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POEMS ON THE DEATH OF PRINCE HENRY: VPON THE UNSEASONABLE TIMES by JOSEPH HALL

First Line: FOND VULGAR, CANST THOU THINKE IT STRANGE TO FINDE
Last Line: MEN'S SIGHES AND TEARES ARE SLIGHT, AND QUICKLY DONE.
Subject(s): DEATH; HEARTS; MOURNING; TEARS; WIND; WINTER; DEAD, THE; BEREAVEMENT;
Fond Vulgar, canst thou thinke it strange to finde
So @3watery@1 Winter, and so wastefull @3Winde?@1
What other face could Natures age become,
In looking on Great HENRY's Herse and Toome?
The World's whole Frame, his Part in @3mourning@1 beares:
The @3Windes@1 are Sighes: the @3Raine@1 is Heauens Teares:
And if These Teares be rife, and Sighes be strong,
Such Sighs, such Tears, to these sad Times belong.
These Showrs haue drown'd all Hearts: These Sighs did make
The CHVRCH, the WORLD, with Griefs, with Feares to shake.
Weep on, ye Heauens; and Sigh as ye begon:
Men's Sighes and Teares are slight, and quickly done.



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