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An elegy on the death of that most laborious and painful minister of the…
An elegy on the death of that most laborious and painful minister of the gospel, Mr. John Norcot who fell asleep in the Lord the 24th day of this instant March, 1675/6.
London: printed for Ben. Harris, 1676
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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.
AN ELEGY On the Death of that most Laborious and Painful Minister of the Gospel Mr. JOHN NORCOT, Who fell asleep in the Lord the 24th of this instant March 1675/6.
How doth my troubled Soul amused stand,
HOw doth my troubled Soul amused stand,
On thoughts of God's most sore Chastising hand;
Let Heaven assist my Pen, and help indite
This Mournful Elegy I'm moved to write.
This Mournful Elegy I'm mov'd to write.