Cotton Mather's verse in English

Mather, Cotton (1663-1728)

A POEM Dedicated to the Memory OF The Reverend and Excellent MR. URIAN OAKES, the late Pastor to Christ's Flock, and Præsident of Harvard-Colledge, in Cambridge, Who was gathered to his People on 25d 5mo 1681. In the fifty'th Year of his Age.

Memoirs of the Life and Worth: Lamentations for the Death, and Loss of the every way admirable Mr. URIAN OAKES.

AN ELEGY ON The Much-to-be-deplored DEATH OF That Never-to-be-forgotten PERSON, The Reverend Mr. NATHANAEL COLLINS;

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An ELEGY Upon the DEATH of Mrs. MARY BROWN; Who Dyed in Travail, (with her Unborn Child;) On Dec. 26. 1703.Ætatis Suæ 35.

A Lacrymatory: Design'd for the Tears let fall at the Funeral of Mrs. SARAH LEVERET; Who Dy'd 2d. 11 M. 1704,5.

On the GRAVES, OF MY Young Brethren,

GRATITUDINIS ERGO, An ESSAY on the Memory of my Venerable MASTER; Ezekiel Cheever.

EPITAPHIUM. EZEKIEL CHEEVERUS.

EPITAPH

The Excellent WIGGLESWORTH, Remembred by some Good Tokens.

Part Three: Verse for Children

Part Four: Agricola Verse

Part Five: Hymns

Part Six: Bible Verse

Appendix A. Diary and Paterna Verse

Appendix B. Hand-Written Inscriptions

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Farewel, thou world of

One of the most splendid Cities wherein, is hence appositely term'd Lutetia.

Dirt; we meekly wait
But for a

Vitam habentes in patientia, Mortem in desiderio. Holding life in resignation, death in desire.

Call too. This deplored: Straight
His Brethren not as a

See Jer. 22.17.

Jehoiakim
But as a

v.2. Sam. I.17.

Jonathan, bemoaned him,
With this, We live to see the Joseph die,
Whom we thought born for our Adversity!

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