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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<HEAD>An Elegy on the Death of the Right Honourabe RICHARD Earl of ARRAN.</HEAD>
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<L>IN&s;atiable Foe to humane kind</L>
<L>Will thou not cea&s;e, our worthies to confine,</L>
<L>Thou &s;eem&s;t to rob us, of our Prince and Peers,</L>
<L>Our griefs thus to renew &s;till with our years,</L>
<L>May not le&s;s &s;ubjects, &s;ufficient matter yield,</L>
<L>To appea&s;e the fury of thy conquering &s;hield,</L>
<L>Then &s;uch as be the Pillars of our &s;tate,</L>
<L>Who were our Countrys Comfort in adver&s;e fate.</L>
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<L>But now thou do'&s;t our &s;orrows 'gain recal,</L>
<L>And Summon'd us to mourn by th' &s;udden fall,</L>
<L>Of this choice Peer, who with his Loyal race</L>
<L>Has had the honour thrice to rule this place,</L>
<L>With Loyalty and wisdom, without &s;tain:</L>
<L>That neither King, nor Subject could complain,</L>
<L>Who&s;e unexpected death moves us with feares</L>
<L>Of &s;ad occa&s;ion of our future teares.</L>
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<L><HI>Arran</HI> the penult Branch of our great Cedar</L>
<L><HI>Ormond,</HI> who&s;e &s;hadow was his Countries &s;helter.</L>
<L>In &s;torms apparent now fallen to our grief,</L>
<L>Did not young <HI>O&s;&s;ory</HI> afford's expect'd relief,</L>
<L>Wee might unce&s;&s;antly bewail our lo&s;s</L>
<L>With floods of tears and hearts load'd with remor&s;e;</L>
<L>That &s;uch a Loyal of&s;pring does decay,</L>
<L>And leaves us &s;o &s;mall &s;upport at this day.</L>
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<L>Could pen expre&s;s the worth, or tongue extol</L>
<L>The prai&s;e of <HI>Arran,</HI> then might this little Roll</L>
<L>Extended be, with terms of greate&s;t merrit</L>
<L>Of him, who now is gone for to inherit</L>
<L>The joys eternal unto &s;uch vertues due,</L>
<L>As did po&s;&s;e&s;s his noble brea&s;t, with true</L>
<L>And pious zeale, to Gods Church and annoynted,</L>
<L>Who by his death are of one di&s;apointed</L>
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<L>That was indued with valour and conduct</L>
<L>Sufficient wi&s;dom th' ignorant to in&s;truct,</L>
<L>How to obey their God and King's Command,</L>
<L>And to be able their foes &s;till t' with&s;tand,</L>
<L>VVho&s;e lo&s;s with tears could we once yet rever&s;e,</L>
<L>VVee'd power forth &s;treams unce&s;&s;ant for his her&s;e,</L>
<L>But &s;ince we cannot his ran&s;ome pay, the more</L>
<L>VVe ought this worthies &s;udden death deplore.</L>
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<P><HI>Dublin.</HI> Printed. <HI>Anno: Dom:</HI> 1685.</P>
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