Mace(i)
14 the fruits, the object of your delight, are departed from thee, all your delicacy and magnificence are lost, beyond the possibility of a recovery! the merchants
15 of these wares who were enrich'd by her, shall stand afar off, under the dread of her torments, with tears and lamentations,
16 crying, alas, alas, that great city, that was cloathed in fine linnen, purple, and scarlet: decked with gold, precious stones and pearls:
17 her wealth is all sunk in a moment! the pilots and the passengers: the ships-crew, and the super-cargo's shall stand afar off,
18 and cry out, when they see the smoke of her burning, what city could be compar'd to this great city?
19 they will scatter dust on their heads, and cry with tears, and bemoaning, "alas, alas, that great city, which enrich'd all the traders by sea, by the consumption she made: how is she reduc'd to a desert, in an instant!"
20 O heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets, triumph at her ruin, since God hath avenged you on her.