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<HEAD>AN ELEGY ON THE TRULY HONOURABLE, AND MOST VIRTUOUS, CHARITABLE, and PIOUS LADY, Counte&s;&s;e of Devon&s;hire, VVho lately Departed this Life, being a Hundred and odd Years of Age, who&s;e Corps now Lies in De&s;erved State in <HI>Holbourn.</HI></HEAD>
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<L>ARe all the <HI>Poets Dumb?</HI> And is there <HI>Note</HI></L>
<L>Who&s;e <HI>Tears</HI> may fill our empty <HI>Helicon?</HI></L>
<L>So as to fix a <HI>Never-dying</HI> Ver&s;e</L>
<L>On Pious <HI>Devon&s;hires</HI> de&s;erving Her&s;e.</L>
<L>Had Shee been only that which now adays</L>
<L>Is thought enough for a <HI>Great Madams</HI> Prai&s;e,</L>
<L><HI>Hand&s;ome, Brisk, Aiery, Complai&s;ant</HI> and <HI>Gay,</HI></L>
<L>Le&s;s Zealous at a <HI>Sermon</HI> than a <HI>Play;</HI></L>
<L>Been Painted or Perfum'd with <HI>Ambergreece,</HI></L>
<L>And skill'd in nought but <HI>Modes</HI> and <HI>Point-Ve<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="2 letters">,</HI></L>
<L>Shee would have had the <HI>Dablery</HI> of the Quill</L>
<L>VVhine, and the Town with vain App<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="5 letters"> fill;</L>
<L>But Her <HI>Perfection</HI> (like the <HI>Suns</HI> bright Rays)</L>
<L>Dazells their <HI>Sight,</HI> and <HI>Withers</HI> their <HI>Sto<GAP DESC="illegible" EXTENT="2 letters"> Bays</HI></L>
<L>VVho&s;e <HI>Prostituted</HI> Pen's for &s;ordid Hire,</L>
<L><HI>Dawb</HI> glorious Vice, and from <HI>Apollo</HI>'s Quire</L>
<L>Filch <HI>Sacred Raptures,</HI> which profanely they</L>
<L>Upon the <HI>Shrine</HI> of every <HI>Wanton</HI> Lay.</L>
<L>VVe &s;corn to bath her Corps with a <HI>forc'd</HI> Tear,</L>
<L>Nor &s;hall her Train borrow the <HI>Blacks</HI> they wear.</L>
<L>Their Vulgar <HI>Spice</HI> and <HI>Gums</HI> too <HI>trivial</HI> be,</L>
<L>Ours is a Theme of <HI>Truth,</HI> not <HI>Poetry.</HI></L>
<L>Shee was a <HI>Lady</HI> 'bove the Common &s;train,</L>
<L>In whom all <HI>Vertues</HI> did United Raign;</L>
<L>By <HI>Birth</HI> derived from the <HI>Noble&s;t Springs,</HI></L>
<L>And <HI>Godmother</HI> unto the be&s;t of Kings.</L>
<L>Her <HI>Dawning</HI> Beams &s;o glorious did appear,</L>
<L>They Darted <HI>Love</HI> and <HI>Wonder</HI> every where;</L>
<L>Yet Her <HI>Ripe Years</HI> &s;urpa&s;s'd in inward <HI>Grace</HI></L>
<L>The charming <HI>Beauties</HI> of Her <HI>Youthful Face&punc;</HI></L>
<L>Though Streams of <HI>Grandeur</HI> flow'd in her high <HI>Blood,</HI></L>
<L>She before <HI>Great,</HI> prefer'd the Name of <HI>Good.</HI></L>
<L><HI>Knowledge</HI> that often <HI>Puffs</HI> a &s;pungy Cre&s;t,</L>
<L>Gave her the Trea&s;ure of a <HI>lowly</HI> Brea&s;t.</L>
<L><HI>Wi&s;dom</HI> that once abus'd turns <HI>Vanity,</HI></L>
<L>Taught Her a holy <HI>Meek Simplicity.</HI></L>
<L><HI>Rubes</HI> that Cloath the Brow with <HI>Proud di&s;dain,</HI></L>
<L>Her <HI>Charity</HI> Improv'd for endle&s;s <HI>Gain&punc;</HI></L>
<L>How <HI>Lib'ral</HI> were Her Alms! which yet &s;he did</L>
<L>In <HI>&s;ecret,</HI> wi&s;hing &s;till they might be hid;</L>
<L>And &s;eem'd in <HI>Publick-view,</HI> a&s;hamed more</L>
<L>For to <HI>Releive,</HI> than &s;ome t'oppre&s;s the Poor:</L>
<L>Mans <HI>Good,</HI> Gods <HI>Glory,</HI> was her highe&s;t pitch,</L>
<L>True <HI>Knowledge</HI> made her <HI>Wi&s;e,</HI> that <HI>Wi&s;dom Rich;</HI></L>
<L>To &s;ay &s;h's now an <HI>Angel</HI> is &s;carce more</L>
<L>Prai&s;e than &s;he <HI>had,</HI> for &s;he &s;eem'd &s;uch before.</L>
<L>Her lie &s;o <HI>Straight,</HI> it &s;hames the <HI>Popi&s;h</HI> &s;quare</L>
<L>Pre&s;crib'd in Rules of &s;aint <HI>Bridget</HI> or <HI>Clare;</HI></L>
<L>VVhil&s;t <HI>Pilgrimageing</HI> here, &s;he &s;tood po&s;&s;e&s;t</L>
<L>Of Heav'n in <HI>part,</HI> For her Rich furni&s;ht Bre&s;t</L>
<L>VVas a fair <HI>Temple,</HI> and her heart a &s;hrine,</L>
<L>So <HI>Purg'd,</HI> that &s;he appeared <HI>All Divine;</HI></L>
<L>Strictly <HI>Religious,</HI> of firm loyalty,</L>
<L>In di&s;cource <HI>Plea&s;ant,</HI> without <HI>vanity;</HI></L>
<L>Kind to her <HI>Servants;</HI> to <HI>Relations</HI> Dear,</L>
<L>To nothing but <HI>Her Self</HI> or &s;in &s;evere;</L>
<L>To a good old Age &s;he Liv'd, and every how'r</L>
<L>Into her <HI>Lamp</HI> fre&s;h <HI>Oil</HI> of <HI>Grace</HI> did pour;</L>
<L>At length death <HI>Welcome</HI> &s;ummons having &s;py'd,</L>
<L>&s;he <HI>Smil'd</HI> her &s;elf into a <HI>Corp&s;e,</HI> and <HI>Dy'd,</HI></L>
<L>The <HI>Jewel</HI> &s;natcht to <HI>Bli&s;s,</HI> below is &s;et</L>
<L>In <HI>Solemn</HI> &s;tate th' abondon'd <HI>Ca&s;kinet,</HI></L>
<L>To &s;hew how all things <HI>Fade,</HI> and what &s;mall tru&s;t</L>
<L>VVe owe this <HI>World,</HI> Compo&s;'d of <HI>Fleeting du&s;t,</HI></L>
<L>VVhere <HI>Beauty, Honour, Riches,</HI> all we have,</L>
<L>Are Plunder'd from us by th' in&s;atiate <HI>Grave.</HI></L>
<L><HI>Ladies!</HI> when by her Marble <HI>Tomb</HI> you pa&s;s</L>
<L>Let it's <HI>Reflection</HI> be your <HI>Looking-gla&s;s</HI></L>
<L>VVhere <HI>Youth,</HI> may learn to <HI>Live</HI> and <HI>Age</HI> to <HI>Dye,</HI></L>
<L>Your <HI>Rule's</HI> above, but your <HI>Example</HI> nigh.</L>
<L>This <HI>Heav'n-fled Saint</HI> hath &s;cor'd both the way,</L>
<L>Heaven &s;ets not Earth &s;uch <HI>Coppies</HI> ev'ry day.</L>
<L>Her <HI>Vertves</HI> be your <HI>Guide</HI> they lye before yee,</L>
<L>So &s;hall you <HI>ad</HI> more honour to her &s;tory,</L>
<L>And Gain <HI>your &s;elves</HI> A <HI>Crown</HI> her <HI>Crown</HI> more Glory.</L>
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