Selected quad for the lemma: death_n
Text snippets containing the quad
|
ID |
Title |
Author |
Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication) |
STC |
Words |
Pages |
|
A10256
|
An elegie upon the truely lamented death of the Right Honorable Sir Julius Cæsar Knt. Master of the Rolles, and of Snt Katherins: and one of his Majesties most Honorable Privy Counsell. Wept by Fra: Qua
|
Quarles, Francis, 1592-1644.
|
1636
(1636)
|
STC 20538; ESTC S110573
|
2,440
|
14
|
a_o elegy_n upon_o the_o true_o lament_a death_n of_o the_o right_n honourable_a sir_n julius_n caesar_n k_o nt_v master_n of_o the_o roll_n and_o of_o saint_n nt_v katherine_n and_o one_o of_o his_o majesty_n most_o honourable_a privy_a counsel_n weep_v by_o fra_n qva._n micat_fw-la inter_fw-la omnes_fw-la julium_n sidus_fw-la velut_fw-la inter_fw-la ignes_fw-la luna_fw-la minores_fw-la london_n print_v for_o john_n marriot_n 1636._o to_o the_o right_n honourable_a and_o most_o worthy_a of_o double_a honour_n the_o lady_n caesar_n wife_n to_o the_o right_n honourable_a sir_n julius_n caesar_n k_o nt_v late_o m_n r._n of_o the_o roll_n and_o one_o of_o his_o majesty_n most_o honourable_a privy_a counsel_n we_o be_v all_o prisoner_n for_o a_o debt_n we_o owe_v to_o nature_n commit_v to_o the_o gaol_n of_o this_o transitory_a world_n some_o pay_n soon_o some_o late_a all_o must_v pay_v as_o yesterday_o our_o bless_a saviour_n pay_v it_o to_o day_n your_o dear_a husband_n pay_v it_o a_o bitter_a example_n sweet_o follow_v he_o follow_v he_o in_o his_o life_n he_o follow_v he_o in_o his_o death_n and_o so_o close_o in_o both_o that_o as_o in_o life_n he_o be_v assure_o his_o by_o grace_n so_o in_o death_n he_o be_v most_o certain_o his_o in_o glory_n madam_n my_o most_o entire_a affection_n have_v perform_v this_o last_o service_n to_o his_o dear_a remembrance_n which_o i_o present_v to_o your_o noble_a hand_n beseech_v almighty_a god_n to_o comfort_v you_o and_o hereafter_o to_o raise_v you_o to_o the_o same_o pitch_n of_o glory_n where_o he_o be_v madam_n your_o la_n five_o faithful_a servant_n fra_n quarles_n to_o my_o honourable_a friend_n sir_n charles_n caesar_n knight_n sir_n john_n caesar_n knight_n robert_n caesar_n esquire_n you_o noble_a brother_n give_v i_o leave_v to_o make_v you_o partner_n in_o my_o dedication_n with_o this_o honourable_a lady_n as_o she_o be_v partner_n in_o your_o loss_n how_o much_o i_o be_o bind_v to_o this_o service_n i_o appeal_v to_o you_o how_o much_o my_o expression_n come_v short_a of_o his_o merit_n i_o appeal_v to_o the_o world_n his_o worth_n and_o my_o grief_n require_v stupifaction_n rather_o than_o language_n leves_fw-la loquuntur_fw-la ingentes_fw-la stupent_fw-la he_o have_v leave_v you_o the_o rich_a inheritance_n of_o a_o rare_a example_n which_o if_o you_o true_o follow_v shall_v follow_v you_o to_o that_o glory_n which_o he_o enjoy_v who_o gray_a hair_n you_o have_v bring_v in_o peace_n and_o honour_n to_o the_o ground_n the_o servant_n of_o his_o memory_n and_o your_o virtue_n fra_n qva._n a_o elegy_n let_v such_o invoke_v the_o muse_n that_o have_v art_n to_o broach_v their_o study_a tear_n &_o get_v by_o heart_n their_o ill-weighed_a sorrow_n that_o can_v serve_v their_o brain_n to_o any_o tune_n from_o threnodian_a strain_n to_o love-sick_a sonnet_n and_o from_o thence_o can_v call_v their_o fancy_n to_o a_o lightfoot_a madrigal_n let_v those_o invoke_v who_o mercenary_a '_o affection_v be_v dry_a and_o can_v give_v without_o direction_n from_o moist_a melpomenè_fw-la but_o stick_v the_o hearse_n with_o a_o fair_a text_v lamentable_a verse_n more_o sorry_a than_o the_o maker_n trick_v with_o flower_n of_o bare_a invention_n which_o the_o twilight_n shower_n of_o nature_n never_o bedew_v let_v such_o as_o they_o invoke_v the_o muse_n whilst_o we_o cut_v our_o way_n through_o these_o our_o alpine_a grief_n and_o sad_o rise_v with_o the_o sharp_a vinegar_n of_o suffused_a eye_n our_o high_a springtide_n be_v full_a no_o need_n to_o borrow_v a_o drop_v '_o increase_v the_o deluge_n of_o our_o sorrow_n o_o be_v the_o trivial_a subject_n of_o our_o tear_n a_o private_a loss_n where_o one_o dull_a mourner_n bear_v his_o single_a load_n ingenious_a grief_n may_v find_v a_o golden_a mean_n and_o mean_n to_o be_v confine_v a_o private_a sorrow_n gain_v a_o soon_o relief_n and_o grief_n not_o common_a be_v a_o common_a grief_n but_o where_o a_o sad_a calamity_n shall_v press_v the_o public_a shoulder_n what_o o_o what_o redress_n can_v full_a complaint_n expect_v what_o member_n first_o shall_v help_v to_o bind_v when_o every_o member_n burst_n such_o be_v our_o sorrow_n such_o disaster_n now_o enforce_v our_o melt_a soul_n to_o overflow_v the_o bank_n of_o swell_a passion_n which_o appear_v a_o trouble_a sea_n of_o epidemic_a tear_n o_o that_o the_o heart_n of_o man_n have_v equal_a scale_n to_o weigh_v that_o loss_n which_o my_o sad_a heart_n bewail_v it_o be_v not_o a_o father_n or_o a_o friend_n or_o one_o who_o death_n soft_a nature_n bid_v we_o to_o bemoan_v which_o we_o lament_v that_o sorrow_n will_v extend_v but_o to_o ourselves_o and_o with_o ourselves_o will_v end_v such_o loss_n be_v load_n enough_o but_o may_v be_v bear_v on_o well_o prepare_v shoulder_n and_o outwear_v but_o this_o o_o this_o exceed_v where_o every_o breast_n which_o hate_v not_o virtue_n have_v a_o interest_n the_o church_n have_v lose_v a_o patron_n and_o the_o state_n bewail_v a_o honourable_a potentate_n the_o king_n a_o counsellor_n the_o court_n of_o conscience_n a_o just_a judge_n the_o great_a sort_n a_o sweet_a familiar_a what_o the_o poor_a have_v lose_v reader_n the_o poor_a shall_v tell_v thou_o to_o their_o cost_n he_o be_v the_o cripple_n staff_n the_o blind_a man_n eye_n the_o lawyer_n curb_n the_o client_n chancery_n he_o prize_v the_o world_n with_o thing_n that_o have_v no_o price_n a_o paul_n to_o virtue_n and_o a_o saul_n to_o vice_n a_o painful_a planter_n for_o the_o poor_a to_o gather_v the_o widow_n husband_n and_o the_o orphan_n father_n it_o be_v he_o it_o be_v he_o who_o honourable_a dust_n our_o eye_n embalm_v and_o tender_a to_o the_o trust_n of_o thankless_a earth_n who_o relamented_a death_n estate_n our_o grief_n and_o lend_v a_o secret_a breath_n to_o our_o faint_a quill_n it_o be_v he_o who_o righteous_a balance_n do_v while-ere_a deal_n justice_n so_o as_o if_o astraea_n be_v return_v from_o heaven_n or_o satur_n conquer_a hand_n have_v new_o regain_v his_o long_a usurp_a command_n from_o his_o depose_a son_n his_o heart_n be_v stone_n to_o plead_v vice_n and_o wax_v to_o every_o groan_n his_o wisdom_n bounty_n love_n and_o zeal_n do_v rise_v like_o those_o four_o spring_n that_o water_v paradise_n and_o with_o their_o fruitful_a tide_n do_v overflow_v this_o glorious_a island_n on_o who_o bank_n do_v grow_v fair_a grifit_n of_o honour_n fragrant_a flower_n of_o peace_n full_a crop_n of_o plenty_n lade_v with_o increase_n who_o share_v not_o in_o our_o grief_n what_o eye_n forbear_v to_o be_v a_o willing_a partner_n in_o our_o tear_n what_o friend_n of_o goodness_n will_v not_o claim_v a_o part_n in_o our_o great_a loss_n or_o not_o entail_v his_o heart_n to_o plenteous_a passion_n so_o that_o babe_n unborn_a may_v hold_v our_o lordship_n with_o a_o clause_n to_o mourn_v but_o stay_v what_o need_n what_o need_v we_o press_v a_o tear_n when_o every_o eye_n become_v a_o volunteire_n thus_o wrap_v in_o shade_n of_o night_n in_o sheet_n of_o lead_n see_v see_v our_o noble_a senator_n lie_v dead_a who_o art_n and_o nature_n and_o divine_a grace_n make_v far_o more_o honourable_a than_o his_o place_n his_o earth-transcending_a thought_n think_v scorn_n to_o take_v joy_n in_o earth_n honour_n where_o few_o year_n can_v make_v so_o flat_a a_o period_n his_o aspire_a mind_n be_v free_a of_o heaven_n disdain_v to_o be_v confine_v who_o find_v earth_n accustom_a to_o deprive_v of_o honour_n give_v not_o have_v more_o to_o give_v he_o bid_v good-night_n and_o sweet_o fall_v asleep_a so_o leave_v the_o world_n so_o leave_v we_o here_o to_o weep_v thus_o die_v our_o noble_a caesar_n who_o high_a story_n of_o earth_n advancement_n prove_v his_o step_n to_o glory_n our_o joy_n go_v with_o he_o whilst_o sad_a we_o return_v to_o lay_v his_o ash_n in_o his_o peaceful_a urn_n rest_v glorious_a soul_n who_o now_o untwist_v cable_n have_v pass_v the_o needle_n eye_n whilst_o we_o bedable_a our_o cheek_n in_o brine_n that_o even_o almost_o repine_v at_o those_o eternal_a joy_n which_o now_o be_v thou_o o_o pardon_v those_o who_o flood_n of_o nature_n will_v even_o waft_v thou_o from_o thy_o glory_n if_o they_o can_v and_o land_v thou_o in_o this_o vale_n of_o tear_n to_o taste_v that_o bitter_a potion_n that_o thy_o soul_n have_v past_a but_o we_o have_v do_v our_o whine_a breath_n shall_v cease_v long_o to_o vi'late_o thy_o invi'late_a peace_n now_o bless_a saint_n enjoy_v the_o free_a reward_n of_o all_o thy_o work_n possess_v those_o joy_n prepare_v for_o thy_o fair_a soul_n put_v on_o the_o eternal_a wreath_n of_o glory_n promise_v to_o thy_o faithful_a death_n replete_a thyself_o with_o everlasting_a manna_n and_o let_v thy_o voice_n exchange_v her_o late_a hosanna_n for_o joyful_a allelujah_n now_o a_o guest_n call_v to_o the_o lamb_n perpetual_a marriage_n feast_n finis_fw-la