Grace imprisoned, and vertue despised. C.R. in the isle.

Grace imprisoned, and vertue despised. C.R. in the isle.

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Grace imprisoned, and Vertue despised. C. R. in the Isle.

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Grace imprisoned, and Vertue despised.
C. R. in the Isle.

O Heavens! and dares an earthly power confine

My Soveraignes Head? and are my senses mine?

And is he wise? must heavenly Wisdome dwell,

Prefined to the Limits of a Cell?

Why, why O God? but thou are just, and he

Immur'd becomes a Sacrifice for thee.

In vaine ye Rocks with his sweet groanes distill

Some Nitrous drops, in vaine my ruder quill

Laments the sad incloystering of a King,

So glorious in Religious suffering:

While Cherubims with Heaven-borne power dispose

His Excellent soule, to an eternall close.

Perhaps we sinne in lifting up a prayer,

That Holy CHARLES might be restor'd to Ayre,

God is not pleas'd to afford th'ungratefull Ile;

One sweet reflex by his anointed smile.

Never e're this did Tyrannie imblock,

Such Royall vertue in so hard a Rock.

Is this Religion? tell me, tell me then

What is impiety? and when

Black sinne is acted with advisement? where

Men doe undoe themselves, and others sweare?

Behold invassa'ld to a dismall Tower,

A Trinity of vertue, bloud, and power.

Subjectively that last, a lawfull wreath,

Bound to his Temples by Coelestiall breath.

Spawne of litigious zeale! you may as soone

Discardinate the Spheares, catch starres or Moone,

Discompose Heaven it selfe, as Vote downe

Th' uninterrupted title of a Crowne

So fortifi'd, see how diviner powers

Beget him friends in these unhappie houres!

And what by force God pleas'd not to confer,

CHARLES shall atchieve by being Prisoner.

Why doe I beat the Ayre? or doubt the Pitch

Of happinesse to him, who is so rich

In liberty, no cruelty can stay

His hearts Embassage to the milky way.

No threats, unsettle whom Angelick breath

Hath qualify'd for either life or death.

⟨may .15. 1648⟩

FINIS.

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Grace imprisoned, and vertue despised. C.R. in the isle.

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1648

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2008-09 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1).

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A85506

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Wing G1467

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Thomason 669.f.12[25]

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ESTC R210780

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99869537

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99869537

ID [VID]

162818

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— Grace imprisoned, and vertue despised. C.R. in the isle.,

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s.n.,. [London :: 1648]. (Verse - "O Heavens! and dares an earthly power confine".) (Imprint from Wing.) (Annotation on Thomason copy: "May. 15. 1648.") (Reproduction of the original in the British Library.)

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