Occasional Verses of Edward Lord Herbert, Baron of Cherbery and Castle-Island Deceased in August, 1648 |
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Epitaph on Sir Francis Vere.
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Epitaph on Sir Francis Vere.
Reader,
If thou appear
Before this tomb, attention give,
And do not fear,
Unless it be to live,
For dead is great Sir Francis Vere.
Before this tomb, attention give,
And do not fear,
Unless it be to live,
For dead is great Sir Francis Vere.
Of whom this might be said, should God ordain
One to destroy all sinners, whom that one
Redeem'd not there, that so he might atone
His chosen flock, and take from earth that stain,
That spots it still, he worthy were alone
To finish it, and have, when they were gone,
This World for him made Paradise again.
One to destroy all sinners, whom that one
Redeem'd not there, that so he might atone
His chosen flock, and take from earth that stain,
That spots it still, he worthy were alone
To finish it, and have, when they were gone,
This World for him made Paradise again.
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