A Pindarique ode on the death of the Right Honourable Thomas, Earl of Ossory by Thomas Flatman, Esq. Flatman, Thomas, 1637-1688. 1681 Approx. 6 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 4 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2003-07 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A39651 Wing F1150 ESTC R19549 12675117 ocm 12675117 65530 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. 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Copies of the texts have been issued variously as SGML (TCP schema; ASCII text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable XML (TCP schema; characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless XML (TEI P5, characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or TEI g elements). Keying and markup guidelines are available at the Text Creation Partnership web site . eng Ossory, Thomas Butler, -- Earl of, 1634-1680 -- Poetry. Elegiac poetry, English. 2003-01 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2003-03 Apex CoVantage Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2003-05 Jonathan Blaney Sampled and proofread 2003-05 Jonathan Blaney Text and markup reviewed and edited 2003-06 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion Pindarique Ode ON THE DEATH Of the Right Honourable THOMAS EARL of OSSORY . By Thomas Flatman , Esq ; Amotum ex oculis quaerimus invidi . Horat. LONDON , Printed by J. G. for Benjamin Tooke at the Ship in St. Paul's Church-yard . 1681. ON THE DEATH Of the Right Honourable THOMAS EARL of OSSORY . Pindariq ' Ode . Stanza . I. NO more ! — Alas that bitter word , No more ! The Great , the Just , the Generous , the Kind , The universal Darling of Mankind , The Noble Ossory is now No more ! The Mighty Man is fall'n — From Glory's lofty Pinacle ; Meanly like one of Us He fell , Not in the hot pursuit of Victory , As Gallant Men would chuse to dy ; But tamely like a poor Plebeian , from his Bed To the dark Grave a Captive led ; Emasculating Sighs and Groans around , His Friends in flouds of Sorrow drown'd ; His awful Truncheon , and bright Arms laid by , He bow'd his glorious Head to Destiny . II. Celestial Powers , how unconcern'd you are ? No black Eclipse , or Blazing-Star Presag'd the Death of this Illustrious Man , No Deluge , no , nor Hurricane ; In her old wonted course Nature went on , As if some common thing were done , One single Victim to Deaths Altar come , And not in OSSORY an whole Hecatombe . Yet , when the Founder of Old Rome expir'd , When the Pellean Youth resign'd his breath , And when the great Dictator stoop't to Death , Nature and all her Faculties retir'd ; Amaz'd she started when amaz'd she saw The breaches of her ancient Fundamental Law Which kept the World in aw ; For men less brave than Him , her very Heart did ake , The labouring Earth did quake , And Trees their fixt Foundations did forsake ; Nature in some prodigious way Gave notice of their fatal Day . Those lesser Griefs with pain she thus exprest , This did confound , and overwhelm her Brest . III. Shrink ye Crown'd Heads , that think your selves secure , And from your mouldring Thrones look down , Your greatness cannot long endure , The King of Terrors claims you for his own ; You are but Tributaries to his dreadful Crown . Renown'd , Serene , Imperial , most August , Are only high and mighty Epithets for Dust. In vain , in vain so high Our tow'ring expectations flie , While th' Blossoms of our hopes , so fresh , so gay , Appear , and promise Fruit , then fade away . From valiant OSSORY'S ever Loyal Hands What did we not believe ? We dream't of yet unconquer'd Lands He to his Prince could give , And neighbouring Crowns retrive ; Expected that he would in Triumph come Laden with Spoils , and Affrick Banners home , As if an Hero's years Were as unbounded as our fond Desires . IV. Lament , Lament , you that dare Honour love , And court her at a Noble rate ( Your Prowess to approve , ) That dare religiously upon Her wait , And blush not to be Good , when you grow Great , Such Mourners suit His Vertue , and His State. And you , brave Souls , who for your Country's good Did wond'rous things in Fields , and Seas of Blood , Lament th' undaunted Chief that led you on ; Whose exemplary Courage could inspire The most degenerate Heart , with Martial-English Fire . Your bleeding Wounds who shall hereafter dress With an indulgent tenderness ; Touch't with a melting Sympathy , Who shall your Wants supply ? Since He , your good Samaritan is gone . O Charity ! thou richest Boon of Heaven , To Man , in pity given ! ( For when well meaning Mortals give , The Poor's , and their own Bowels they relieve ; ) Thou mak'st us with alacrity to Dy , Mis't and bewail'd like Thee large-hearted OSSORY . V. Arise ye blest Inhabitants Above , From your Immortal Seats Arise , And on our Wonder , on our Love Gaze with astonish't Eyes . Arise ! Arise ! make roome , Th' exalted shade is come . See where He comes ! what Princely Port He bears ! How God-like He appears ! His shining Temples round With Wreaths of everlasting Lawrels bound ! As from the bloudy Field of Mons He came , Where He out fought th' Hyperbolies of Fame . See how the Guardian Angel of our Isle Receiv's the Deifi'd Champion with a Smile ! Welcome the Guardian Angel say's Full of Songs of Joy and Praise , Welcome Thou art to me , And to these Regions of Serenitie ! Welcome the Winged Quire resounds , While with loud Euge's all the Sacred Place abounds . THOMAS FLATMAN .