Robert Wild (1609-1679). Epitaph: 'Here lies a piece of Christ'. William Stanley Braithwaite, ed. 1910. The Book of Restoration Verse

William Stanley Braithwaite, ed. The Book of Restoration Verse. 1910.

Epitaph: ‘Here lies a piece of Christ’

By Robert Wild (1609–1679)


HERE lies a piece of Christ; a star in dust;
A vein of gold; a china dish that must
Be used in heaven, when God shall feast the just.