A42350:183
The Christians labour and reward, or, A sermon, part of which was preached at…
The Christians labour and reward, or, A sermon, part of which was preached at the funeral of the Right Honourable the Lady Mary Vere, relict of Sir Horace Vere, Baron of Tilbury, on the 10th of January, 1671, at Castle Heviningham in Essex by William Gurnall ...
London: printed by J.M. for Ralph Smith, 1672
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
At the sad Funeral of the Lady Vere!
Whose Death's a public loss? Our spring is dry
Whose Death's a publick loss? Our spring is dry
That many an empty Cistern did supply.
God decked her Heaven-born Soul with Gems Divine
God deckt her Heaven-born Soul with Gems Divine
Of various lustre, which did make her shine