Death & Dying
An Epitaph on Mistresse Anne Roberts of Naylston
From Two Bookes of Epigrammes, and Epitaphs (1639), Book I
Stay, Passenger, and see thy journies end,
Take sorrow in thy way, and kindly spend
One pearly teare, t'inrich this Monument,
Which a sole Sonne to a deare Mother lent:
Whose life (her Countries losse) did still abound
With fruits of grace, to be with glory crown'd;
And (as these Letters, which her worth containe)
Was fairely white, without black vices staine:
But lifes best treasure wastfull time will spend;
Goe, passenger, thou seest thy journies end.
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Bancroft, Thomas. “An Epitaph on Mistresse Anne Roberts of Naylston.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/44/.
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Bancroft, Thomas. “An Epitaph on Mistresse Anne Roberts of Naylston.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bancroft/44/.
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