Great-Britain's lamentation for her deceased princess, or, An elegy upon the death of that most illustrious Mary, Queen of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, who exchang'd this life for a better, Decemb. 28, 1694 1695 Approx. 7 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-03 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A41878 Wing G1667A ESTC R12048 11824954 ocm 11824954 49653

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 eng Mary -- II, -- Queen of England, 1662-1694 -- Poetry. Broadsides -- England -- 17th century. 2007-11 Assigned for keying and markup 2008-01 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-02 Sampled and proofread 2008-02 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
skull and crossbones

MEMENTO MORI

skull and crossbones
Great-Britain's Lamentation for her Deceaſed Princeſs: OR, AN ELEGY upon the Death of that Moſt Illuſtrious MARY, Queen of England, Scotland, France and Ireland; who Exchang'd this Life for a Better, Decemb. 28.1694. Maeror obeſt Elegos Scribere cogit amor. A Rural Pen. AH Sin! thou grand Infringer of the Laws Of Sacred Juſtice, how art thou the Cauſe Of World's of Miſchiefs? bringing up the Rear, Since thou to lead the Van didſt firſt appear: 'Twas long of thee, the Angels fell ſo low, From heighth of Glory to the depth of Woe. 'Twas long of thee, the Juſt Offended God Plagu'd all Mankind with his Revenging Rod: 'Twas long of thee, that a late diſmal ſtroke From Heaven hath England's Joys in ſunder broke: 'Tis thou, vile Sin! 'tis thou that art the Womb Of all our Sorrows; thou that art the Tomb Of all our Comforts, but for thee, vile Sin, We longer might have kept our Gracious Queen. Religious Princes God doth ſometimes take From Kingdoms, for their Sinning Peoples ſake. Death is the Track that every one muſt tread; Not One now living but ſhall once be dead. Death killeth ſome, wills others to ſurvive; Not one deceaſed, but was once alive. Death with a ſteady Hand his Dart lets fly, At all; all Men are Mortal; All muſt dye. Death is a Leveller, when he doth ſtrike, The Higheſt and the Loweſt fall alike. Death will not be by Force of Arms controul'd, It ſpares not any, neither Young nor Old. Death knocks as boldly at the Princely Door, As at the humble Cabbins of the Poor. The ſtately'ſt Cedars, and the ſturdieſt Oaks, Are over-power'd by Death's All-conqu'ring Stroaks. Caeſar muſt be Supreme, and Rule alone, And Rival with him, Pompey will have none. Yet, thoſe two direful Thunderbolts of War, Nay, Alexander's ſelf, that Rid as far As Phoebus Beams are ſpread, and terrify'd Th' whole World, Conquer'd by Death, theſe Conquerers The Greateſt Soveraigns on Earth muſt bow (dy'd. To Fates reſiſtleſs Force.—And now, ah! now At Royal MARY Death his Arrow darts, And kills as great a Conquereſs of Hearts In theſe Dominions, as was ever found Within the ſpacious Earth's Sea-circled round. Our Warlike Pallas, and our mild Aſtraea, Of Sacred Vertue the Divine Idea, By equal ſharing in the Government, To King ang Kingdoms gave no mean Content: VVhilſt far-fam'd William manag'd Martial Work 'Gainſt Lewis th' Antichriſtian Chriſtian Turk In foreign Countries, ſhe did overcome Her Foes by Prudence, and kept Peace at home. Her Crowned Preſence, and Renowned Acts, Made her the Glory of the Female Sex. This Great Exemplar of a Pious Life To Kingly Caeſar an Obedient Wife; Co-partner with him in th' Imperial Power, To Foes a Terror; to her Friends a Tower: A Sword to Wrong; a Shield to Innocence; The Rod of Vice, and Vertue's Recompence: A Peerleſs Lady, in her florid Age, Brim-fill'd with Honour, Courteous, Modeſt, Sage, Witty and Wiſe, one of a reſolute Mind, Yet to Compaſſion mightily inclin'd Ev'n ſometimes to a Fault, in ſaving thoſe Falſe Wretches that were her Life-ſeeking Foes: Factors for Rome, whom nothing will content Leſs than the Ruine of the Government. (Know Rebels, tho' a while you ſpared be, Time may advance you on your Mourning Tree.) Death thrills his Killing Dart; Great MARY dies, VVhen on the ſudden, Tydes of Sorrow riſe, And overflow the Land: All Eyes are drown'd VVith Tears: All Places with a mourning ſound Are fill'd; and Oh! with what lamenting Tones Heart-renting Sighs, and never ſtinting Groans The Vaulted Regions ring: The Heavens are clad In Mourning, and the Earth's exceeding ſad; Britain Laments, and if the Seas we croſs, VVhat Country grieves not for this General Loſs. Confed'rate Princes all agreed, expreſs Great Grief for their great General's Heavineſs. O what hard-hearted Niobe can forbear For his great Loſs to ſpend a Sigh, or Tear! Ah cruel Death! to Church and State a Foe, To turn a Commonwealth t' a Common Woe! Ah cruel Death! that doſt at once deſtroy The Fair Maria's Life, and Britain's Joy! Ah! cruel Death! that ſadly doſt divide The Royal Conſort and his Loyal Bride, Th'one Moity of the Forſaken Throne, Leaving but half himſelf to ſit thereon! How could he chuſe but Sigh, and Grieve, and Weep In thy rude Arms to ſee his deareſt Sleep! Be chear'd my Liege, thy Soul, when Priſon-free, Shall go to her, who may not come to thee. Thy Loſs is Great, far greater is her Gains, In Splenderous Bliſs thy Sainted Mary Reigns: Be cheer'd my Liege, and follow her apace, Who ran to Glory in the Way of Grace: Run well thy Race, and ſo ſhalt thou obtain An Heavenly Crown, and ſhalt thy Loſe regain Once more, and evermore with thy Saint Mary Reign.
An Acroſtick EPITAPH. Mary, the WO rld's Or I ent Jewel; Albion'sGem: AF fection S Fewel; Rome's Rod; Britain's choice D elight; Y oung, yet ſtor R 'd withVertu E s bright: Q ueen El I za's Se C ond; Lowly, V aliant, Fai T hful, Prud E nt, Holy: England's D A rling; Fr A nce's Terrour; Europe's Glor Ie; Female S Mirrour; N ature's Var N iſh; what E 're is found E xcellent, h E re lies un D er Ground. N.B.

London, Printed for John Whitlock, near Stationers-Hall, 1695.