“Lie lightly on my ashes, gentle earthe.”

— John Fletcher

Act IV, scene 3. ("Sit tibi terra levis," familiar inscription).
The Tragedy of Bonduca (1611–14; published 1647)

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English Jacobean playwright 1579–1625

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