Hymnus tabaci; a poem in honour of tabaco / heroïcally composed by Raphael Thorius ; made English by Peter Hausted.

  • Thorius, Raphael, -1625. Hymnus tabaci. English
Date:
1651
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Hymnus tabaci; a poem in honour of tabaco / heroïcally composed by Raphael Thorius ; made English by Peter Hausted. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    He takes his Fathers Harp,and by the fire, With pleafing founds our numm d will doth infpires] ^ The northwind blows,the hils are white,the rivers: WB e Above the baks,day is made dark with fnow, (flowy) '* The Suni th clouds doth wrap his frozen head, Hafting amainunto his Southern bed ; | While Lzza ftrives to’ expel the tedious night, I| Atasktoo difficult for her weak light. Congealed Ificles hang on the beard, With wind the eyes do weep,the teeth are heard | To chatter in the mouth, and raging cold NOR In fuch fad pain the fingers ends doth hold, That though hot gales the breath uponthem blowss) «i They dare not higher mount to cleanfe the nofe. yy Boy, leave thy fliding,left thy flippery flower Deceive thy feet, and in an evill hower Thy pate and crupper feel the banging force Of an aftounding fall;or which is worfe, Left on a fudden thy disjoynted thigh Be pat to need the Surgeons Geometrie. Cali wood upon the fire,thy loyns gird round V Vith warmer clothes, and let the tofts abound © | (in Inclofe array embattel'd on the Hearth ; | And that there may not want t' increafe our mirtH] i Bring a low table to the fcorching flame; Let Colworts firít the raging ftomack tame, | That fell with copious lard or churned cream, — | iy And fmoking hot do yeild a wholefome fteam 5 (|j iy | (