The Canons of Criticism and Glossary Being A Supplement to Mr. Warburton's Edition of Shakespear ... The Sixth Edition, with Additions [with] The Trial of the Letter y, alias Y, and Sonnets [by Thomas Edwards] |
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SONNET III.
To Francis Knollys, Esq;
O sprung from Worthies, who with counsils wise
Adorn'd and strengthen'd great Elisa's throne,
Who yet with virtuous pride mayst well despise
To borrow praise from merits not thy own;
Adorn'd and strengthen'd great Elisa's throne,
Who yet with virtuous pride mayst well despise
To borrow praise from merits not thy own;
Oft as I view the monumental stone,
Where our lov'd Harrison's cold ashes rest;
Musing on joys with him long past and gone,
A pleasing sad remembrance fills my breast.
Where our lov'd Harrison's cold ashes rest;
Musing on joys with him long past and gone,
A pleasing sad remembrance fills my breast.
Did the sharp pang, we feel for friends deceas'd,
Unbated last, we must with anguish die;
But Nature bids it's rigor should be eas'd
By lenient Time, and strong Necessity;
These calm the passions, and subdue the mind,
To bear th'appointed lot of human kind.
Unbated last, we must with anguish die;
But Nature bids it's rigor should be eas'd
By lenient Time, and strong Necessity;
These calm the passions, and subdue the mind,
To bear th'appointed lot of human kind.
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