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mory. When his death was announced to Charles II., he 

 declared, that Mr. Cowley had not left a better man behind 

 him in England. Cowley addresses his chapter Of Gardens 

 (which strongly paints his delight in them) to Mr. Erelyn. 

 He wrote this epitaph for himself: 



From life's superfluous cares enlarg'd, 



His debt of human toil discharg'd, 



Here COWLEY lies, beneath this shed, 



To ev'ry worldly interest dead: 



With decent poverty content; 



His hours of ease not idly spent; 



To fortune's goods a foe profess 'd, 



And, hating wealth, by all caress 'd. 



'Tis sure he's dead; for, lo! how small 



A spot of earth is now his all! 



O! wish that earth may lightly lay, 



And ev'ry care be far away! 



Bring flow'rs, the short-liv'd roses bring, 



To life deceased fit offering ! 



And sweets around the poet strow, 



Whilst yet with life his ashes glow. 



JOHN ROSE, head gardener to the Lord Essex, at Essex- 

 house, in the Strand. He sent him to study the celebrated 

 beauties in the gardens of Versailles. He became afterwards 

 the chief gardener to Charles II., at the royal gardens in 

 St. James's Park. His portrait may be seen at Kensington, 

 in an oil painting, where he is presenting a pine to his Ma- 

 jesty, whilst on a visit to the Duchess of Cleveland, at 

 Downey Court, Buckinghamshire. It has lately been en- 

 graved in mezzotinto. He was the author of " The English 

 Vineyard Vindicated, and the Way of Making Wine in 

 France;" first printed with Evelyn's French Gardener, in 

 1672, 12mo, Other editions in 1675, 1676, and 1690, in 

 8vo. The preface is by Evelyn, as well as The Art of 

 Making Wine. Rose brought to great perfection dwarf fruit 



