On a new-born child.
From the Persian by Sir William Jones.
On Parent knee, a naked new-born child,
Weeping thou sat’st, whilst all around thee smil’d,
So live, that sinking in thy last long sleep,
Pleas’d thou may’st smile, whilst all around thee weep.
Speech of Mr. Cuffe.
Speech of Mr. Cuffe, Secretary to the Earl of Essex, who was executed in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, for the same offence that brought his master to the block.
Speech of Mr. Cuffe.