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O pleasing death now to expire

DMI number:
36919
First Line:
O pleasing death now to expire
Last Line:
Pure bright sublime angelical
Poem Genre / Form:
Epitaph and Quatrain aabb
Themes:
Death, Heaven, and Virtue / vice
Related People
Author:
William le Tans'ur
Confidence:
Speculation (10%)
Comments:
William le Tans'ur, poet, presumably a relation of David le Tans'ur.
Content/Publication
Title:
The beauties of poetry: or, a portable repository of English verse, on an entire new plan. [T85619] [ECCO]
Page No(s):
p.239
Poem Title:
An Epitaph, in Market-Harborough Church-yard, on David Le Tans'ur. AEtatis suae, 9 Years, 1742
Attribution:
Attributed To:
Not attributed