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