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<DATE>2008-10-05</DATE>
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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<HEAD>AN ELEGIE On the Death of Mrs Rebecca Palmer. Daughter of <HI>A. P. M.</HI> Who died in the Fifteenth Year of her Age, <DATE><HI>November</HI> 17. 1667.</DATE></HEAD>
<LG>
<L>Here lies the Cask, the Jewel it &s;elf is gone:</L>
<L>To be refined more, and &s;hine alone.</L>
<L>The Virgin-Soul that breathed in this du&s;t,</L>
<L>Makes ha&s;te to Re&s;t, and take her journey mu&s;t</L>
<L>To Saints above, and there mu&s;t <HI>Ie&s;us</HI> &s;ee,</L>
<L>Whom <HI>Saviour, Bridegroom, Love,</HI> and <HI>Lord,</HI> to be</L>
<L>She cho&s;en had: Who&s;e <HI>Call</HI> betimes &s;he hears;</L>
<L>Her Ear and Heart inclin'd: VVhen come to <HI>years,</HI></L>
<L>Th' <HI>afflictions of the Saints</HI> was made to <HI>choo&s;e,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Refu&s;ing</HI> vain delights; nor run with tho&s;e</L>
<L>Who for a while <HI>plea&s;ures of &s;in enjoy,</HI></L>
<L>Be&s;t time mi&s;-&s;pend, and precious Souls de&s;troy;</L>
<L>Hence &s;he repin'd not at a &s;uffering-&s;tate,</L>
<L><HI>Reproach for Chri&s;t</HI> &s;he knew how t' e&s;timate.</L>
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<LG>
<L>She lov'd his word, and &s;at at Je&s;us Feet,</L>
<L>And tell &s;he would, that <HI>all his words were &s;weet.</HI></L>
<L>Th' <HI>A&s;semblies of the Saints</HI> were her <HI>delight,</HI></L>
<L><HI>Chri&s;ts Voice to hear, and of Him have a &s;ight:</HI></L>
<L>Her <HI>Clo&s;et-Cries and Tears</HI> ob&s;erved were,</L>
<L>Though &s;he clo&s;e&s;t retirements &s;ought, with fear,</L>
<L>(As oft expre&s;t) of Heart-hypocri&s;ie;</L>
<L>Of which &s;he kept a gracious jealou&s;ie.</L>
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<L>Her gentle &s;weet Behaviour, Mode&s;ty,</L>
<L>Lovely with Natures Ingenuity,</L>
<L>Gave her acceptance with the Saints, won Love</L>
<L>And kindne&s;s from them, who her Spirit did prove:</L>
<L>To Parents, tender, chearful, and content;</L>
<L>Still &s;aying, <HI>God will provide, we &s;hall not want:</HI></L>
<L>To fellow-Children, carriage &s;weet and dear;</L>
<L>To Friends, to All, <HI>her Words</HI> endearing were.</L>
<L><HI>Example</HI> to all youth, helpt to deny,</L>
<L>By <HI>Cboice,</HI> fond triflles, and their vanity.</L>
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<LG>
<L>The &s;ins and troubles which her future Age</L>
<L>Might have expos'd her to, which times pre&s;age,</L>
<L>Prevented are, b' an early &s;udden flight</L>
<L>Int' her <HI>be&s;t Fathers Hou&s;e and Man&s;ion bright:</HI></L>
<L>Her compleat Marriage-&s;tate with Chri&s;t to make,</L>
<L>Scarce &s;taying a farewel of her Friends to take</L>
<L>Leaving a &s;avour here; and <HI>Tho&s;e</HI> &s;he left</L>
<L>To Ble&s;s and Prai&s;e, not <HI>&s;orrow,</HI> as if <HI>bereft.</HI></L>
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<LG>
<L><HI>Go Heav'n-born Soul, &s;oon ripe, till we &s;hall meet</HI></L>
<L><HI>Before the Throne, and &s;ing at</HI> Je&s;us <HI>Feet:</HI></L>
<L><HI>Till Du&s;t a fitter Cabinet &s;hall be,</HI></L>
<L><HI>When rai&s;ed up, for Immortality.</HI></L>
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<Q>Sic Ebullivit Affectus.</Q>
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