Death & Dying
Epitaph — On Mr. Robert Port (Here lies he, whom the Tyrants rage)
From Poems on Several Occasions (1689)
Death & Dying
Here lies he, whom the Tyrants rage,
Snatch't in a venerable Age;
And here, with him, intomb'd do lie
Honour, and Hospitality.
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MLA
Cotton, Charles. “Epitaph — On Mr. Robert Port (Here lies he, whom the Tyrants rage).” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/cotton/118/.
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Cotton, Charles. “Epitaph — On Mr. Robert Port (Here lies he, whom the Tyrants rage).” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/cotton/118/.
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