Chidiock Tichborne was an English poet who is best remembered as a conspirator who took part in a plot to murder Queen Elizabeth and replace her with Mary, Queen of Scots. He wrote his best-known poem while imprisoned in the Tower of London on the eve of his execution.
‘Tichborne’s Elegy’ by Chidiock Tichborne describes the fears and regrets of Tichborne as he faces a certain execution for plotting regicide.
My prime of youth is but a frost of cares;
My feast of joy is but a dish of pain,
My crop of corn is but a field of tares,
And all my good is but vain hope of gain:
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