The Works of John Hookham Frere In Verse and Prose Now First Collected with a Prefatory Memoir by his Nephews W. E. and Sir Bartle Frere |
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EPITAPH ON THE REV. WALTER WHITER,
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EPITAPH ON THE REV. WALTER WHITER,
AUTHOR OF THE “ETYMOLOGICON UNIVERSALE,” ETC. ETC.
If, wandering here, the learned or the wiseShould wish to view the spot where Whiter lies,
Here is his last abode! and close beside
The simple dwelling where he lived and died.
For forty years an unpromoted priest,
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By genius and by learning placed above
The greedy, noisy, literary drove
Immeasurably high. Without a frown,
He views the silly press, the busy town,
And clouds of blockheads clamouring for renown.
The purpose of his life, its end and aim
The search of hidden truth; careless of fame,
Of empty dignities or dirty pelf,
Learning he sought—and loved it for itself.
1834.
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