On the lamentable death of Lady Lee, younger: who departed this life, February 28. 1686. A funeral elegie. / N. Paterson. Paterson, Ninian, d. 1688. 1686 Approx. 4 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-03 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). B04937 Wing P701 ESTC R181525 51784599 ocm 51784599 175008 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 Lee, -- Lady, d. 1686 -- Death and burial -- Poetry. Elegiac poetry, Scottish -- Early works to 1800. Broadsides -- Scotland -- 17th century 2008-04 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2008-04 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-05 Mona Logarbo Sampled and proofread 2008-05 Mona Logarbo Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion MEMENTO MORI skull and crossbones, hourglasses On the Lamentable Death of the LADY LEE , Younger : Who departed this Life , February 28. 1686. A Funeral Elegie . WHat is this World ? but endless Toil and Strife Tumults , & Toys , that wastes our wretched Life : Distempered Mutinies , Uproars , and Factions , At best , the Pomps and Triumphs of vile Actions . In which we have to'r Burial , from our Birth , A Moneths Mourning , for a Moments Mirth . That which presents Delight in fullest measure , Tickling the Fancy , with deluding Pleasure , It is as transitory , as a Flower That blooms and blasted is , both in an Hour . Lo here an instance , in a sprightly Maid , In Courtly France , and Gen'rous England bred . Who could set forth both Nations in their dress ; Their Ceremony , or their State express . Blest with the Honour of a glorious Birth , The greatest Happiness , we have on Earth . Her Ancestors enjoyed all Earthly Pleasures , Being Men of Myriads , and massy Treasures . Whose Valour , and sage Prudence , did advance Some of them to an Embassy for France . Fortunes , and Honours Minions ; who by far Outstript Competitors in Peace and War ; To a Descent so high , and honoured , She did obtain , an equal Nuptial Bed ; Match't with the LOCKHARTS , who in Deed & Word , Second to none are , for the Gown , or Sword. Scotland ( for both ) in an Immortal Fame , Beyond their worth , shall never sound a Name . Being matched so ; disdaining to be coy , She losed her Self in labyrinths of joy . And liv'd as merry , as the Youths of Greece , When they from Colchos brought the Golden Fleece , No Erisycthous Miser , Beggar rich , Who have , and have not ; curst with Midas itch . Her Heart was satisfied with her Store ; And did not wretchedly gape , and pine for more . A Princess Tongue , and Hand , and Heart had she , Harmonious , large , and liberal , and free . No Rumor vext her , she was nere so low , Nor did she care , what Storms of State could blow . Court was her Crime , if any such there be , Not being possest with barbarous Chastitie ; Like that coy , peevish Plant Pudesetan , That shrinks at the approach of every Man. No , no , no time that Goddess doth record That burn'd the Temple where she was ador'd . Yet all these sugred Pleasures period have In this sad seisure of the loathsome Grave . Their Plenty passed reach of Pen , or Tongue , And were too great , to have continued long . All which upon review , give us to know , All Pleasures here have but a painted show . N. PATERSON . Immodicis brevis est aetas , & rara senectus . Mart : Vsque adeo nulla est sincera voluptas Solicitumque aliquid laetis intervenit . Ovid. — Medio de fonte leporum Surgit amari aliquid . Lucret. Laetus in praesens animus , quod ultra est Oderit curare : & amara laeto Temperet risu , nihil est ab omni parte beatum . Horat. MEMENTO MORI skull and crossbones, hourglasses