“His master-piece,” says Fuller, “was in comforting wounded consciences.”—Quid multis!
[123] “Tous les tempéramens,” say our neighbours, “ne se ressemblent pas.” The Divine thus satyrized by Corbet is lauded by Fuller in high strains of eulogy. He was born at Marston near Coventry, and was educated at Christ College, Cambridge, where he took the degree of M. A. Having obtained the living of St. Andrew’s parish in that university, he resided there till his death.—“He would pronounce the word _damme_ with such an emphasis,” says Fuller, (Holy State, p. 80. fol. 1652.) “as left a doleful echo in his auditors’ ears a good while after.” This passage is of itself a sufficient illustration of the poet. His works were published in three volumes, folio, 1612. The first in the collection is, “A Golden Chaine, containing the Order of the Causes of Salvation and Damnation, &c., in the tables annexed.”
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