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B03593 The glory of dying in war: with a particular application to the death of the late Earl of Sandwich. 1672 (1672) Wing G874; Wing P592A; Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.3[138]; ESTC R21848 1,287 1

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The Glory of Dying in WAR WITH A particular Application to the Death OF THE Late EARL of SANDWICH BLest Sandwich Earth's envy Heaven's delight Whom the Gods honoured to die in Fight A Glory far beyond the pow'r of Verse Only for Mars and Cannons to rehearse 'T is Nature's pride Virtue 's reward a Bliss Would make the Angels slight their happiness And Court this Death Maugre the blinde mistake Of vulgar sp'rits and those lean Souls who make It terrible chusing rather to go Ten years tormented with a Gouty Toe Or war against a Cough their loathing tongues Spitting the filth out of their conquer'd lungs Or else their Corpse with Salves and Sear-Cloths please Live rotten Monuments of their disease And carry pale-fac'd Death about to show Making a Grave and stink where e're they go Whilst thou Great Sandwich mad'st a Nobler choice Not to be prais'd enough by humane voice Who in defence of King and Country di'd Have ever hitherto been Deifi'd The sharpest Teeth of Time could never skar The Glory of a man was kill'd i' th' War If Advocates gain honour by a Cause Concerning Trespass in the Common-Laws What merits he who pleads with dint of Sword And may be kill'd or kill at every word Who speaks with Lightning and with dreadful Thunder Making the Earth to shake all Mortals wonder By whose success Kingdoms or fall or stand Has the fortune of Princes in his hand Nay the worship of the Gods nay the lives Of our selves our servants children and wives In this Concern stout Sandwich bravely stood Until he floated in a Sea of Blood Repell'd the fury of the Hogen Might Shiver'd their Valour banish'd 'em the Fight And then to make his Victory compleat The Heavens stoop'd and took him from the Fleet Leaving his Body on the gentle Bed Of Neptune where the Sea-gods honoured His Herse and with the Glories of the Main Conducted it to shore when with a Train Of Honours it was met and in great State Placed amongst the Gods o' th' Second Rate Thus whilst his Corpse insults with Royal love His Soul is led in Triumph by Great Jove Heaven and Earth do both conspire to build Trophies unto the man that dies i' th' Field Now come ye curst Diseases that have led Your Captive Coward to his dying Bed Shew me what ease what comfort you afford The Proselyte you gained from the Sword 'T is true you give a little time for what To make him feel his grief or lye and rot A Cap a Doctor and a tender Nurse And so you plague his Body with his Purse Ye put him on a Rack he ne're confest Nor yet by flatteries your Death was best Tell me sick Clay what Honour what Renown It is to die upon a Bed of Down No no the way to Glory doth not lye Thorough the pangs of a sad Malady Not he who is a Slave to Death and stands Ready to serve her Messengers Commands Submits to every disease and falls VVhen e're a petty Cold or Fever calls That man 's a man of life and valour can Bid Death stand off and when he please come on That for his Countries sake dares single meet All the Death-Heads o' th' Hogen Mogen Fleet Make Death serve him in killing others then Commands it to return to him agen And lift him from this doleful Vale of Tears VVithout the help of Sickness or of Years Unto Eternal Joy and Bliss and Glory VVhere Angels love to Chant and tell his Story Thus did thus liv'd thus di'd admir'd by all SANDWICH the Great and Valiant Admiral London Printed by J. C. 1672.