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. An Ode - Inscribed to the Memory of the Hon. Colonel George Villiers
2. Bibo and Charon
3. Seeing the Duke of Ormond's Picture, at Sir Godfrey Kneller's
4. If Wine and Music Have the Power
5. An Ode - Presented to the King, on His Majesty's Arrival in Holland, after the Queen's Death

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