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When an oak is being felled "it gives a kind of shriekes or groanes, that may be heard a mile off, as if it were the genius of the oake lamenting. E. Wyld, Esq., hath heard it severall times." The Ojebways "very seldom cut down green or living trees, from the idea that it puts them to pain, and some of their medicine-men profess to have heard the wailing of the trees under the axe."
The castle groanes at heart; Her strongest ribbs are bruizd with battering Cannons, And she hath tane into her bowells fire Enough to melt her. Ma. My Lord came bravely up to her & shewd a spirit That commands danger; his honorable example Gave us new hearts. Sol. Faith, give the Spanyards their due; they entertaind us handsomely with hott meat; 'twas no cold welcome. Pike.
Groanes and convulsions, and a discoloured face, and friends weeping, and blackes and obsequies, and the like, shew death terrible. It is worthy the observing, that there is no passion in the minde of man so weake but it mates and masters the feare of death; and therefore death is no such terrible enemy when a man hath so many attendants about him that can winne the combat of him.
You can apply this : And here I prophecie I, that have lyvd And dye a free man, shall when I am ashes Be sensible of your groanes and wishes for me; And when too late you see this Goverment Changd to a Monarchie youll howle in vaine And wish you had a Barnavelt againe. Now lead me where you will: a speedy Sentence: I am ready for it and 'tis all I ask you. Actus Quintus.
Away you prating knave. What? is he readie? Do. Alas, hee's almost dead. Ri. How? dead? Do. He has been troubled with a fitt o'th stone, Sir, all this night. Sweet gentleman he groanes, And sweates, and cannot Ri. What? Do. Make urine, Sir. Tho. I heard my Ladie has an excellent Receit to cure the Stone; she is a peece Of a rare Surgeon. Ri.
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