William Basse, On Mr. Wm. Shakespeare, he died in April 1616 (before 1623)
“ Possess as lord not tenant of thy grave, That unto us and others it may be Honour hereafter to be laid by thee. This work was published before January 1, 1928, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse Notes ↑ Centerwall, Brandon, "Who Wrote Basse's Elegy on Shakespeare", Shakespeare Survey, 59, 2006, pp.267-284. ”
