by Ben Jonson (1572 - 1637)
Epitaph
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Language: English
Wouldst thou hear what man can say In a little? Reader, stay. Underneath this stone doth lie As much beauty as could die; Which in life did harbour give To more virtue than doth live. If at all she had a fault, Leave it buried in this vault. One name was Elizabeth, Th' other let it sleep with death: Fitter, where it died to tell, Than that it liv'd at all. Farewell.
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- by Ben Jonson (1572 - 1637), "Epitaph" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
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