Excerpt from Poetical and Dramatic Works of Thomas Randolph, of Trinity College, Cambridge: Now First Collected and Edited From the Early Copies and From Mss;, With Some Account of the Author and Occasional Notes Even if the memorials Of the poet were more ample than they are, it would be improper to exclude the graceful and tender tribute offered to him, in the nature of an epitaph, by his early friend Dr James Duport. The lines have been transcribed from a volume by Duport little known to literary inquirers. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.