"Underneath this stone doth lie As much beauty as could die; Which in life did harbor give To more virtue than doth live."
— Ben Jonson

January 1, 1970

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CXXIV, Epitaph on Elizabeth, Lady H—, lines 3-6

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CXXIV, Epitaph on Elizabeth, Lady H—, lines 3-6