Classic Poem

Death hath depriud me of my deerest friend;
My Deerest friend is dead, and laid in Graue:
In Graue he rests vntill the World shall end:
The World shall end, and end shall all Things haue:
All Things haue end, on Earth, that Nature wrought;
That Nature wrought shall vnto Dust be brought.

To Dust be brought the worthiest Wights on Ground:
On Ground who liues, in Ground consume he must:
Consume he must who Sorrow doth confound:
Sorrow doth confound the Mind that Care doth rust:
That Care doth rust, full soone Care will deuour:
Care will deuour where Care hath greatest powr:

Where Care hath greatest powr it frets the Heart:
It frets the Heart and doth perplex the Spirit:
The Spirit perplext procures the Bodies Smart:
The Bodies smart doth quite expell delight:
Expell delight, then Life is like to Death:
To Death I yeeld, yet cannot lose my Breath:

My Breath, why did it not forsake me than:
Me than, eun then when that my friend deceast:
My friend deceast, eun as my Ioyes began:
My Ioyes began, eun as my Ioyes surcrast:
My Ioyes surceast eun as my friend did dy:
My friend did die, and so would God might I.