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A38959 An elegy on the death of Denzil Ld Holles who departed this life the 10th day of Feb. 1679/80. 1680 (1680) Wing E369A; ESTC R25574 765 1

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An Elegy on the death of Denzil L d Holles Who departed this Life the 10th day of Feb. 1679 80 IS HOLLES Dead the Protestants best Friend Whose Zeal and Care for England had no end Who in these times of Jealousie and Fear Did shine so bright transparent and so clear Were it not Sin and Hell to do the Deed Methinks I could dispatch my self and bleed Thy Sacrifice Bless'd man Oh how my heart Beats to get out and follow thee One Dart The weakest in Death's Quiver now would be Enough to let my Soul out after thee Lament his Death Oh all true Protestants And pray to God for to supply our Wants With more such Loyal and Deserving Lords For such as he our Land but few affords But why alas should we lament in vain Our loss of him on Earth proves his great gain His well-spent Lise's reward 〈◊〉 a Crown Of Fame immortal and with great Renown Death was our Enemy to him a Friend Long had he liv'd yet faithful to the End Our Chronicles take notice of his Fame And crown with Praises his Immortal Name Who always Loyal was to a Just Cause And still upheld both God and Kingdoms Laws With all the Priviledge of Parliament Which was aparent by those Books he sent Into the world For he both rightly knew What should be done and what himself should do It 's true indeed at 's house he lay in State But how for him after too mean a rate Too mean a rate I say for such a One Who truely was in State when we saw none Stately in Life and stately after Death His best State came now he 's depriv'd of Breath The Best when dead their Love no more impart But their departure reaches each mans-heart The Bad when dead lamented is by none But thus Why such a man is dead and gone Vivit post funera virtus still will be The good mans Motto and his Elegie Whose Name on Earth we 'll never cease to praise But to his Honour ever Victims raise Then for great Holles let this word be given He liv'd and died well now reigns in Heaven