Grace imprisoned, and vertue despised. C.R. in the isle. This text is an enriched version of the TCP digital transcription A85506 of text R210780 in the English Short Title Catalog (Thomason 669.f.12[25]). Textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. The text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with MorphAdorner. The annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). Textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. This text has not been fully proofread Approx. 3 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. EarlyPrint Project Evanston,IL, Notre Dame, IN, St. Louis, MO 2017 A85506 Wing G1467 Thomason 669.f.12[25] ESTC R210780 99869537 99869537 162818 2240948963

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Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. A85506) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 162818) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 246:669f12[25]) Grace imprisoned, and vertue despised. C.R. in the isle. 1 sheet ([1] p.) 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. eng Great Britain -- History -- Charles I, 1625-1649 -- Poetry -- Early works to 1800. A85506 R210780 (Thomason 669.f.12[25]). civilwar no Grace imprisoned, and vertue despised. C.R. in the isle. anon. 1648 1 354 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A This text has no known defects that were recorded as gap elements at the time of transcription. 2007-09 Assigned for keying and markup 2007-11 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-12 Sampled and proofread 2007-12 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
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 .