Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, EPITAPH OF KING JAMES, by EDWARD HERBERT


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EPITAPH OF KING JAMES, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Here lies king james who did so propagate
Last Line: That tears in them force thee to weep again.
Alternate Author Name(s): Cherbury, 1st Baron Herbert Of; Herbert Of Cherbury, Edward Herbert, 1st Baron; Herbert Of Cherbury, Lord
Subject(s): Epitaphs


HERE lies King James, who did so propagate
Unto the world that blest and quiet state
Wherein his subjects liv'd, he seem'd to give
That peace which Christ did leave, and so did live
As once that King and Shepherd of his Sheep,
That whom God saved here he seem'd to keep;
Till with that innocent and single heart,
With which he first was crown'd, he did depart
To better life. Great Britain, so lament,
That strangers more than thou may yet resent
The sad effects, and while they feel the harm
They must endure from the victorious arm
Of our King Charles, may they so long complain,
That tears in them force thee to weep again.





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