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A39263	Ellis, Clement, 1630-1700.	Piæ juventuti sacrum, an elegie on the death of the most vertuous and hopefull young gentleman, George Pitt, esq.	1658.0		.xml	application/xml	4678	198	82	But since 't is more his blisse thus to acquaint Himselfe with Angels , canoniz'd a Saint By Death 's owne hand , I must aesteeme it more To be his vot'ry now , then friend before He was not borne for us , alas we must Not thinke such Iewels fitted for our trust His Goodnesse was our losse , Heav'n often spares Lesse blessings for a greater terme of yeares : We measure Good lives not by yeares but houres , 'T is much that we can say , he once was ours : That we once saw him is enough to boast : And 't is the noblest bragge to say we 've lost , And yet we have not lost our Saint , unlesse In an aeternity of Happinesse . As Memnon's statue without soul or sense , When warm'd and mov'd by th' pow'rfull Influence Of Heaven above , did seem in gratitude To blesse the power whence 't was with life indu'd : So may his shining soul , which now is gone Triumphant far above the Stars and Sun , Dart down a Courteous and enlivening ray , To actuate our souls , as those our clay ; And make us such in●eed as he should have All speaking monuments about his grave .	cache/A39263.xml	txt/A39263.txt
