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EPITAPH FOR SIR PHILIP SIDNEY, AT ST. PAUL'S WITHOUT A MONUMENT ..., by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Within this church sir philip sidney lies
Last Line: Souldiers, their martyr; lovers, their saint.
Alternate Author Name(s): Cherbury, 1st Baron Herbert Of; Herbert Of Cherbury, Edward Herbert, 1st Baron; Herbert Of Cherbury, Lord
Subject(s): Sidney, Sir Philip (1554-1586); St. Paul's Cathedral, London


Within this church Sir Philip Sidney lies,
Nor is it fit that I should more acquaint,
Lest superstition rise,
And men adore,
Souldiers, their Martyr; Lovers, their Saint.





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