear Air , she did them shew , A Mother , and'her Babe , wrapt round about , In a bright Iris , or a most fulgent Bow ; her
Upwards Face , and both her hands stretch'd out , Viewing the Child , and pointing with her Hand , Who is that Boy , said he ! O , Ctesar , Peace , Worship thou him ; so the Heavens doth Command . The Altars , and the Temples now must Cease , Leave them to him , he Rules the Firmament ; The immortal Heav ' ns he Rules and doth guide
, The fated Stars under his Government , Are all subjected J All the World beside . — Augustus Cesser , let thy Haughtiness Be laid Aside ! What tho ' , thou Rul ' st the Earth , Thou must Remember , thou art much less , And art his vassal ! Brag not of thy Birth . His Pow ' r is Infiniteand Rules hiofi
, on , All things are under his Authority , Yet the effects thereof , viz . preaching of the gospel , the publics * tion of the law , the sedition of the people , the troubles , persecutions , banishments , blood-shed , wars , murders , & c . & c . had their beginning ( so it pleaseth God ) many years after .
Characters In Harry The Eighth's Time.
CHARACTERS IN HARRY THE EIGHTH ' S TIME .
DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM .
FATE never ruined a man—it will be ever found , his own indiscretion was in fault—All greatness is subject to envy ¦ but none more than that which is insolent and haughty Plain and mo dest greatness is only safe—Wise men have kept themselves retired that they might not be gazed at , and great ones have shrunk and sufrered tnemselves to be overborne , in order to be secure —Vain glrious the of the
o men are scorn Philosopher , the admiration of fools , the idols of parasites , the envy of the unworthy , the unfortunate , the busy body , the ambitious and the rivals —Pie lives well that lives in peace , and he is trul y great who has an uprigh t conscience . —Anger , certainly , is a great weakness in any rnan , ° biit the greatest inoecency in a Nobleman : In this Duke it ' proved of the worst consequences imaginable—it revealed his secrets , and betrayed