AT A SOLEMN MUSIC. BLESS'D pair of Syrens! pledges of Heaven's joy! With saintly shout, and solemn jubilee ; Singing everlastingly : That we on earth, with undiscording voice, Jarr'd against Nature's chime, and with harsh din In first obedience, and their state of good. And keep in tune with Heaven, till God ere long To live with him, and sing in endless morn of light! 136 AN EPITAPH ON THE MARCHIONESS OF WINCHESTER. THIS rich marble doth inter Added to her noble birth, More than she could own from earth. To house with darkness, and with death. Her high birth, and her graces sweet, Quickly found a lover meet; The virgin quire for her request But with a scarce well-lighted flame; But, whether by mischance or blame, So have I seen some tender slip Gentle Lady! may thy grave Sweet rest seize thee evermore ; And some flowers, and some bays, VOL. III. N |