An Elegy upon my much honourable friend the Lord Viscount Falkland.
HEre Beuclark lies, Arts monopolist rather,
Who engrost more then that most painfull Father,
Grea•• Origen▪ who so out-vi'd the rest,
Even all the glorious▪ Fathers of the East.
Characters and elegies. By Francis VVortley, Knight and Baronet.
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- Characters and elegies. By Francis VVortley, Knight and Baronet.
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- Wortley, Francis, Sir, 1591-1652.
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- Printed in the yeere, M DC XLVI. [1646]
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- Characters and characteristics -- Early works to 1800.
- Elegiac poetry, English -- 17th century.
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Besides he was a compleat Courtier too,
Yet could the Souldier in his trade out do;
His noble fancy was indeed so rich,
No pen of Europe flew a higher pitch:
Envy it selfe must needs confesse that hee,
Was Mars i'th Camp▪ yet the Court Mercury.
Faukland too forward prest in his advance▪
Hoping to beat them from their Ordinance:
An ill meant shot both to the King, and State,
Untimely put a period to his date:
Gods powerfull hand turns that great wheel we know,
The lesser moves, so Starres work here below;
How else should Twinnes so differ in their fate,
If Starres mans fortune did necessitate?
When heaven does with its punishments begin,
It oft makes sinnes the punishment of sinne.
We were Rebellious unto heaven, 'tis reason
We should be scourged with the Whips of treason.
This is not done by fortune, chance, or fate,
Our sinnes heavens justice doth necessitate.
Vicecomes de Falkland vir Regi merito Charus, ex intimis ejus conciliis, & fidelitate clarus; Musa∣rum Militumque patronus, vir pius & virtute ple∣nus, en jacet hic intempestive sepultus: Qui apud praelium juxta Nuebery vulneribus transfixus, in Regis causa (Rege teste) ••ecidit invictus, Anno Domini 1644.