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R174745 THE Elements, Earth, Water, Air, and Fire, / Make happy Men, or sometime they conspire Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 1: 12 THE / Dreadful Voice / OF / FIRE, / Begun at Edinburgh, the 3d of February 1700. / ----- Quis, talia fando, / Temperet a Lachrymis? ---- THE Dreadful Voice OF FIRE, Begun at Edinburgh, the 3d of February 1700. ----- Quis, talia fando, / Temperet a Lachrymis? ---- 1700-1700

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THE Elements, Earth, Water, Air, and Fire, Make happy Men, or sometime they conspire Apart, or in Society, to staine The varnish't honour of Man, frail and vain. Jamaica lately was a dreadful Scheme, And sad Example, of this threatning Theam; Earth opened it's mouth, 'gainst people bad, (Because to Heav'n. no mouths these people had) And, weary of it's Burden, did enclose Them in it's hollow womb; There to disclose The real darkness, which their Sins did love, And En'mity against the Powers above; For which just Heav'n sent them a packing thence, Like Corah, Dathan, for their sad Offence. The World was drowned last by Watter's large Deludge; Which did it's Vials soon discharge, Upon the Earth, scorch'd by the heat of Lust, Which them condemn'd, not to be burnt to dust, But from a Sea of Lust, streight to be sent By Water, to the Pit of Punishment. This night, the El'ments did, in strife, contend For Umpirage, and which should most commend Their active Vigour, to the double Senses, Of Knowing Men; when Fire (alas) Commences A Tragick Act; which, in short to rehearse Shall be the Scope, of this ensueing Verse. In Rob'sens Land, 'bout Ten a Cloak at Night, Happ'ned a Fire, soon shewing clear and bright; And. in a Trice, from North-East, did o'respread, The Fabrick whole, well covered with Lead;
And as if pincht in narrow bounds it went, Streight for St Geils; but soon it did Repent, And stayed at the Statue, thence did flee North watd to th' Croce, to serve it's Luxury. How did it Triumph 'ore the sturdy Oak? And did obscure fair Cynthia, by it's smoak? Dislodging soon the Loving Man and Wife, The Family and Children, without strife; From Babel's Tow'r them sending to the deep Of saddest Plight, yea some amidst their sleep. Vulcan was now inexorable grow'n; Nor Piety nor Riches, would he oune; Best Gifts of Heav'n and earth he did disdain, Threatning with blood, his Fury to maintain; And, deaf as Adria, did neglect the Cryes, Of rich and poor, all in deep Miseryes; Yea did invade the day of Holy Rest, And so the Toun, with hideous flames, molest, He raged so, so domineered he, As, but himself, no other God could be, At last, by Holy Pray'rs, he was apeas'd. And then his force and cruel fury ceas'd. Hence learn ye Mortals, what great madness be, To build up houses, thrice five stories high, Or to put Trust, in any earthly Thing, Save in Great GOD, of Heav'n and Earth the King; But trust in him alone. who can defend You, from sad accidents, and dreadfull End; And now repent, and to the Lord now turn, Lest he should you, in Flames eternal, burn.
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