A web-based edition of early seventeenth-century political poetry from manuscript sources. It brings into the public domain over 350 poems, many of which have never before been published.
R2 Surely the face of thinges is alter’d much
Notes. This poem, targeting Laud’s theological opinions, is transcribed on a page headed “1629”.
“on B.pp Laude. epig.”
Surely the face of thinges is alter’d much
when ancient tenents1 now are nothing such
as what they weare before, How comes this evill
that what God should have Men give to the Devill
for where Men gave to God both laud and prayse
5Laud’s given to th’Devill now, in these our dayes.
Source. Folger MS V.a.319, fol. 26v
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