Selected quad for the lemma: death_n
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A39186
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An Elegy upon the death of the reverend, pious and learned Dr. Sandcroft, late Ld. Arch-Bishop of Canterbury, and Metropolitan of all England
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1699
(1699)
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Wing E462A; ESTC R174934
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762
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memento_n mori_n a_o elegy_n upon_o the_o death_n of_o the_o reverend_n pious_a and_o learned_a dr._n sandcroft_n late_a l_o d._n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n and_o metropolitan_a of_o all_o england_n here_o reverend_a sandcroft'_v sleep_a relic_n lie_v of_o that_o great_a man_n all_z he_o have_v leave_v to_o die_n alas_o the_o prelate_n long_o long_o dead_a before_o the_o metropolitan_a be_v see_v no_o more_o in_o dust_n the_o crosier_n and_o the_o mitre_n lay_v a_o autumn_n blast_v have_v sweep_v those_o leave_n away_o and_o only_o the_o poor_a naked_a trunk_n leave_v stand_v for_o the_o keen_a winter_n last_n destroy_v hand_n death_n take_v he_o in_o a_o melancholy_a hour_n oh_o zeal_n how_o unaccountable_n thy_n power_n what_o though_o when_o james_n our_o judah_n sceptre_n bear_v it_o be_v all_o a_o moses_n snaky_a rod_n before_o he_o see_v it_o in_o the_o gracious_a william_n hand_n convert_v to_o a_o aaron_n bloom_a wand_n yet_o with_o a_o truth_n too_o firm_a though_o ill_o deserve_v too_o faithful_o the_o unkind_a master_n serve_v too_o fast_o to_o his_o last_o break_a fortune_n hang_v still_o the_o kiss_v scorpion_n he_o his_o darling_n sing_v what_o though_o retire_v from_o lambeth_n princely_a tow'r_n a_o humble_a cell_n hold_v his_o recluser_n hour_n though_o of_o the_o pageantry_n of_o pomp_n bereave_v he_o have_v still_o those_o fair_a unravished_a glory_n leave_v his_o sweet_a contentment_n be_v itself_o alone_o a_o coronet_n and_o solituae_fw-la a_o throne_n mount_v then_o bless_a saint_n to_o thy_o immortal_a seat_n and_o claim_v thy_o fair_a starry_a coronet_n for_o if_o humility_n so_o high_o prize_v neglect_a world_n and_o popular_a state_n despise_v if_o patience_n and_o a_o soul_n above_o the_o loss_n of_o the_o strip_v plume_n of_o fortune_n shine_a dross_n be_v scaling_n step_v to_o the_o eternal_a throne_n the_o jacob_n ladder_n sure_a be_v all_o thy_o own_o the_o epitaph_n retire_a from_o power_n unwieldy_a toil_n beneath_o this_o alabaster_n pile_n this_o pile_n of_o alabaster_n nay_o beneath_o this_o homely_a turf_n thou_o will_v say_v lie_v mighty_a sandcroft'_v humble_a clay_n here_o the_o abdicate_a prelate_n sleep_v and_o his_o small_a six-foot_n court_n he_o keep_v but_o wonder_v reader_n will_v thou_o know_v how_o that_o great_a head_n shall_v lie_v so_o low_a instead_o of_o stately_a marble_n chest_n in_o this_o course_n vulgar_a vault_n it_o rest_v he_o see_v great_a william_n rise_v morn_n and_o all_o the_o beam_n his_o brow_n adorn_v and_o gaze_v at_o the_o imperial_a pride_n his_o too_o weak_a optic_n narrow_a tie_v make_v he_o the_o dazzle_v glory_n shun_v and_o to_o this_o poor_a poor_a covert_n run_v not_o eagle-eyed_a enough_o to_o face_n so_o bright_a a_o sun_n london_n print_v by_o william_n downing_n and_o license_v according_a to_o order_n