Poet William Strode

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An Epitaph On Sr John Walter, Lord Cheife Baron Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis

Rhyme Scheme: ABCC DDEEDDEECCF EEGGEEBFHI DDEEJJF DDFFKKKKFF CC

Farewell Example Living Rule farewellA
Whose practise shew'd goodness was possibleB
Who reach'd the full outstretch'd perfectionC
Of Man of Lawyer and of ChristianC
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Suppose a Man more streight than Reason isD
Whose grounded Habit could not tread amisseD
Though Reason slepd a Man who still esteem'dE
His wife his Bone who still his children deem'dE
His Limbes and future Selfe Servants trayn'd friendsD
Lov'd his Familiars for Themselves not endsD
Soe wise and Provident that dayes orepastE
He ne're wish'd backe again by whose forecastE
Time's Locke Time's Baldness Future Time were oneC
Since nought could mende nor marre one ActionC
That man was HeF
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Suppose an AdvocateE
In whose all conquering tong true right was FateE
That could not pleade among the grounded throngG
Wrong Causes right nor rightfull causes wrongG
But made the burnish'd Truth to shine more brightE
Than could the witnesses or Act in sightE
Who did soe breifely soe perspicuouslyB
Untie the knots of darke perplexityF
That words appear'd like thoughts and might deriveH
To dull Eares Knowledge most IntuitiveI
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A Judge soe weigh'd that Freinde and one of UsD
Were heard like Titius and SemproniusD
All Eare no Eie noe Hande oft being par'dE
The Eies Affections and the Hands RewardE
Whose Barre and Conscience were but two in NameJ
Sentence and Closet Censure still the SameJ
That Advocate that judge was HeF
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SupposeD
A sound and setled Christian not like thoseD
That stande by fitts but of that SanctityF
As by Repentence might scarce better'd beF
Whose Life was like his latest Houre whose wayK
Outwent the Journey's Ende where others stayK
Who slighted not the Gospel for his LaweK
But lov'd the Church more than the Bench and saweK
That all his Righteousnes had yet neede feeF
One Advocate beyond himselfe 'Twas HeF
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To this Good Man Judge Christian now is givenC
Faire Memory noe Judgment and blest HeavenC

William Strode



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