Versos English Ben Jonson The Counter-Turn

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The Counter-Turn

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Alas! but Morison fell young: He never fell,—thou fall’st, my tongue. He stood a soldier to the last right end, A perfect patriot, and a noble friend; But most, a virtuous son. All offices were done By him, so ample, full, and round, In weight, in measure, number, sound, As, though his age imperfect might appear, His life was of humanity the sphere.