The Life And Works Of John Oldham

Author : John Oldham
Publisher : Rarebooksclub.com
ISBN 13 : 9781458943903
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (439 download)

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Download or read book The Works of Mr John Oldham written by John Oldham and published by Rarebooksclub.com. This book was released on 2009-08 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: SATYR III. Loyola's Will. LOng had the fatn'd Impoftor found Succefs, Longfcem his damnd Fraternity's increafe, In Wealth, and Power, Mifchicf, Guile improvd, $ By Popes, and Pope-rid Kings upheld, and lovd: Laden roith Tears, and Sins, and ttuntrous Scars, Got fome i'th' Field, but mofl in other Wars, Now fading Life decay, and Fate draw near, Graven ripe for Hell, and Roman Calendar, He thinks it worth his holy Thoughts, and Care, Some hidden Rules, andfccrets to impart, The Proofs of long Experience, and deep Art, Which to his Succeffors may ufeful be In conduct of their fitture Vtllany. Summon d together, allt/j' Officious Band The Orders of their Bedrid Chief attend; Doubtful, rthat Legacy he will bequeath, Andwa.it with greedy Ears his dying Breath: Withfuch quick Duty Vaflkl Fiends below To meet Commands of their Dread Monarchsgo. On On Pillow ralsd, he do's their entrance greet, And joys to fee the wifh'd affembly Meet: They in glad murmurs tell their Joy aloud, Then a deepfelencc ftills th' ex petting Croud. Like Delphick Hag of old, by Fiend pojfitt, Hefaells, wild Frenzy heaves his panting Brcaft, His briftling Hairs flick np, his Eye-balls glove, And from his Month longjlrakes of Drivel flow: Thrice with due Rev'rencc he himjelf doth crofs, Then thus bis Hellifo Oracles difclofc. Ye firm Aflbciates of my great Defign, Whom the fame Vows, and Oaths, and order joyn, The faithful Band, whom I, and Rome have chofe, The laft fupport of our declining Caufe; Whofe Conq'ring Troops I with Succefs have led 'Gainft allOppofersof our Church, and Head) Who e'er to the mad German owe their Rife, Genevas Rebels, or the hot-brain'd Swifs: Revolted Hereticks, who late have broke And durft throw off the long-worn Sacred Yoke: You, by whofe happy Influence Rome can ...