On a Gentleman and His Wife, Who Died Both Within a Very Few Days
Thrice happy pair! who had and have,
Living, one bed, now dead one grave;
Whose love being equal, neither could
A life unequal wish to hold,
But left a question whether one
Did follow, 'cause her mate was gone,
Or th' other went before to stay,
Till that his fellow came away;
So that one pious tear now must
Besprinkle either parent's dust,
And two great sorrows jointly run,
And close into a larger one,
Or rather turn to joy, to see
The burial but the wedding be.
Living, one bed, now dead one grave;
Whose love being equal, neither could
A life unequal wish to hold,
But left a question whether one
Did follow, 'cause her mate was gone,
Or th' other went before to stay,
Till that his fellow came away;
So that one pious tear now must
Besprinkle either parent's dust,
And two great sorrows jointly run,
And close into a larger one,
Or rather turn to joy, to see
The burial but the wedding be.
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