Poem by Matthew Prior

Epitaph Extempore

Nobles and Heralds, by your leave,
                 Here lies what once was Matthew Prior,
The son of Adam and of Eve;
                 Can Stuart or Nassau claim higher. 

1. To the Author of the Foregoing Pastoral - (Love and Friendship)
2. Written in an Ovid
3. An Ode to Mr. Howard
4. A Letter to Lady Margaret Cavendish Holles-Harley, When a Child
5. Cupid Mistaken

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