I have no Life but this－1
To lead it here－
Nor any Death－but lest
Dispelled from there－
Nor tie to Earths to come－5
Nor Action new－
Except through this extent－
The Realm of you－
To lead it here－
Nor any Death－but lest
Dispelled from there－
Nor tie to Earths to come－5
Nor Action new－
Except through this extent－
The Realm of you－
(F.1432/J.1398)
[1] Life:: living support. this:: this extent (in line 7).
[2] lead it here:: to bring this issue of extent here.
[3] any Death:: any risk of death; not a matter of life or death.
[3, 4] but lest, Dispelled:: but for fear to be driven away from my land.
[5] tie to Earths:: obligation to earthly things.
[6] Action:: a lawsuit.
[7] extent:: the condition of being seized and held in satisfaction for debt, sequestration (OED 2b). A levy of an execution upon real estate by metes and bounds (Webster 1864).
[8] Realm of you:: your lands, or goods, of things you love.
In Mason v. Dillingham, 15 Mass., 170, a levy of an execution on a pew in a meeting-house, made by a coroner who had not given bond for the faithful execution of his office; and in Bucknam v. Ruggles, 15 Mass., 180, and extent of an execution upon real estate, made by a deputy-sheriff, who had not taken the oath required by law, were held to be valid; ─ Questions and Answers on Law (1852)
