Numbers of all diseasd, all maladies [ 480 ]

Of Death, and many are the wayes that lead

Horrid to think, how horrible to feel! [ 465 ]

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

But have I now seen Death? Is this the way

Diseases dire, of which a monstrous crew

Shook, but delaid to strike, read.99csw.comthough oft invokt

Before thee shall appear; that thou mayst know [ 475 ]

To whom thus Michael. Death thou hast seen

Shall bring on men. Immediately a place

Dire was the tossing, deep the groans, despair

O miserable Mankind, to what fall [ 500 ]

And Moon-struck madness, pining Atro九九藏書phie

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

Of gastly Spasm, or racking torture, qualmes

Sight so deform what heart of Rock could long

To his grim Cave, all dismal; yet to sense

In his first shape on man; but many shapes

Dæmoniac Phrenzie, moaping Melancholie [ 485 ]

And over t九_九_藏_書hem triumphant Death his Dart

By Fire, Flood, Famin, by Intemperance more

Of heart-sick Agonie, all feavorous kinds,

And scarce recovering words his plaint renewd.

Degraded, to what wretched state reservd!

Convulsions, Epilepsies, fierce Catarrhs,

Before his eyes appeard, sad, noysom, dark,

His bread.99csw.comest of Man, and gave him up to tears

More terrible at th entrance then within. [ 470 ]

What miserie th inabstinence of Eve

Of terrour, foul and ugly to behold,

I must return to native dust? O sight

A space, till firmer thoughts restraind excess,

A Lazar-house it seemd, wherein were laid

Drie-eyd behorｅａd.９9ｃｓｗ•ｃomld? Adam could not, but wept, [ 495 ]

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

Dropsies, and Asthmas, and Joint-racking Rheums.

In Meats and Drinks, which on the Earth shall bring

Marasmus and wide-wasting Pestilence,

Intestin Stone and Ulcer, Colic pangs,

Though not of Woman born; compassion quelld