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R215927 5 UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN UNKNOWN Love with unconfined Wings UNKNOWN Love With Unconfined Wings LOve with unconfined wings / hovers about my gates, Roxburghe Ballads Editor None None None None Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 498 The Pensive Prisoners Apology. / Directed to his fellow-Prisoners wheresoever, / wherein he adviseth them to be stedfast in faith and / hope, and patiently to indure their careful Imprison- / ment, and to keep their Vows, shewing the way to / true Liberty. The Pensive Prisoners Apology. Directed to his fellow-Prisoners wheresoever, wherein he adviseth them to be stedfast in faith and hope, and patiently to indure their careful Imprisonment, and to keep their Vows, shewing the way to true Liberty. The Pensive Prisoner's Apology. Directed to his fellow Prisoners wheresoever, wherein he advises them to be steadfast in faith and hope, and patiently to endure their careful Imprisonment, and to keep their Vows, showing the way to true Liberty. ?-?

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LOve with unconfined wings hovers about my gates, And my divine Althema begins to whisper at my grates, When I lie tangled in her hair being fettered in her eie, The birds that wanton in the Air knows no such liberty. When like contented Linits i with silver notes will sing: The very meekness of the heart, and glory of the thing, When I shall noise abroad and spread how good their vertues be, Fishes that tipple in the deep. knows no such liberty. My lodging is on the cold boards, my cloaths are thin and bare: False hearted friends with flattering words doth seek me to insnare, They counsel me to change my mind, and so my words deny: And I thereby shall surely find, a perfect liberty. Faith, hope and patience is my guide, my conscience pure and clear: So that the Lord be on my side, what foe need I to fear. I neither fear the stroak of death, nor tyrants villany, So soon as Christ receives my breath I gain true liberty. A faithful vow I once did make, which now I will maintain: Whilst I have tongue and breath to speak and life in me remain. Rather than from Religion turn in fiery flames to fry; And if my corps to ashes burn, my soul gains liberty, Patience makes plaisters for my sores love lives without controle They lock my body within the doors but cannot lock my soul. My muses to and fro doth run. above and beneath the Sky: The greatest Potentates under the Sun oft wants such liberty,
Our keepers cruelty is great, to one and to us all, He bids us eat our flesh for meat, or stones thats in the wall. Yet though I am in prison cast, my senses mount on high, The wind that bloweth where it list knows no such liberty. Tis neither pardon from the Pope nor prayers made to Saints, That can inlarge my further scope, nor shorten my complaints, Tis Christ above, the Lord of love which for mankind did die: None but he can pardon me, nor work my liberty. Thers many men hath treasure store yet are so worldly bent, Having too much they scrape for more yet never are content Whilst I that am the poorst of all from worldly care am free; Which makes me think they live in thral and I have liberty. The man that bears a wavering mind is subject to much wo, He that to anger is inclind, must sorrow undergo, But he that hath a patient heart, though he a prisoner be, Exceeds both nature, skill, and art, In point of liberty. You pensive prisoners every one, with hearts loyal and true, These lines of mine to work upon, I dedicate to you. Let faith and patience be your guide and you in time shall see, The powers of heaven will so provide you shall have liberty. Stone walls cannot a prison make, nor iron bars a cage. A spotless soul being innocent, calls that its hermitage. So I am blameless in my choice, and from these troubles free, Angels alone that are above, injoys such liberty.
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