Death & Dying

The Counter-Turn

by Ben Jonson 1572-1637

Death & Dying

Alas! but Morison fell young:
He never fell,--thou fall'st, my tongue.
He stood a soldier to the last right end,
A perfect patriot, and a noble friend;
But most, a virtuous son.
All offices were done
By him, so ample, full, and round,
In weight, in measure, number, sound,
As, though his age imperfect might appear,
His life was of humanity the sphere.

MLA

Jonson, Ben. “The Counter-Turn.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/jonson/14/.

Chicago

Jonson, Ben. “The Counter-Turn.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/jonson/14/.

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