Epigrams theological, philosophical, and romantick ::

Epigrams theological, philosophical, and romantick

Six books, also the Socratic Session, or the Arraignment and Conviction, of Julius Scaliger, with other Select Poems. By S. Sheppard

Sheppard, S.

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Epig. 12. On the death of the late Prince of Orange, by the Small Pox.

Pox one thee (Fortune) had'st no other way,
To bring the Royall Cause unto decay,
But by that Scarre-Crow picks out Childrens eyes,
There were sure many noble Malladies
Farre fitter Harpyes, to prey on a Prince,
But oh! the Fates by snatching Nassaw hence,
Doe by a contradictive Riddle tell,
They'l bring their ends to passe by Miracle.

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Epig. 12. On the death of the late Prince of Orange, by the Small Pox.