Here lies a King that rul'd, as he thought fit The universal monarchy of wit; Here lies two flamens, and both those the best: Apollo's first, at last the true God's priest.


An Elegy upon the Death of Dr. Donne (1633)


Here lies a King that rul'd, as he thought fit The universal monarchy of wit; Here lies two flamens, and both those the best: Apollo's first, at last ...

Here lies a King that rul'd, as he thought fit The universal monarchy of wit; Here lies two flamens, and both those the best: Apollo's first, at last ...

Here lies a King that rul'd, as he thought fit The universal monarchy of wit; Here lies two flamens, and both those the best: Apollo's first, at last ...

Here lies a King that rul'd, as he thought fit The universal monarchy of wit; Here lies two flamens, and both those the best: Apollo's first, at last ...