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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AN EPITAPH ON THE EARL OF SANDWICH, by THOMAS FLATMAN Poet's Biography First Line: Here lies the dust of that illustrious man Last Line: Lies equal here with england's greatest kings. Subject(s): Epitaphs; Montagu, Edward. 1st Earl Of Sandwich | |||
HERE lies the dust of that illustrious man, That triumph'd o'er the Ocean; Who for his country nobly courted Death, And dearly sold his glorious breath, Or in a word, in this cold narrow grave Sandwich the Good, the Great, the Brave (Oh frail estate of sublunary things!), Lies equal here with England's greatest kings. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AN APPEAL TO CATS IN THE BUSINESS OF LOVE; SONG by THOMAS FLATMAN A CHARACTER OF A BELLY-GOD; CATIUS AND HORACE by THOMAS FLATMAN A DIALOGUE; CLORIS AND PARTHENISSA by THOMAS FLATMAN A DIALOGUE; ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE by THOMAS FLATMAN A DOOMS-DAY THOUGHT by THOMAS FLATMAN A SONG ON NEW-YEAR'S DAY BEFORE THE KING, CAR. 2 by THOMAS FLATMAN A THOUGHT OF DEATH by THOMAS FLATMAN ADVICE TO AN OLD MAN OF SIXTY-THREE, ABOUT TO MARRY A GIRL OF SIXTEEN by THOMAS FLATMAN |
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