Selected quad for the lemma: england_n
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B03123
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An epitaph upon His late Majesty, King Charles the II.
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1685
(1685)
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Wing E3173; Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.2[174]; ESTC R11342
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a_o epitaph_n upon_o his_o late_a majesty_n king_n charles_n the_o ii_o the_o statue_n which_o the_o rhodian_n say_v the_o sun_n descend_v on_o every_o day_n be_v also_o here_o in_o england_n set_v within_o this_o royal_a cabinet_n to_o who_o eternal_a hallowed-vrn_n pilgrim_n from_o far_a shall_v come_v and_o mourn_v their_o snowy-head_n shall_v prostrate_v here_o and_o drop_v a_o pearly-aged_n tear_n time_n that_o do_v make_v of_o all_o his_o game_n and_o over_o all_o our_o hour_n do_v reign_v with_o this_o great_a treasure_n now_o possess_v may_v set_v he_o down_o in_o peace_n and_o rest_v while_o we_o through_o sorrows-vale_n go_v on_o as_o caesar_n past_o great-rubicon_n thy_o action_n can_v be_v enrol_v nor_o can_v upon_o the_o brass_n be_v tell_v nor_o can_v be_v set_v in_o amell'd-gold_n like_o wonder_n that_o the_o poet_n tell_v of_o hero_n that_o in_o marble_n dwell_v which_o like_v to_o rock_n that_o tempest_n scorn_v and_o oft_o be_v angry_a with_o the_o storm_n must_v bow_n and_o yield_v at_o time_n great_a call_v and_o into_o flinty-piece_n fall_v while_o thy_o bless_a name_n shall_v still_o outlive_a all_o the_o decay_n that_o age_n can_v give_v more_o sweet_a than_o those_o hydaspes_n lend_v and_o the_o fame_a phoenix_n ere_o she_o end_v thy_o spirit_n do_v like_o elijah_n fall_v to_o bless_v we_o at_o thy_o funeral_n finis_fw-la print_a for_o p._n brooksby_n at_o the_o golden-ball_n in_o pie-corner_n 1685._o