Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EPITAPH ON MR. VAUX, THE PHYSICIAN, by WILLIAM BROWNE (1591-1643) Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Stay! This grave deserves a tear Last Line: Will rather think you in the grave than he. Alternate Author Name(s): Browne, William Of Tavistock Subject(s): Epitaphs; Vaux, Francis (1601-1631) | ||||||||
STAY! this grave deserves a tear; 'Tis not a corse, but life lies here: May be thine own, at least some part, And thou the walking marble art. 'Tis Vaux! whom Art and Nature gave A power to pluck men from the grave; When others' drugs made ghosts of men, His gave them back their flesh agen; 'Tis he lies here, and thou and I May wonder he found time to die; So busied was he, and so rife, Distributing both health and life. Honour his marble with your tears, You, to whom he hath added years; You, whose life's light he was about So careful, that his own went out. Be you his living monument! or we Will rather think you in the grave than he. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ON THE COUNTESS OF PEMBROKE by WILLIAM BROWNE (1591-1643) VISIONS: 4. A ROSE by WILLIAM BROWNE (1591-1643) VISIONS: 5 by WILLIAM BROWNE (1591-1643) WELCOME by WILLIAM BROWNE (1591-1643) A ROUND by WILLIAM BROWNE (1591-1643) AMOUR by WILLIAM BROWNE (1591-1643) AN ELEGY by WILLIAM BROWNE (1591-1643) AN ELEGY OF HENRY, PRINCE OF WALES by WILLIAM BROWNE (1591-1643) AN ELEGY ON MR. WILLIAM HOPTON by WILLIAM BROWNE (1591-1643) AN ELEGY ON SIR THOMAS OVERBURY; POISONED IN THE TOWER OF LONDON by WILLIAM BROWNE (1591-1643) AN ELEGY ON THE COUNTESS DOWAGER OF PEMBROKE by WILLIAM BROWNE (1591-1643) AN ELEGY ON THE UNTIMELY DEATH OF THOMAS AYLEWORTH, SLAIN AT CROYDON by WILLIAM BROWNE (1591-1643) |
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