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A20880 Teares on the death of Meliades Drummond, William, 1585-1649. 1613 (1613) STC 7257; ESTC S105422 3,733 14

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and now become A stately Arche vnto the Earth his tombe Ouer which ay the watrie Iris keepe And soft-eyed Pleiades which still doe weepe Meliades sweete courtly Nymphes deplore From ruddy Hesp'rus rising to Aurore Deare Ghost forgiue these our vntimely teares By which our louing mind though w 〈…〉 ares Our losse not thine when we complaine we weepe The glistring walls of Heauen for thee doe keepe Beyond the Planets wheeles boue highest source Of Spheares that turnes the lower in his course Where Sunne doth neuer set nor vgly Night Euer appeares in mourning garments dight Where Boreas stormie trumpet doth not sound Nor clowdes in lightnings bursting minds astound From cares cold climates farre and hote Desire Where Time 's exild and Ages ne're expire Mong purest spirits enuironed with beames Thou thinks all things below t' haue bene but dreames And joyes to looke downe to the azur'd barres Of Heauen poudred with troupes of streaming starres And in their turning Temples to behold In siluer robe the Moone the Sunne in gold Like yong eye-speaking louers in a dance With majestie by turnes retire aduance Thou wonders th' Earth to see hang like a ball Closd in the gha●●●ly Cloister of this All And that poore m●● should proue so madly fond To tosse themselues for a small foote of ground Nay that they euen dare braue the pow'rs aboue From this base stage of change that cannot moue All worldly pompe and pride thou seest arise Like smoake that 's scattred in the emptie skies Other Hills and Forrests other sumptuous Towres Amaz'd thou finds excelling our poore Bowres Courts voyd of flatterie of malice Minds Pleasures which last not such as reason blinds More sweeter songs thou heares and carrollings Whilst Heauens do dance and quire of Angells sings Then moldie minds could faine euen our annoy If it approach that place is chang'd in joy Rest blessed spirit rest satiat with the sight Of him whose beames though dazeling doe delight Life of all liues Cause of each other cause The Spheare and Center where the mind doth pause Narcyssus of himselfe himselfe the Well Louer and Beautie that doth all excell Rest happie Ghost and wonder in that Glasse Where seene is all that shall be is or was While shall be is or was doe passe away And nothing be but an Eternall day For euer rest thy praise Fame may enroule In golden Annales while about the Pole The slow Boötes turnes or Sunne doth rise With scarlet scarfe to cheare the mourning Skies The Virgins to thy tombe may garlands beare Of flowres and with each flowre let fall a teare Meliades sweete courtly Nymphes deplore From ruddy Hesp'rus rising to Aurore W. Dr. FINIS OF IET Or PORPHERIE Or that white stone PAROS affoordes alone Or these in AZVRE dye which seeme to scorne the SKYE Here Memphis Wonders doe not set Nor ARTEMISIAS huge frame that keepes so long her Louers Name mak no great marble Atlas tremble with gold To please a vulgar eye that doth beholde Phoebus the Muses Loue hath raised of their teares A Chrystal tombe to him where through his worth appears STay Passenger see where enclosed lyes Wits Paragone and Natures daintiest frame Vertues faire Temple Wonder vnto Fame In whome was found the best Heauen could deuise At least that part the Earth of him could claime Of Elements combind that did arise For as to his braue Spirit and glorious Name The one the World the other fills the Skyes Arabian odours Mirtles youthfull Bayes Roses and that sweet floure 〈…〉 ares Spred on this stone while I these dolefull layes Sigh forth and wash it ouer with my teares Then goe and tell from Gades vnto Inde Thou saw where Earths perfections were cōfinde