An Elegy upon the death of the much lamented, able and learned physician Doctor Thomson who dyed March the 11th, 1677. 1677 Approx. 4 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-10 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A39205 Wing E474B ESTC R36267 15623415 ocm 15623415 104239

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 eng Thomson, George, 17th cent -- Poetry. 2008-05 Assigned for keying and markup 2008-08 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-10 Sampled and proofread 2008-10 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-02 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
AN ELEGY Upon the Death of the Much Lamented, Able and Learned Phyſician Doctor THOMSON. Who Dyed March the 11th. 1677. Vivit Poſt funera Virtus. Muſt good men ſtill dye firſt, and is there gone That Able Learned Doctor, George Thomſon? A Knowing Chimiſt, as this Age afforded And will in after-times ſtand ſo recorded: The gift of Healing, Heavens did him Bleſſe, What others fail'd in, he did ſoon redreſſe; Unwearied was the pains that he did take To make good Medicine for poor Mortals ſake; Then lets Lament, of him we are bereft, There is but few now like him, that are left. His ſolid Judgment is Philoſophy, His learned Books doth plainly teſtifie; He knew moſt Plants, their Vertues, what they were, And Minerals extracted with great care. He was Experienc'd in Anatomy, As his Diſſections well can verifie; For he it was that firſt a Spleen did take, Out of a Dog a tryal for to make; Which to the World did ſatisfaction give, How that a Creature, without a Spleen might live. Two monſtrous ſtones reſiding nigh the part Of Collick Gut, he brought out by his Art; And is admir'd by thoſe that do them ſee, How two ſuch ſtones ſhould in the Body be. The Plague in ſixty five, he did Diſſect, A Peſtilentian Body with reſpect To ſave mankind out of the Jaws of Death That every hour was then bereav'd of Breath. His own he hazarded, to ſave his Neighbours Life For Wife her Husband, and for the Husband Wife. The Parent, and the Child praiſe to God gave, That by his means were ſav'd from the Grave. And ſhall we let this worthy Doctor dye, And not beſtow on him an Elegy, His great Abilities was plainly ſhown, That he was only amongſt the knowing, known. He was a Loyal ſufferer for the King, Which at that time did perſecution bring. A right good Chriſtian liv'd, and ſo did die: For that's the true (Religio Medici,) His Charity unto the World was known, His Bread was cheerfully on the Waters thrown. Unhappy World, that never prize till when They are deprived of ſuch Worthy Men. Now this good Man, muſt here no longer ſtay, For they are taken from the Evil day. For he is mounted up on heavenly wings To ſing forth Praiſes with the King of Kings. Eas'd of his Labours, Sickneſs, and his Pain, He's now made Happy, for Death to him his gain. What needs more words, a future World he ſought, And ſet the Pomp and Pride of this at naught. Heaven was his aim, let Heaven be ſtill their Station, That leaves ſuch works for others imitation.
An EPITAPH. HEre lies wrapt up within this Bed of Clay, (Expecting for to riſe at the laſt day:) The Pious, Able, Learned Phyſitian, And great Phyloſopher Doctor Thomſon. Reader bewail, this worthy Doctors loſſe, For we ſhall find the want of him a Croſſe; When Sickneſs comes, enrag'd with fretting pain, In vain we ſhall, then wiſh him back again. Earth hath his Body, his Soul is gone to reſt, With his Redeemer, for ever to be bleſt.

With Allowance.

London Printed, in the Year, 1677. 104.