The Works of Richard Owen Cambridge Including several pieces never before published: with an account of his life and character, by his son, George Owen Cambridge |
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3. QUIN'S DEATH.
Thy death shall provide us a general treat,
At this critical epoch all creatures shall eat.
To thy tomb each voracious insect shall haste,
In thine entrails to batten: luxurious repast!
May the worm be full-gorged in thy liver and heart:
May'st thou surfeit the grub with some delicate part:
May the poet too dine, who adorns thee with verse,
And drunk be the parson who prays by thy herse.
At this critical epoch all creatures shall eat.
To thy tomb each voracious insect shall haste,
In thine entrails to batten: luxurious repast!
May the worm be full-gorged in thy liver and heart:
May'st thou surfeit the grub with some delicate part:
May the poet too dine, who adorns thee with verse,
And drunk be the parson who prays by thy herse.
The Works of Richard Owen Cambridge | ||