And scarce recovering words his plaint renewd.

Shook, but delaid to strike, though oft invokt

With vows, as thir chief good, and final hope.

Of heart-sick Agonie, all feavorous kinds,

By Fire, Flood, Famin, by Intemperance more

Before his eyes appeard, sad, noysom, dark,

Of terrour, foul and ug九-九-藏-书-网ly to behold,

Dire was the tossing, deep the groans, despair

To whom thus Michael. Death thou hast seen

Tended the sick busiest from Couch to Couch; [ 490 ]

Dæmoniac Phrenzie, moaping Melancholie [ 485 ]

His best of Man, and gave him up to tears

Before thee shall appear; that thou m

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Diseases dire, of which a monstrous crew

Marasmus and wide-wasting Pestilence,

What miserie th inabstinence of Eve

Of gastly Spasm, or racking torture, qualmes

O miserable Mankind, to what fall [ 500 ]

But have I now seen Death? Is this the way

Of Death, and many are 九九藏书网the wayes that lead

And over them triumphant Death his Dart

To his grim Cave, all dismal; yet to sense

In Meats and Drinks, which on the Earth shall bring

Dropsies, and Asthmas, and Joint-racking Rheums.

Convulsions, Epilepsies, fierce Catarrhs,

Sight so deform what heart of Rock could long

More t九*九*藏*书*网errible at th entrance then within. [ 470 ]

I must return to native dust? O sight

A Lazar-house it seemd, wherein were laid

Drie-eyd behold? Adam could not, but wept, [ 495 ]

In his first shape on man; but many shapes

Degraded, to what wretched state reservd!

Intestin Stone and Ulcer, Colic pangs,

Horrｗｗw•９９ｌｉb•nｅｔid to think, how horrible to feel! [ 465 ]

Shall bring on men. Immediately a place

And Moon-struck madness, pining Atrophie

Though not of Woman born; compassion quelld

Some, as thou sawst, by violent stroke shall die,

Numbers of all diseasd, all maladies [ 480 ]

A space, till firmer thoughts restraind excess,