The works of Mr. Thomas Brown Serious and Comical, In Prose and Verse; In four volumes. The Fourth Edition, Corrected, and much Enlarged from his Originals never before publish'd. With a key to all his Writings |
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Tho. Brown's Epitaph,
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The works of Mr. Thomas Brown | ||
Tho. Brown's Epitaph,
English'd by Dr. Browne.
Near this Place lyes the Remains
Of THOMAS BROWN,
A Poet not of the least esteem, among the most celebrated;
Many of whom, as he was not inferior in Wit,
So he excell'd in Learning.
To whom, when living, Nature was very liberal,
Fortune very sparing.
Death itself cou'd not preserve him from Envy,
And the Injuries of malicious Men,
Whom in his Life-time he fully experienced.
He had a luxuriant Wit,
And gave the ill-natured World its due;
Not as it deserved, but without Punishment.
Being an excellent Master of Dialogue,
He left many witty Ones,
As well as Poems and Letters very Jocose and Merry;
Of THOMAS BROWN,
A Poet not of the least esteem, among the most celebrated;
Many of whom, as he was not inferior in Wit,
So he excell'd in Learning.
To whom, when living, Nature was very liberal,
Fortune very sparing.
Death itself cou'd not preserve him from Envy,
And the Injuries of malicious Men,
Whom in his Life-time he fully experienced.
He had a luxuriant Wit,
And gave the ill-natured World its due;
Not as it deserved, but without Punishment.
Being an excellent Master of Dialogue,
He left many witty Ones,
As well as Poems and Letters very Jocose and Merry;
Which indeed, though they are wanton, yet they show
The Author's Genius.
By the like Indulgence of the Muses,
The Latin Tongue was as familiar to him as his own.
As he was a great Improver of Poetry,
He reap'd this Advantage only by it,
That being carefully Buried by the Patrons thereof,
He Rests among the most Eminent, for Wit and Learning.
Go Reader, pursue Wit, and despise Fortune.
The Author's Genius.
By the like Indulgence of the Muses,
The Latin Tongue was as familiar to him as his own.
As he was a great Improver of Poetry,
He reap'd this Advantage only by it,
That being carefully Buried by the Patrons thereof,
He Rests among the most Eminent, for Wit and Learning.
Go Reader, pursue Wit, and despise Fortune.
The works of Mr. Thomas Brown | ||