"Unsteady nature, varying like the wind, / Hurries to each extreme th'unstable mind; / At sea becalm'd, we wish some brisker gales / Would on us rise, and fill our limber sails: / We have our wish; and straight our skiff is toss'd / So high, we are in danger to be lost."
Davideis. The Life of David, King of Israel. A Sacred Poem. In Five Books.
Poem begun in 1688, not complete and published until 1712. 13 entries in ESTC (1712, 1722, 1727, 1749, 1751, 1754, 1760, 1763, 1764, 1785, 1792, 1796, 1797).<br>
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Text from <u>Davideis. The Life of David, King of Israel. A Sacred Poem. In Five Books. by Thomas Ellwood.</u> 5th edition (London: Printed by James Phillips, 1796).<br>
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See also <u>Davideis. The Life of David, King of Israel. A Sacred Poem. In Five Books. by Thomas Ellwood.</u> (London: Printed and Sold by the Assigns of J. Sowle, in White-Hart-Court in Gracious-Street, 1712). &lt;<a href="http://estc.bl.uk/T84827">Link to ESTC</a>&gt;&lt;<a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=XSJWAAAAYAAJ">Link to Google Books</a>&gt;