"[...] tell of deeds Above Heroic, though in secret done, And unrecorded left through many an Age, Worthy t' have not …"

"His coming, is sent Harbinger, who all Invites, and in the Consecrated stream Pretends to wash off sin"

"Victory and triumph to the Son of God Now entring his great duel, not of arms, But to vanquish by wisdom hellish wile…"

"Envy they say excites me, thus to gain Companions of my misery and wo."

"Most men admire Virtue who follow not her lore."

"And the great Thisbite who on fiery wheels Rode up to Heaven, yet once again to come."

"Behold the kings of the Earth how they oppress Thy chosen, to what highth thir pow'r unjust They have exalted, and be…"

"My heart hath been a store-house long of things And sayings laid up, portending strange events."

"Skilled to retire, and in retiring draw Hearts after them tangled in amorous nets."

"I who e're while the happy Garden sung, By one mans disobedience lost, now sing Recover'd Paradise to all mankind, By…"