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Poem
September 9, 1763
The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle
Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
Epitaph self-written by poet Abraham Cowley, reflecting on his discharged human toil, contentment in poverty, aversion to wealth, and death, urging flowers to honor his glowing ashes.
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Epitaph, written by Cowley for himself.
His debt of human toil discharg'd,
Here Cowley lies! beneath this shed,
To every worldly int'rest dead;
With decent poverty content,
His hours of ease not idly spent;
To fortune's goods a foe profest,
And hating wealth by all caress't.
'Tis true he's dead; for Oh! how small
A pot of earth is now his all;
Oh! wish that earth may lightly lay,
And ev'ry care be far away;
Bring flowers; the short liv'd roses bring;
To life deceas'd, fit offering;
And sweets around the Poet strow,
Whil'st yet for life. his ashes glow.
His debt of human toil discharg'd,
Here Cowley lies! beneath this shed,
To every worldly int'rest dead;
With decent poverty content,
His hours of ease not idly spent;
To fortune's goods a foe profest,
And hating wealth by all caress't.
'Tis true he's dead; for Oh! how small
A pot of earth is now his all;
Oh! wish that earth may lightly lay,
And ev'ry care be far away;
Bring flowers; the short liv'd roses bring;
To life deceas'd, fit offering;
And sweets around the Poet strow,
Whil'st yet for life. his ashes glow.
What sub-type of article is it?
Epitaph
What themes does it cover?
Death Mourning
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Epitaph
Cowley
Death
Poverty
Wealth
Poet
Roses
What entities or persons were involved?
Cowley
Poem Details
Title
Epitaph, Written By Cowley For Himself.
Author
Cowley
Subject
Self Written Epitaph On His Life And Death
Form / Style
Rhymed Couplets
Key Lines
His Debt Of Human Toil Discharg'd,
Here Cowley Lies! Beneath This Shed,
'Tis True He's Dead; For Oh! How Small
A Pot Of Earth Is Now His All;
Bring Flowers; The Short Liv'd Roses Bring;