An epitaph upon Thomas, late Lord Fairfax written by a person of honour.

An epitaph upon Thomas, late Lord Fairfax written by a person of honour.

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AN EPITAPH UPON THOMAS Late LORD FAIRFAX.

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AN EPITAPH UPON THOMAS Late LORD FAIRFAX.

Written by a Person of HONOUR.

1.

Under this Stone doth lye

One Born for Victory.

FAirfax the Valiant, and the only he,

Who e're for that alone a Conquerour would be.

Both Sexes Virtues were in him combin'd,

He had the fierceness of the manliest mind,

And all the meekness too of Woman-kind.

He never knew what Envy was, or Hate;

His Soul was fill'd with Worth and Honesty,

And with another thing quite out of Date,

Call'd Modesty.

2.

He ne're seem'd Impudent but in the Field, a place

Where Impudence it self dares seldom shew its Face.

Had any Stranger spy'd him in a Room

With some of those he had Overcome,

And had not heard their Talk, but only seen

Their Gestures and their Meen,

They would have sworn he had the Vanquish'd been.

For as they brag'd, and dreadful would appear,

Whilst they their own ill luck in War repeated,

His Modesty still made him blush to hear

How often he had them defeated.

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3.

Through his whole Life the part he bore

Was wonderful and great,

And yet it so appear'd in nothing more,

Than in his Private last Retreat:

For 'tis a stranger thing to find

One Man of such a Glorious mind,

As can despise the Power he has got,

Than Millions of the Sots and Braves,

Those despicable Fools and Knaves,

Who such a pudder make,

Through dulness and mistake,

In seeking after Power, and get it not.

4.

When all the Nation he had won,

And with expence of Blood had bought

Store great enough he thought

Of Fame and of Renown,

He then his Arms laid down,

With full as little Pride

As if he had been of the Enemy's side,

Or one of them could do that were undone.

He neither Wealth nor Places sought,

For others, not himself he fought;

He was content to know,

For he had found it so,

That when he pleas'd to Conquer, he was able,

And leave the Spoil and Plunder to the Rabble.

He might have been a King,

But yet he understood

How much it is a meaner thing

To be unjustly Great, than Honourably good.

5.

This from the World did Admiration draw,

And from his Friends both Love and awe:

Remembring what he did in Fight before.

His Foes lov'd him too,

As they were bound to do,

Because he was Resolv'd to fight no more.

So blest of all, he dy'd;

But far more blest were we,

If we were sure to live till we could see

A Man as great in War, as Just in Peace as he.

FINIS.

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Title statement

An epitaph upon Thomas, late Lord Fairfax written by a person of honour.

Buckingham, George Villiers, Duke of, 1628-1687.

Edition statement

1680

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Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) :

Date

2004-08 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1).

ID [DLPS]

A29977

ID [STC]

Wing B5311

ID [STC]

ESTC R19941

ID [EEBO-CITATION]

12258806

ID [OCLC]

ocm 12258806

ID [VID]

57711

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— An epitaph upon Thomas, late Lord Fairfax written by a person of honour., Buckingham, George Villiers, Duke of, 1628-1687..

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s.n.,. [London? :: 1680?]. (Written by George Villiers. Cf. Halkett & Laing (2nd ed.).) (Place and date of publication from Wing.)

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