Various pieces in verse and prose By the late Nathaniel Cotton. Many of which were never before published. In two volumes |
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To the Memory Of the Reverend Mr. Samuel Clark, Who died December the 26th, aged 42.
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To the Memory Of the Reverend Mr. Samuel Clark, Who died December the 26th, aged 42.
IN all the intercourses of humanity
He was upright, prudent, and courteous,
Compassionate, kind, and beneficent.
In opinion
Candid, diffident, and judicious.
In argument
Calm, strong, and persuasive.
Under difficulties and sorrows
Collected, firm, and resign'd.
In friendship
Faithful, entertaining, and instructive.
In his ministerial capacity
He possessed every valuable and happy talent
To rectify the judgment, and improve the heart.
He was learned without pride,
And pious without ostentation;
Zealous and indefatigable to advance the interest
Of true religion,
And the everlasting welfare of those who were entrusted
To his pastoral care.
He was upright, prudent, and courteous,
Compassionate, kind, and beneficent.
In opinion
Candid, diffident, and judicious.
In argument
Calm, strong, and persuasive.
Under difficulties and sorrows
Collected, firm, and resign'd.
In friendship
Faithful, entertaining, and instructive.
In his ministerial capacity
He possessed every valuable and happy talent
To rectify the judgment, and improve the heart.
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And pious without ostentation;
Zealous and indefatigable to advance the interest
Of true religion,
And the everlasting welfare of those who were entrusted
To his pastoral care.
What! tho' such various worth is seldom known,
No adulation rears this sacred stone,
No partial love this genuine picture draws,
No venal pencil prostitutes applause:
Justice and truth in artless colours paint
The Man, the Friend, the Preacher, and the Saint.
No adulation rears this sacred stone,
No partial love this genuine picture draws,
No venal pencil prostitutes applause:
Justice and truth in artless colours paint
The Man, the Friend, the Preacher, and the Saint.
Various pieces in verse and prose | ||