Englands sorrow for the death of his late Majesty King Charles the II. of blessed memory.

Englands sorrow for the death of his late Majesty King Charles the II. of blessed memory.

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Englands Sorrow For the Death of his late Majesty King CHARLES the II. Of Blessed Memory.

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Englands Sorrow For the Death of his late Majesty King CHARLES the II. Of Blessed Memory.

UNsluce your Tears for Shame: what can you keep

Your Eyes within their Sockets, and not Weep?

Have we a Jewel lost, more worth by far

Than Affrica and both the Indies are?

And can you stop the Currant of your Tears,

And not Beflood your selves o're Head and Ears?

O Fie! fall down before his holy Shrine,

And weep as fast as ever it did Raine,

Stamp, and with Tears inundate all your Cheeks,

And split his very Marble-stone with Streeks;

For we have lost that lovely Silver Dove,

Which was a Pledge of God Almighty's Love:

'Tis Flown away; and left its Corporal Arke,

(Until the Resurrection) in the Dark:

Our splended Sun is Set, and gone away,

And ne'er will Rise again till Judgment Day:

The Meekest, Sweetest, and the Best of Kings,

Is mounted on a pair of Angels Wings;

And by a Summon sent from God) is gone

To set upon the Everlasting Throne:

O! that I might (if it but Lawful were)

Whisper with Reverence at his Sacred Eare,

And ask if he in earnest had his Breath

Stop'd by the Handkerchief of Sawcy Death;

I can't believe it was; sure 'tis a Lye.

The Elect shall only Changed be, not Die:

And he I'm confident was one of those

Who being almost free from Sin was Chose:

And so he did not Die as some Report,

But went a Live to the Coelestial Court;

There to receive (stead of a fading Crown)

One that I'm sure will never Tumble Down.

Therefore (when we perpend his Happiness,

If we do Mourn) we ought to Mourn the less:

For (tho fond Nature bids us Weep a while,

When we consider that) we ought to Smile.

Truly (to Mourn no more) I hold it Best;

Come draw his Curtains close, and let him Rest:

Tho he is gone, yet he has left ins stead

The Bravest Prince that ever wore a Head:

Long may he Live to wear the Crown and Flourish,

Till all his Enemies Fret, Pine and Perish.

by J. Knap, Me. Dr.

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LONDON, Printed by [...] at the Sign of the [...] in Thomas street, over against Baynards-Castle. 1685.

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Englands sorrow for the death of his late Majesty King Charles the II. of blessed memory.

Knap, J. (John).

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1685

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B03976

ID [OCLC]

12850362

ID [STC]

Wing K666

ID [STC]

Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.2[172]

ID [STC]

Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.3[34]

ID [STC]

ESTC R14327

ID [EEBO-CITATION]

99882835

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ocm99882835

ID [VID]

182519

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— Englands sorrow for the death of his late Majesty King Charles the II. of blessed memory., Knap, J. (John)..

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Printed by George Croom, at the sign of the Blue-Ball in Thames-street, over against Baynard's-Castle.,. London, :: 1685.. (Signed: J. Knap. Me. Dr.) (Verse: "Unsluce yours tears for shame: what can you keep ...") (Item at A4:1[34] imperfect: stained, affecting text and imprint.) (Reproduction of original in the British Library.)

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