Death & Dying

Another Epitaph on a Lady

by William Drummond of Hawthornden 1585–1649

Death & Dying

THis Beauty faire which death in dust did turne,
And clos'd so soon within a Coffin sad,
Did passe like Lightning, like the thunder burne,
So little like so much true vertue had;
Heavens but to shew their might here made it shine,
And when admir'd then in the worlds disdaine,
(O teares, O griefe!) did call it back againe,
Lest earth should vaunt she kept what was divine,

MLA

Drummond, William, of Hawthornden. “Another Epitaph on a Lady.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/drummond/206/.

Chicago

Drummond, William, of Hawthornden. “Another Epitaph on a Lady.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/drummond/206/.

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