Oh what a pretious comfort 'tis, to haue so many like Brothers commanding one anothers Fortunes.
I haue seene as that Diamond of yours out-lusters many I haue beheld, I could not beleeue she excelled many: but I haue not seene the mostpretious Diamond that is, nor you the Lady Post.
Soone as he Guyon saw, in great affright And haste he rose for to remove aside Those pretious hils from straungers envious sight, And downe them poured through an hole full wide Into the hollow earth, them there to hide.
It is moreover the first originall as well of mineralls as of stones, and pretious stones, yea of all other mineralls.
There is extracted oil of golden colour, Or like it, out of our subtill red lead: When Raimond said, when he was old, Was much more pretious then gold.
Whereunto all chymicall Philosophers doe adhere; that nothing hath been created here below, in the Elementary part better, nor morepretious then salt.
But pretious stones beyond the simple contentment and pleasure of the eye, have nothing wherewith men may know to draw out profit or succours in any one of our businesses.
Madam, at last I've found the pretious Jewel that you so long have sought in vain.
Shee brought with her als faire Jewells, pretious stones and pearles as wer to be found in Europe.
I thot as much long ago: and when my lord kem with his vizits so pretious affeckshnt at my Lady Griffinses, I expected some such game was in the wind.
Madam that flea that Crept between your brests I envied, that there he should make his rest: The little Creatures fortune was soe good That Angells feed not on so pretious foode.
The pretioussonnes of Sion, which should bee Valued at purest gold, how do wee see Low rated now, as earthen Pitchers, stand, 275 Which are the worke of a poore Potters hand.
I pray Thee, Thine Own pretious death, Thy crosse and passion, betwixt my soul and Thy iudgment, now and in the hour of my death.
Fair source of princes, is thy pretious store Not yet exhaust?
I pray Thee, Thine Own pretious death, Thy crosse and passion, betwixt my soul and Thy 150 iudgment, now and in the hour of my death.
The pretious barbill, now growne rife, Is cloying meat.
Of all this pretious patience; O come away And kill the death of this delay!
Of all this hidden store 90 Of blessings, and ten thousand more (If when He come He find the heart from home) Doubtlesse He will vnload Himself some other where, 95 And poure abroad His pretious sweets On the fair soul whom first He meets.
Proud to haue gain'd this pretious losse And chang'd his false crown for Thy crosse.
I pray Thee, Thine Own pretious death, 70 Thy crosse and passion, betwixt my soul and Thy iudgment, now and in the hour of my death.
Or, do you thus those pretious rayes withdraw To whet my dull beams, keep my bold in aw?
Not guessing at the pretious aid Was lent her by the heavenly maid.
Then she unlocks the toad's dire head, Within whose cell is treasured That pretious stone, which she doth call A noble recompence for all, And to her lar doth it present, Of his fair aid a monument.
Ye tradefull Merchants, that, with weary toyle, Do seeke most pretious things to make your gain, And both the Indias of their treasure spoile, What needeth you to seeke so farre in vaine?
Nature to so hard a hart Given so goodly giftes of beauties grace, Whose pryde depraves each other better part, And all those pretious ornaments deface?
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