Selected quad for the lemma: death_n
Text snippets containing the quad
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B03222
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An elegy on the death of the right honourabe [sic] Richard Earl of Arran
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1685
(1685)
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Wing E406; ESTC R232375
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667
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a_o elegy_n on_o the_o death_n of_o the_o right_a honourabe_n richard_n earl_n of_o arran_n insatiable_a foe_n to_o humane_a kind_n will_v thou_o not_o cease_v our_o worthy_n to_o confine_v thou_o seem_v to_o rob_v we_o of_o our_o prince_n and_o peer_n our_o grief_n thus_o to_o renew_v still_o with_o our_o year_n may_v not_o less_o subject_n sufficient_a matter_n yield_v to_o appease_v the_o fury_n of_o thy_o conquer_a shield_n then_o such_o as_o be_v the_o pillar_n of_o our_o state_n who_o be_v our_o country_n comfort_v in_o adverse_a fate_n but_o now_o thou_o do_v our_o sorrow_n '_o gain_n recall_v and_o summon_v we_o to_o mourn_v by_o the_o sudden_a fall_n of_o this_o choice_a peer_n who_o with_o his_o loyal_a race_n have_v have_v the_o honour_n thrice_o to_o rule_v this_o place_n with_o loyalty_n and_o wisdom_n without_o stain_n that_o neither_o king_n nor_o subject_n can_v complain_v who_o unexpected_a death_n move_v we_o with_o fear_n of_o sad_a occasion_n of_o our_o future_a tear_n arran_n the_o penult_n branch_n of_o our_o great_a cedar_n ormond_n who_o shadow_n be_v his_o country_n shelter_n in_o storm_n apparent_a now_o fall_v to_o our_o grief_n do_v not_o young_a ossory_n afford'_v expect_v relief_n we_o may_v incessant_o bewail_v our_o loss_n with_o flood_n of_o tear_n and_o heart_n load_v with_o remorse_n that_o such_o a_o loyal_a offspring_n do_v decay_v and_o leave_v we_o so_o small_a support_n at_o this_o day_n can_v pen_n express_v the_o worth_n or_o tongue_n extol_v the_o praise_n of_o arran_n then_o may_v this_o little_a roll_n extend_v be_v with_o term_n of_o great_a merit_n of_o he_o who_o now_o be_v go_v for_o to_o inherit_v the_o joy_n eternal_a unto_o such_o virtue_n due_a as_o do_v possess_v his_o noble_a breast_n with_o true_a and_o pious_a zeal_n to_o god_n church_n and_o anoint_a who_o by_o his_o death_n be_v of_o one_o disappoint_v that_o be_v endue_v with_o valour_n and_o conduct_v sufficient_a wisdom_n the_o ignorant_a to_o instruct_v how_o to_o obey_v their_o god_n and_o king_n command_n and_o to_o be_v able_a their_o foe_n still_o to_o withstand_v who_o loss_n with_o tear_n can_v we_o once_o yet_o reverse_v we_o will_v power_v forth_o stream_n uncessant_a for_o his_o hearse_n but_o since_o we_o can_v his_o ransom_n pay_v the_o more_o we_o ought_v this_o worthy_n sudden_a death_n deplore_v dublin_n print_a anno_fw-la dom_fw-la 1685._o