And bustles of the mad world, then shall I
A good old innocent plebeian die.
Death is a mere surprise, a very snare
To him, that makes it his life’s greatest care 20
To be a public pageant; known to all,
But unacquainted with himself, doth fall.
Sir Matthew Hale.
CX
VANISHED BLESSINGS.
The voice which I did more esteem
Than music in her sweetest key,