Wittes Pilgrimage (by Poeticall Essaies): Through a VVorld of amorous Sonnets, Soule-passions, and other Passages, Diuine, Philosophicall, Morall, Poeticall, and Politicall. By Iohn Davies |
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A Dump vpon the death of the most noble Henrie late Earle of Pembrooke.
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A Dump vpon the death of the most noble Henrie late Earle of Pembrooke.
Death, hath depriud me of my deerest friend;My Deerest friend is dead, and laid in Graue:
In Graue He rests vntill the World shall end:
The World shall end, and end shall all Things haue:
All Things haue end, on Earth, that Nature wrought;
That Nature wrought shall vnto Dust be brought:
To Dust be brought the worthiest Wights on Ground:
On Ground who liues, in Ground consume he must:
Consume he must whom Sorrow doth confound:
Sorrow doth confound the Mind that Care doth rust:
That Care doth rust, full soone Care will deuour:
Care will deuour where Care hath greatest powr:
Where Care hath greatest powr it frets the Heart:
It frets the Heart, and doth perplex the Spirit:
The Spirit perplext procures the Bodies smart:
The Bodies smart doth quite expell delight:
Expell delight, then Life is like to Death:
To Death I yeeld, yet cannot lose my Breath:
My Breath, why did it not forsake me than:
Me than, eun then, when that my friend deceast:
My friend deceast, eun as my Ioyes began:
My Ioyes began, eun as my Ioyes surceast:
My Ioyes surceast eun as my friend did dy.
My friend did die, and so would God might I.
J. D.
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