Living

On Sr Robert Cotton the Antiquary.

by Thomas Randolph 1605–1635

Living

POsterity hath many fates bemoan'd,
But ages long since past for thee have groan'd.
Times Trophies thou didst rescue from the grave
Who in thy death a second buriall have.
Cotton, deaths conquest now compleat I see,
Who ne're had vanquish'd all things but in thee.

MLA

Randolph, Thomas. “On Sr Robert Cotton the Antiquary.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/randolph/38/.

Chicago

Randolph, Thomas. “On Sr Robert Cotton the Antiquary.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/randolph/38/.

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