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Lives of John Donne, Henry Wotton, Richd. [i.e. Richard] Hooker, George Herbert
Lives of John Donne Henry Wotton Richd Hooker George Herbert - i.e. Richard Author:Izaak Walton Volume: 2 General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1898 Original Publisher: Dent Subjects: Great Britain Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Literary Criticism / Poetry Poetry / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no ... more »illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: Cowper's This following Epitaph was long since presented '" to the world, in memory of Mr. Hooker, by Sir William Cowper, who also built him a fair Monument in Bourne Church, and acknowledges him to have been his spiritual father. Though nothing can be spoke worthy his fame, Or the remembrance of that precious name, Judicious Hooker; though this cost be spent On him, that hath a lasting monument1 In his own books; yet ought we to express, If not his worth, yet our respectfulness. Church-Ceremonies he maintain'd ; then why Without all ceremony should he die ? Was it because his life and death should be Both equal patterns of humility ? Or that perhaps this only glorious one Was above all, to ask, why had he none ? Yet he, that lay so long obscurely low, Doth now preferr'd to greater honours go. Ambitious men, learn hence to be more wise, Humility is the true way to rise: And God in me this lesson did inspire, To bid this humble man, " Friend, sit up higher." 1 On this monument is a bust of Hooker, representing him in his cap and gown. AN APPENDIX TO THE LIFE OF MR. RICHARD HOOKER. A ND now, having by a long and laborious Other " search satisfied myself, and I hope my details Reader, by imparting to him the true relation of Mr. Hooker's life, I am desirous also to acquaint him with some observations that relate to it, and which could not properly fall to be spoke...« less