Death & Dying
Epigram 61. Of Death
From A Chain of Golden Poems (1658)
Death & Dying
Once born the best must dye: why (therefore) then
Should Death inflict such terror on us men?
Faint-hearted souls they are that fear to run
The common Path which there's no hope to shun.
A Life to Heaven and Earth in justice led,
Will give us leave to live in no such Dread;
They that so pass their dayes, the world shall find
That they a fair Report do leave behind:
When those that otherwise do wast their Times,
Shall fill Posterities mouthes with their foul crimes.
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Cokain, Aston. “Epigram 61. Of Death.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/cokain/228/.
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