Selected quad for the lemma: death_n
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A38959
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An elegy on the death of Denzil Ld Holles who departed this life the 10th day of Feb. 1679/80.
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1680
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Wing E369A; ESTC R25574
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a_o elegy_n on_o the_o death_n of_o denzil_n l_o d_o holles_n who_o depart_v this_o life_n the_o 10_o day_n of_o feb._n 1679_o 80_o be_v holles_n dead_a the_o protestant_n best_o friend_n who_o zeal_n and_o care_n for_o england_n have_v no_o end_n who_o in_o these_o time_n of_o jealousy_n and_o fear_n do_v shine_v so_o bright_a transparent_a and_o so_o clear_a be_v it_o not_o sin_n and_o hell_n to_o do_v the_o deed_n methinks_v i_o can_v dispatch_v myself_o and_o bleed_v thy_o sacrifice_n bless_a man_n oh_o how_o my_o heart_n beat_v to_o get_v out_o and_o follow_v thou_o one_o dart_n the_o weak_a in_o death_n quiver_n now_o will_v be_v enough_o to_o let_v my_o soul_n out_o after_o thou_o lament_v his_o death_n oh_o all_o true_a protestant_n and_o pray_v to_o god_n for_o to_o supply_v our_o want_n with_o more_o such_o loyal_a and_o deserve_a lord_n for_o such_o as_o he_o our_o land_n but_o few_o afford_v but_o why_o alas_o shall_v we_o lament_v in_o vain_a our_o loss_n of_o he_o on_o earth_n prove_v his_o great_a gain_n his_o well-spent_a lise_n reward_n 〈◊〉_d a_o crown_n of_o fame_n immortal_a and_o with_o great_a renown_n death_n be_v our_o enemy_n to_o he_o a_o friend_n long_o have_v he_o live_v yet_o faithful_a to_o the_o end_n our_o chronicle_n take_v notice_n of_o his_o fame_n and_o crown_n with_o praise_n his_o immortal_a name_n who_o always_o loyal_n be_v to_o a_o just_a cause_n and_o still_o uphold_v both_o god_n and_o kingdom_n law_n with_o all_o the_o privilege_n of_o parliament_n which_o be_v aparent_a by_o those_o book_n he_o send_v into_o the_o world_n for_o he_o both_o right_o know_v what_o shall_v be_v do_v and_o what_o himself_o shall_v do_v it_o be_v true_a indeed_o at_o his_o house_n he_o lie_v in_o state_n but_o how_o for_o he_o after_o too_o mean_v a_o rate_n too_o mean_v a_o rate_n i_o say_v for_o such_o a_o one_o who_o true_o be_v in_o state_n when_o we_o see_v none_o stately_a in_o life_n and_o stately_a after_o death_n his_o best_a state_n come_v now_o he_o be_v deprive_v of_o breath_n the_o best_a when_o dead_a their_o love_n no_o more_o impart_v but_o their_o departure_n reach_v each_o mans-heart_n the_o bad_a when_o dead_a lament_v be_v by_o none_o but_o thus_o why_o such_o a_o man_n be_v dead_a and_o go_v vivit_fw-la post_fw-la funera_fw-la virtus_fw-la still_o will_v be_v the_o good_a man_n motto_n and_o his_o elegy_n who_o name_n on_o earth_n we_o will_v never_o cease_v to_o praise_v but_o to_o his_o honour_n ever_o victim_n raise_v then_o for_o great_a holles_n let_v this_o word_n be_v give_v he_o live_v and_o die_v well_o now_o reign_v in_o heaven_n