England's Sorrow For the Death of his late Majesty King CHARLES the II. Of Blessed Memory.  

UNsluce your Tears for Shame: what can you keep  
Your Eyes within their Sockets, and not Weep?  
Have we a Jewel lost, more worth by far  
Than Africa and both the Indies are?  
And can you stop the Currant of your Tears,  
And not Beflood yourselves o'er Head and Ears?  
O Fie! fall down before his holy Shrine,  
And weep as fast as ever it did Rain,  
Stamp, and with Tears inundate all your Cheeks,  
And split his very Marblestone with Streeks;  
For we have lost that lovely Silver Dove,  
Which was a Pledge of God Almighty's Love:  
'Tis Flown away; and left its Corporal Ark,  
(Until the Resurrection) in the Dark:  
Our splended Sun is Set, and gone away,  
And ne'er will Rise again till Judgement Day:  
The Meekest, Sweetest, and the Best of Kings,  
Is mounted on a pair of Angels Wings;  
And by a Summon sent from God) is gone  
To set upon the Everlasting Throne:  
O! that I might (if it but Lawful were)  
Whisper with Reverence at his Sacred Ear,  
And ask if he in earnest had his Breath  
Stopped by the Handkerchief of Saucy Death;  
I can't believe it was; sure 'tis a Lye.  
The Elect shall only Changed be, not Die:  
And he I'm confident was one of those  
Who being almost free from Sin was Chose:  
And so he did not Die as some Report,  
But went a Live to the Celestial Court;  
There to receive (stead of a fading Crown)  
One that I'm sure will never Tumble Down.  
Therefore (when we perpend his Happiness,  
If we do Mourn) we ought to Mourn the less:  
For (though fond Nature bids us Weep a while,  
When we consider that) we ought to Smile.  
Truly (to Mourn no more) I hold it Best;  
Come draw his Curtains close, and let him Rest:  
Tho he is gone, yet he has left in's stead  
The Bravest Prince that ever wore a Head:  
Long may he Live to wear the Crown and Flourish,  
Till all his Enemies Fret, Pine and Perish.   by J. Knap, Me. Dr.  

LONDON, Printed by 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 at the Sign of the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in Thomas street, over against Baynards-Castle. 1685.