Flovvers of Epigrammes Ovt of sundrie the moste singular authours selected, as well auncient as late writers. Pleasant and profitable to the expert readers of quicke capacitie: By Timothe Kendall |
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An Epitaph vpon the death of his deare aunt Ellen Kendall: which died, and lyes buried at Bloxam.
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An Epitaph vpon the death of his deare aunt Ellen Kendall: which died, and lyes buried at Bloxam.
Here Ellen lies lapt vp in earth:whiche alwaies liude to dye,
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in lastyng ioyes on hye.
Aye me when (wretche) I first gan liue,
then gan she life to leaue:
I thought to reape greate ioye by her,
but she did me deceaue.
She more esteemde of heauen then earth
and therefore God did giue
Heauen vnto her: she hopte for heauen,
now she in heauen doeth liue.
Ah farewell Aunte, thou gauste me life:
I sukte thy tender breste:
Thou diddest rocke me, when a babe
in cradle I did reste.
And haue I lost thee now so sone?
no force: greate is thy gaine:
In heauen we shall with pleasure meete,
though here we parte with paine.
Still diddst thou liue the Lorde to loue,
and thou didst loue to liue
Still with the Lorde: and now the Lorde
vnto thee life doeth giue.
Lo, live and love: this lesson learne,
you that in earth remaine:
That when you leaue to liue, you maie
obtaine to liue againe.
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