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The Works of Peter Pindar [i.e. John Wolcot] | ||
ODE XII.
The compassionate Peter lamenteth the Death of Mr. Hone, an R. A.—Recommendeth him to Oblivion, the great Patron of a Number of Geniuses.
There's one R. A. more dead! stiff is poor Hone!
His works be with him under the same stone:
I think the sacred art will not bemoan 'em;
But, Muse!—De mortuis nil nisi bonum—
As to his host, a trav'ller, with a sneer,
Said of his dead small-beer.
His works be with him under the same stone:
I think the sacred art will not bemoan 'em;
But, Muse!—De mortuis nil nisi bonum—
As to his host, a trav'ller, with a sneer,
Said of his dead small-beer.
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Go then, poor Hone! and join a numerous train
Sunk in Oblivion's wide pacific ocean;
And may its whale-like stomach feel no motion
To cast thee like a Jonah, up again.
Sunk in Oblivion's wide pacific ocean;
And may its whale-like stomach feel no motion
To cast thee like a Jonah, up again.
The Works of Peter Pindar [i.e. John Wolcot] | ||