Th' Imperial Ensign, Which Full High Advanc'd

A Good Book Is The Precious Lifeblood Of A Master Spirit.

Let Her (truth) And Falsehood Grapple; Who Ever Knew Truth Put To The Worse In A Free And Open Encounter?

To Know That Which Lies Before Us In Daily Life Is The Prime Wisdom.

And Now Without Redemption All Mankind Must Have Been Lost, Adjudged To Death And Hell By Doom Severe.

But All Was False And Hollow; Though His Tongue Dropp'd Manna, And Could Make The Worse Appear The Better Reason, 4 To Perplex And Dash Maturest Counsels.