Selected quad for the lemma: death_n
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A39204
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An elegy upon the death of the Most Illustrious Princess Heneretta Maria Dutches of Orleans, &c.
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T. R.
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1670
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Wing R80A; Wing E474A_CANCELLED; ESTC R33480
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a_o elegy_n upon_o the_o death_n of_o the_o most_o illustrious_a princess_n heneretta_n maria_z duchess_n of_o orleans_n etc._n etc._n what_o ail_v the_o town_n what_o be_v it_o cloud_n their_o eye_n and_o speak_v they_o martyr_n to_o grief_n cruelty_n what_o sudden_a change_n have_v turn_v our_o joy_n to_o sorrow_n when_o swell_v lung_n breath_n from_o the_o air_n do_v borrow_v to_o express_v that_o joy_n which_o must_v not_o last_v till_o morrow_n i_o think_v that_o joyful_a news_n i_o still_o do_v hear_v heneretta_n land_a now_o at_o dover_n peer_n there_o the_o air_n do_v dance_v at_o the_o gun_n mus'cal_a sound_n and_o how_o each_o hollow_a do_v that_o sound_n confound_v to_o see_v her_o land_a safe_a on_o english_a ground_n but_o ha'nt_v you_v see_v a_o black_a cloud_n at_o noonday_n to_o bereave_v phoebus_n of_o his_o bright_a ray._n so_o when_o our_o joy_n be_v raise_v up_o to_o the_o height_n death_n interpose_v his_o shade_n t'ecclips_n that_o light_n and_o turn_v our_o noon_n of_o joy_n to_o sorrow_n night_n heneretta_n dead_a and_o heaven_n no_o notice_n give_v by_o blaze_a comet_n that_o do_v only_o live_v upon_o those_o vapour_n which_o the_o earth_n do_v expire_v in_o sigh_n when_o heaven_n her_o prince_n do_v desire_n to_o attend_v their_o service_n at_o its_o sacred_a quire_n prince_n be_v god_n a_o solocoesm_n it_o will_v be_v for_o to_o desire_v the_o death_n of_o its_o deity_n be_v the_o world_n defensive_a tutelar_n will_v have_v their_o life_n for_o her_o protection_n she_o must_v crave_v no_o help_n can_v come_v from_o such_o as_o sleep_v in_o grave_a death_n if_o for_o life_n thou_o thirst'_v why_o do_v not_o go_v and_o take_v whole_a thousand_o to_o thy_o shade_n below_o of_o common_a sort_n such_o we_o can_v well_v thou_o spare_v but_o when_o to_o royal_a branch_n thou_o come_v near_a we_o all_o the_o lap_v of_o that_o tree_n do_v fear_n alas_o i_o thirst_v not_o death_n do_v now_o reply_v for_o royal_a blood_n it_o be_v her_o destiny_n the_o fatal_a sister_n sure_o do_v combine_v to_o spin_v and_o make_v for_o she_o a_o silken_a line_n which_o be_v the_o soon_o break_v for_o be_v fine_a king_n queen_n or_o prince_n all_o must_v yield_v to_o fate_n when_o their_o decree_n be_v past_a complaint_n too_o late_o ask_v sacred_a urn_n and_o they_o will_v soon_o reply_v the_o fate_n of_o old_a decree_v mortality_n and_o all_o must_v yield_v to_o this_o their_o destiny_n river_n of_o water_n then_o give_v now_o to_o i_o i_o will_v soon_o exhale_v out_o their_o humidity_n that_o now_o from_o thence_o i_o may_v some_o water_n have_v enough_o to_o moisten_v this_o too_o early_o grave_a yet_o scarce_o enough_o though_o i_o the_o sea_n shall_v crave_v hence_o let_v we_o seek_v some_o doleful_a gloomy_a shade_n by_o nature_n only_o for_o our_o sorrow_n make_v there_o we_o will_v bewail_n our_o most_o unhappy_a fate_n of_o our_o lose_a royal_a princess_n who_o of_o late_a be_v the_o only_a female_a branch_n of_o britain_n state_n nor_o need_v we_o fear_v she_o will_v visit_v we_o again_o if_o heaven_n proud_a of_o she_o do_v not_o detain_v there_o now_o among_o the_o heavenly_a saint_n she_o be_v set_v a_o jewel_n fit_a for_o such_o a_o cabinet_n may_v we_o by_o her_o example_n thither_o get_v to_o speak_v her_o worth_n we_o mortal_n strive_v in_o vain_a that_o honour_n angel_n can_v alone_o attain_v yet_o my_o endeaver_n reader_n do_v not_o blame_v if_o i_o attempt_v t'illustrate_v still_o her_o fame_n by_o a_o accrostick_n of_o her_o maiden_n name_n a_o accrostick_n here_o majesty_n in_o dust_n do_v lie_v earth_n goddess_n see_v we_o mortality_n nostre-dame_n our_o dame_n do_v hide_v earth_n lustre_n do_v in_o darkness_n bide_v rejoice_v heaven_n her_o soul_n do_v claim_v earth_n her_o princess_n heaven_n her_o saint_n do_v name_n thus_o alt'r_v she_o in_o marble_n sleep_v the_o altar_n now_o her_o body_n keep_v and_o every_o stone_n for_o sorrow_n weep_v may_v stream_n of_o water_n ever_o flow_v and_o every_o eye_n a_o delluge_n know_v rather_o than_o she_o shall_v want_v a_o tear_n i_o think_v heaven_n will_v condense_a the_o air_n and_o make_v we_o all_o a_o delluge_n fear_n stay_v traveller_n then_o yet_o a_o while_n tarry_v and_o view_v this_o funeral_n pile_n even_o urn_n our_o judgement_n may_v inform_v worthy_n have_v tremble_v at_o a_o worm_n and_o do_v thou_o see_v a_o princess_n lie_v remember_v then_o that_o thou_o must_v die_v the_o low_a tree_n fall_v as_o well_o as_o high_a quis_fw-la talia_fw-la fundo_fw-la tempore_fw-la a_o lachrymis_fw-la sic_fw-la transit_fw-la illa_fw-la cujus_fw-la foelicitati_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la t._n r._n london_n print_v by_o e._n crouch_v for_o t._n passenger_n at_o the_o three_o bibles_n on_o london-bridge_n 1670._o 67._o