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On being —— tax'd with Symony.
1 Hence ye prophane Intruders, what d'e mean,
2 To pry in secret Things that mayn't be seen?
3 Your Pastor wonders at your Insolence,
4 'Tis Treason 'gainst your Ecclesiastick Prince.
5 Pulpits no more than Crowns must be prophan'd,
6 And if possess'd, not question'd how obtain'd:
7 With-hold your Hands, rend not the sacred Veil
8 Of his Sanctorum, lest his Priesthood fail.
9 The mighty Mysteries he so long conceal'd,
10 Will be by Lay-mens impious means reveal'd:
11 Sure, you'll not dare the Secret to pronounce,
12 No more than Jews their Tetragrammatons.
13 Yes, it is out the symonaick Sound,
14 With Horror doth the frighted Priest confound.
15 Sure, the last Trumpet can't amaze him more,
16 For he till then had set it on the Score;
17 In vain he'll to the Horns of th' Altar fly,
18 (Alias his Patron) for Security:
19 They'll drag him thence, that is no sacred Hold,
20 Since tip'd by him with symonaick Gold:
21 Had they been guided by the Patroness,
22 She kindly had contriv'd the Danger less:
[Page 47]23 No avaritious Zeal her Soul did move,
24 For she was nobly guided by her Love:
25 Thought Youth and Wit sufficient to prefer,
26 They were more tempting Things than Gold with her.
27 But now the Favourite must his Purchase quit,
28 And live, not by his Learning, but his Wit.
About this text
Author: Sarah Fyge Egerton
Themes:
corruption
Genres:
heroic couplet
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Egerton, Sarah Fyge, 1668-1723. Poems on Several Occasions, Together with a Pastoral. By Mrs. S. F. [poems only] London: printed, and are to be sold by J. Nutt, near Stationers-Hall, 1703, pp. 46-47. [20],117,[3],15,[1]p.; 8⁰. (ESTC T125148) (Page images digitized from a copy in the Bodleian Library [280 e.4058].)
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- The Emulation. ()
- Erato the Amorous Muse on the Death of John Dryden, Esq. ()
- Euterpe: The Lyrick Muse, On the Death of John Dryden, Esq; An ODE. ()
- The Extacy. ()
- The Fatality. ()
- The Fate. ()
- THE Female Advocate, OR, An Answer to a late Satyr against the Pride, Lust and Inconstancy, &c. of Woman. ()
- The fond Shepherdess. A PASTORAL. ()
- The Gratitude. ()
- The Invocation. ()
- The Liberty. ()
- Love. ()
- An occasional Copy, in Answer to Mr. Joshua Barns, Extempore. ()
- An Ode on the Death of Mr. Dryden. ()
- On a Gentleman and his Wife visiting a Lady. He sleeping the while. Extempore. Spoke by Morpheus. ()
- On a Sermon Preach'd Sept. the 6th, 1697. on these Words, You have sold your selves for Nought. ()
- On Atheism. ()
- On Friendship. ()
- On my leaving London, June the 29. ()
- On my leaving S—y. ()
- On my wedding Day. ()
- On the Author of Religion by Reason, or the Light of Nature a Guide to Divine Truth. ()
- On the death of dear Statyra. ()
- On the Death of William III, King of England. ()
- On the Honourable Robert Boyl's, Notion of Nature. ()
- The Platonick. ()
- The Power of Love. ()
- The Repulse to Alcander. ()
- The Retreat. ()
- Satyr against the Muses. ()
- Song on Madam S—. ()
- A SONG. ()
- A SONG. ()
- A SONG. ()
- A SONG. ()
- A SONG. ()
- Terpsichore: A Lyrick Muse, On the Death of John Dryden, Esq; extempore. ()
- To Alexis, on his absence. ()
- To Clarona drawing Alexis's Picture and presenting it to me. ()
- To Marcella. ()
- To Marina. ()
- To Mr. Norris, on his Idea of Happiness. ()
- To Mr. Yalden, on his Temple of Fame, Extempore. ()
- To my much valu'd Friend Moneses. ()
- To N. Tate, Esq; on his Poem on the Queen's Picture, Drawn by Closterman. ()
- To one who in Love, set a Figure. ()
- To One who said I must not Love. ()
- To Orabella, Marry'd to an old Man. ()
- To Philaster. ()
- To the Lady Cambell, with a Female Advocate. ()
- To the Queen. ()
- To Thyrsis on his Pastoral to Mr. Creech. ()
- The Vision. ()