Poems on several occasions by the right honourable the E. of R-
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Poems on several occasions by the right honourable the E. of R-
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Rochester, John Wilmot, Earl of, 1647-1680.
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Printed at Antwerpen :: [s.n.,
1680?]
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Seneca's Troas, Act. 2. Chorus.
AFter Death, nothing is, and nothing, DeathThe utmost Limits of a gasp of Breath:Let the ambitious Zealot, lay aside,His hopes of Heav'n (where Faith is but his pride)
Let Slavish Souls, lay by their Fear,Nor be concern'd, which way, nor where.
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After this life they shall be hurl'd,Dead, we become the Lumber of the world;And to that Mass of Matter shall be swept,Where things destroy'd, with things Unborn, are kept.
Devouring time swallows up whole,Impartial Death confounds Body and Soul.
For Hell, and the foul Fiend, that rules,Gods everlasting fiery Goales,Devis'd by Rogues, dreaded by Fools;(With his grim griezly Dog, that keeps the Door)Are senseless Stories, idle Tales,Dreams, Whimseys, and no more.
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