Miscellanies in Prose and Verse By Mrs. Catherine Jemmat |
Inscription on the Monument of Thomas Tickel, Esq
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Inscription on the Monument of Thomas Tickel, Esq
Read Tickel's name, and gently tread the clay,Where lie his sole remains that could decay:
Then pensive sigh, and thro' fair science trace
His mind, adorn'd with every pleasing grace;
Worth such as Rome would have confess'd her own,
Wit such as Athens would have proudly shewn.
Substance to thought, and weight to fancy join'd,
A judgment perfect, and a taste refin'd;
Admir'd by Gay, by Addison belov'd,
Esteem'd by Swift, by Pope himself approv'd.
His spirit, rais'd by that sublime he knew,
Hence to the seat of bright perfection flew,
Leaving to sorrowful Clotilda here,
A mourning heart, and ever-flowing tear.
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