Epigram
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Title
Epigram
Description
SLY BELZEHUB took all occasions
To try Job's constancy and patience;
He took his honor, took his health;
He took his children, took his wealth;
His servants, horses, oxen, cows; -
But cunning SATAN did not take his Spouse.
But Heaven, that brings out good from evil,
And loves to disappoint the Devil,
Had predetermin'd to restore
Two-fold all he had before -
His servants, horses, oxen, cows -
Short-sighted SATAN, not to take his Spouse!
To try Job's constancy and patience;
He took his honor, took his health;
He took his children, took his wealth;
His servants, horses, oxen, cows; -
But cunning SATAN did not take his Spouse.
But Heaven, that brings out good from evil,
And loves to disappoint the Devil,
Had predetermin'd to restore
Two-fold all he had before -
His servants, horses, oxen, cows -
Short-sighted SATAN, not to take his Spouse!
Creator
S.T. Coleridge (Samuel Taylor Coleridge)
Source
3:44, p. 354
Date
1829.02.07
Contributor
From the Keepsake
Collection
Citation
S.T. Coleridge (Samuel Taylor Coleridge), “Epigram,” Periodical Poets, accessed May 4, 2024, https://periodicalpoets.com/items/show/194.
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