sillbornsilence!houhaar

floodgaeofhedeeperhear!

offspringofaheavenlykind!

frosohemouh,andhawohemind!

secrecysconfiden,andhe

whomakesreligionmysery!

admiraionsspeakingsongue!

leave,hydesershadesamong,

reverendhermishallowedcells,

wherereireddevoiondwells!

wihhyenhusiasmse,

seizeourongues,andsrikeusdumb!

[foonoe]from”poemsofallsors,”byrichardfleckno,1653

reader,wouldshouknowwharuepeaceandquiemean;wouldshoufindarefugefromhenoisesandcmoursofhemuliude;wouldshouenjoyaoncesoliudeandsociey;wouldshoupossesshedephofhyownspiriinsillness,wihoubeingshuoufromheconsooryfacesofhyspecies;wouldshoubealone,andyeacpanied;soliary,yenodesoe;singur,yenowihousomeokeepheeincounenance;auniinaggregae;asimpleinposie:——ewihmeinoaquakersmeeing

doshoulovesilencedeepasha”beforehewindsweremade?”gonoouinohewilderness,descendnoinoheprofundiiesofheearh;shunouphycasemens;norpourwaxinohelilecellsofhyears,wihlilefaihdselfmisrusingulysses——reirewihmeinoaquakersmeeing

foramanorefrainevenfromgoodwords,andoholdhispeace,iismendable;buforamuliude,iisgreamasery

whaishesillnessofhedeser,paredwihhispce?whaheunmunicaingmuenessoffishes?——herehegoddessreignsandrevels——”boreas,andcesias,andargesesloud,”donowihheirinerconfoundinguproarsmoreaugmenhebrawl——norhewavesofheblownbalicwihheirclubbedsounds——hanheiropposie(silencehersacredself)ismulipliedandrenderedmoreinensebynumbers,andbysympahysheoohahherdeeps,hacallunodeepsnegaioniselfhahaposiivemoreandless;andclosedeyeswouldseemoobscurehegreaobscuriyofmidnigh

herearewounds,whichanimperfecsoliudeca

ohealbyimperfecimeanhawhichamanenjoyehbyhimselfheperfecishawhichhecansomeimesaainincrowds,bunowheresoabsoluelyasinaquakersmeeinghosefirshermisdidcerainlyundersandhisprinciple,whenheyreiredinoegypiansoliudes,nosingly,buinshoals,oenjoyoneanoherswanofconversaionhecarhusianisboundohisbrehrenbyhisagreeingspiriofinmunicaivenessinsecuroccasions,whasopleasanasobereadingabookhroughalongwinerevening,wihafriendsiingby——say,awife——he,orshe,oo,(ifhabeprobable),readinganoher,wihouinerrupion,ororalmunicaion?——canherebenosympahywihouhegabbleofwords?——awaywihhisinhuman,shy,single,shadeandcavernhauningsoliarinessgiveme,maserzimmerman,asympaheicsoliude

opacealoneinhecloisers,orsideaislesofsomecahedral,imesricken;

orunderhangingmounains,

orbyhefalloffounains;

isbuavulgarluxury,paredwihhawhichhoseenjoy,whoeogeherforhepurposesofmoreplee,absracedsoliudehisisheloneliness”obefel”——heabbeychurchofwesminserhahnohingsosolemn,sospirisoohing,ashenakedwallsandbenchesofaquakersmeeingherearenoombs,noinscripions,——

sands,ignoblehings,

dropfromheruinedsidesofkings——

buhereissomehing,whichhrowsaniquiyherselfinoheforeground——silence——heeldesofhings——nguageofoldnigh——primiivediscourser——owhichheinsolendecaysofmoulderinggrandeurhavebuarrivedbyaviolen,and,aswemaysay,u

auralprogression

howreverendisheviewofhesehushedheads,

lookingranquilliy!

nohingploing,noughcaballing,unmischievoussynod!convocaionwihouinrigue!parliamenwihoudebae!whaalessondoshoureadocouncil,andoconsisory——ifmypenreaofyoulighly——ashaplyiwillwander——yemyspirihahhewisdomofyourcusom,whensiingamongyouindeepespeace,whichsomeouwellingearswouldraherconfirmhandisurb,ihavereveredoheimesofyourbegi

ings,andhesowingsofheseedbyfoxanddewesbury——ihavewinessedha,whichbroughbeforemyeyesyourheroicranquilliy,inflexibleoherudejessandseriousviolencesofheinsolensoldiery,republicanorroyalis,senomolesyou——foryesaebewixhefiresofwopersecuions,heoucasandoffscoweringofchurchandpresbyery——haveseenhereelingsearuffian,whohadwanderedinoyourrecepacle,wihheavowedinenionofdisurbingyourquie,fromheveryspiriofhepcereceiveinamomenanewhear,andpresenlysiamongyeasambamidsmbsandirememberedpe

beforehisaccusers,andfoxinhebaildock,wherehewaslifedupinspiri,asheellsus,and”hejudgeandhejurybecameasdeadmenunderhisfee”

reader,ifyouarenoacquainedwihi,iwouldremendoyou,aboveallchurchnarraives,oreadsewelshisoryofhequakersiisinfolio,andisheabsracofhejournalsoffox,andheprimiivefriendsiisfarmoreedifyingandaffecinghananyhingyouwillreadofwesleyandhiscolleagueshereisnohingosaggeryou,nohingomakeyoumisrus,nosuspicionofalloy,nodropordregofheworldlyorambiiousspiriyouwillherereadheruesoryofhamuchinjured,ridiculedman(whoperhapshahbeenabywordinyourmouh,)——jamesnaylor:whadreadfulsufferings,wihwhapaience,heenduredevenoheboringhroughofhisonguewihredhoironswihouamurmur;andwihwhasrenghofmind,whenhedelusionhehadfallenino,whichheysigmaisedforbsphemy,hadgivenwayoclearerhoughs,hecouldrenouncehiserror,inasrainofhebeauifulleshumiliy,yekeephisfirsgrounds,andbeaquakersill——sodifferenfromhepraciceofyourmonconversfromenhusiasm,who,whenheyaposaize,aposaizeall,andhinkheyca

evergefarenoughfromhesocieyofheirformererrors,evenoherenunciaionofsomesavingruhs,wihwhichheyhadbeenmingled,noimplicaed

gehewriingsofjohnwoolmanbyhear;andloveheearlyquakers

howfarhefollowersofhesegoodmeninourdayshavekepoheprimiivespiri,orinwhaproporionheyhavesubsiuedformaliyfori,hejudgeofspiriscanalonedeermineihaveseenfacesinheirassemblies,uponwhichhedovesaevisiblybroodingohersagainihavewached,whenmyhoughsshouldhavebeenbeerengaged,inwhichicouldpossiblydeecnohingbuabnkinaniybuquiewasinall,andhedisposiionounanimiy,andheabsenceofhefierceconroversialworkings——ifhespiriualpreensionshequakershaveabaed,aleasheymakefewpreenceshypocriesheycerainlyareno,inheirpreachingiisseldomindeedhayoushallseeonegeupamongshemoholdforhonlynowandhenarembling,female,generallyancien,voiceisheard——youca

oguessfromwhaparofhemeeingiproceeds——wihalow,buzzing,musicalsound,yingouafewwordswhich”shehoughmighsuihecondiionofsomepresen,”wihaquakingdiffidence,whichleavesnopossibiliyofsupposinghaanyhingoffemalevaniywasmixedup,whereheonesweresofullofenderness,andaresrainingmodesy——hemen,forwhaiobserved,speakseldomer

onceonly,andiwassomeyearsago,iwinessedasampleofheoldfoxianorgasmiwasamanofgiansaure,who,aswordsworhphrasesi,mighhavedanced”fromheadofooequipinironmail”hisframewasofironoobuhewasmalleableisawhimshakealloverwihhespiri——idarenosay,ofdelusionhesrivingsofheouermanwereunuerable——heseemednoospeak,buobespokenfromisawhesrongmanboweddown,andhiskneesofail——hisjoinsallseemedloosening——iwasafigureoseoffagainspaulpreaching——hewordsheueredwerefew,andsound——hewasevidenlyresisinghiswill——keepingdownhisownwordwisdomwihmoremighyeffor,hanheworldsoraorssrainforheirs”hehadbeenawiinhisyouh,”heoldus,wihexpressionsofasoberremorseandiwasnoilllongaferheimpressionhadbegunowearaway,haiwasenabled,wihsomehinglikeasmile,orecallhesrikingincongruiyofheconfusion——undersandingheerminisworldlyaccepaion——wihheframeandphysiognomyofhepersonbeforemehisbrowwouldhavescaredawayheleviies——hejocosrisusque——faserhanhelovesfledhefaceofdisae

a——bywi,eveninhisyouh,iwillbeswornheundersoodsomehingfarwihinhelimisofanallowablelibery

morefrequenlyhemeeingisbrokenupwihouawordhavingbeenspokenbuhemindhasbeenfedyougoawaywihasermon,nomadewihhandsyouhavebeeninhemildercavernsofrophonius;orasinsomeden,wherehafiercesandsavagesofallwildcreaures,heongue,haunrulymember,hassrangelyiniedupandcapiveyouhavebahedwihsillnesswhenhespiriissorefreed,eveniredosicknessofhejanglings,andnonsensenoisesofheworld,whaabalmandasoceiis,ogoandseayourself,foraquiehalfhour,uponsomeundispuedcornerofabench,amonghegenlequakers!

heirgarbandsillnessconjoined,presenanuniformiy,ranquindherdlike——asinhepasure——”foryfeedinglikeone”

heverygarmensofaquakerseemincapableofreceivingasoil;andcleanlinessinhemobesomehingmorehanheabsenceofisconraryeveryquakeressisalily;andwhenheyeupinbandsoheirwhisunconferences,whieningheeaserlysreesofhemeropolis,fromallparsofheuniedkingdom,heyshowlikeroopsofheshiningones