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A38784 An Elegy in commemeration of Madam Ellenor Gwinn who departed this life on the 14th of November, anno Dom. 1687. 1687 (1687) Wing E348; ESTC R36155 1,320 1

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AN ELEGY In Commemeration of Madam Ellenor Gwinn Who Departed this Life on the 14th of November Anno Dom. 1687. MUST She thus Die has an Eternal Sleep Seiz'd each Great Muse that all sad Silence keep Not to be Wak'd ath ' Melancholy Sound That Spreads it self enlarging all around And does our Hearts with Grief and Wonder Wound To Death's Embraces must She Yield and Lie Embalm'd in Dust without an ELEGY No rather let me come with Tribute Verse And Strow some Mournful Cyprus on her Hearse Admit me as a Cipher here to come Who though am Nothing yet can raise a Sum. Speak then my Muse and Speak in such a Strain As may fit Audience from the World obtain Speak though like Grief her self when Clad in Woe To Melancholy Seats She hasts which Flow With Floods of Tears are hung with Weeping Eyes And Seal'd with Sighs and Groans that thither Rise Whilst Loud Laments break through and Storm the Skies Tell that a Glorious Beauty is with drawn To Silent Seats of Everlasting Dawn Cropt like a Gay Flower by some Rude Hand Or like a Blossom by the North Winds Fan'd As quick as if her Fate had been in haste She 's set in Death She upon whom were plac'd The willing Eyes of Numbers She Releiv'd Cou'd not from Death be by their Prayers Repreiv'd Inexorable Death no Bribe cou'd stay The Witty Rich and Beauteous must Obey When by him Summon'd to Eternal Day Yet let 's not think her Dead who ne'r shall Die Till Time's ingulf'd in vast Eternity 'T is but her Shaddow that we now have lost She left but this for a more during Coast And is but Freed from Troubles that were hurl'd Like moving Storms upon the Restless World We all must go though all not at a time Some Age be friends some snatch'd are in their Prime Mankind was Dust and must be Dust again And all must Die though none knows where nor when So have I seen an unfix'd Star Remain A Time with Brightness ' mongst the Numerous Train Of Glittering Fires when Darting suddainly It left its Sphere no more to Light the Skie But some may Cast Objections in and say These scatter'd Praises that we seek to lay Upon her Hearse are but the formal Way Yet when we tell them She was free from Strife Curteous even to the Poor no Pride of Life E're Entertaining but did much Abound in Charity and for it was Renown'd Not seeking Praises but did va●● Praise dispise And at her Alms was heard no Trumpets Noise And how again we let them further see That She refus'd and hated Flattery And far from her Dissemblers did Command We may have Hopes her Fame for this may stand However let the softer Beautys come And bring their Wreaths of Flowrs to Deck her Tomb Mix'd with the Mournful Ciperus and Yew Weep that the Witty and the Gay withdrew Leaving the World so soon let all the Train Of those that Fed upon her Bounty Drain Their full Eyes and of Dcath's Cruelty Complain That he by not permitting her to stay Took that sad Hour their Maintenance away Let all those that She has advanc'd appear And in their Eyes their Silent Sorrow wear Till every Mourner for a time become Sad as her Fate and like her Lifeless Body Dumb. EPITAPH If Beauty Wit or Friends had Power to save Alive what this Tomb does from Death Receive It had not yet been here yet Reader spare Not on this Dust to drop a Friendly Tear. 'T is only Dust lies cover'd in this Tomb Her Fame and Soul Employ a larger Room WITH ALLOWANCE LONDON Printed by D. Mallet next Door to the Sign of the Star between Fleet Bridge and Bridewell-Bridge 16●7 176.