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The Philosophical Epitaph
An EPITAPH made by AY . C . CLowDe'D by threatnlng Disasters . With Scutcheons annexed displaying Minerva ' s and Hermes Birds , Ancl Apollo ' s Bird of Paradice , In HlerogLI pblCk NVMbors anD In FIgVres .
Minerva ' s Owl -Oa ^ g & s . /"/ Vx Hermogenes , Goose inanlvie , n fflV * / / \ \ ° ' nl efc rt Bush r *\/ F = AW ? v ^ as t ? / / —A \ roasted in the Creation , ^ W ^ W ) si ' /•\ Su JV Chaos , yyF = « V " q \/ gU y Generation , Mortification
Corruption . ^ S # ^ \ T 7 , ^ - ^ IOST C ? X ^ _ -- Vivification .
Tjr'd of the AVorld , at hist , $ found This nest to rest me in the cH Ground ; I'm naked , yet I feel no cold , Feed that , that had fed me of old , And quietly enjoy this Place ,
With Friends about of my own race . "Weep not then here , but banish fears , Or let this dust , dry up your tears My Soul's in Heaven with Saints in Peace , Where Angels slug and never cease .
These grounds of Man ' s Mortality , , , Rests here a while , till perfectly Putrify'd , purg'd , cloaus'd , and at last Reviv'd with Soul and Spirit by blast Of Trumpet which being join'd shall chine , And be spiritual fixt , Divine ,
Like Christ ; and One for ever he , V . C . Which being thus , is double you see .
Apollo ' s Bird // ~~" \\ W -C - of Paradice , „ , If p , \ \ T Regeneration , Phoenix , Icarus bUi" I [ V J F ' Redemption , or lofty Eagle . V ^*— ' J Glorification .
No Man ' s happy before his Death . MerCVry ' s Birth's best after ' s Death , MerCVrPs Life Was pVrg'D hy strife . All ' s in Mercury that the wise men seek .
If thou dissolv ' st the Fixt , ancl mak ' st it fl y . And mak ' st the flying fixt , live safe thereby . Dissolve , Congeal , and Fix , which being fixt will fix , And so being fusibly Ting'd , will Tinge , ancl Mix . If Wind be made of Cold , 'Tis worth a hundred fold . The Wind bloweth where it listeth , Receiv ' t they that can ,
Laurum Amice Eligis , Rus . ( To be Continued . )
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Philosophical Epitaph
An EPITAPH made by AY . C . CLowDe'D by threatnlng Disasters . With Scutcheons annexed displaying Minerva ' s and Hermes Birds , Ancl Apollo ' s Bird of Paradice , In HlerogLI pblCk NVMbors anD In FIgVres .
Minerva ' s Owl -Oa ^ g & s . /"/ Vx Hermogenes , Goose inanlvie , n fflV * / / \ \ ° ' nl efc rt Bush r *\/ F = AW ? v ^ as t ? / / —A \ roasted in the Creation , ^ W ^ W ) si ' /•\ Su JV Chaos , yyF = « V " q \/ gU y Generation , Mortification
Corruption . ^ S # ^ \ T 7 , ^ - ^ IOST C ? X ^ _ -- Vivification .
Tjr'd of the AVorld , at hist , $ found This nest to rest me in the cH Ground ; I'm naked , yet I feel no cold , Feed that , that had fed me of old , And quietly enjoy this Place ,
With Friends about of my own race . "Weep not then here , but banish fears , Or let this dust , dry up your tears My Soul's in Heaven with Saints in Peace , Where Angels slug and never cease .
These grounds of Man ' s Mortality , , , Rests here a while , till perfectly Putrify'd , purg'd , cloaus'd , and at last Reviv'd with Soul and Spirit by blast Of Trumpet which being join'd shall chine , And be spiritual fixt , Divine ,
Like Christ ; and One for ever he , V . C . Which being thus , is double you see .
Apollo ' s Bird // ~~" \\ W -C - of Paradice , „ , If p , \ \ T Regeneration , Phoenix , Icarus bUi" I [ V J F ' Redemption , or lofty Eagle . V ^*— ' J Glorification .
No Man ' s happy before his Death . MerCVry ' s Birth's best after ' s Death , MerCVrPs Life Was pVrg'D hy strife . All ' s in Mercury that the wise men seek .
If thou dissolv ' st the Fixt , ancl mak ' st it fl y . And mak ' st the flying fixt , live safe thereby . Dissolve , Congeal , and Fix , which being fixt will fix , And so being fusibly Ting'd , will Tinge , ancl Mix . If Wind be made of Cold , 'Tis worth a hundred fold . The Wind bloweth where it listeth , Receiv ' t they that can ,
Laurum Amice Eligis , Rus . ( To be Continued . )