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In Memory of Mrs. Eliz. Bridges, Ob. Dec. 1, 1745, Ætat. 88.
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In Memory of Mrs. Eliz. Bridges, Ob. Dec. 1, 1745, Ætat. 88.
If copious Wealth, enjoy'd to full Content,Or length of Days in Peace and Honour spent,
Is all the anxious Heart of Man can crave,
Yet here they cease; and vanish in the Grave:
Behold the sacred Stone where Bridges lies;
But spare your Tears, for Virtue never dies.
The visionary Vestals of the Cell
In Solitude and in Oblivion dwell:
But Heav'n to her a nobler Sphere assign'd,
A Virgin Life, with a maternal Mind;
Nor was the Blessing to her Blood confin'd.
Her Heart, enlarg'd beyond a private Care,
To each Unhappy gave a gen'rous Share;
Her elevated Mind Religion sway'd,
Its Rites she reverenc'd, and its Laws obey'd;
Hence each good Work its genuine Lustre drew,
Instructing Earth, and pointing Heav'n to View.
May no rude Age of Sacrilege return
To raze thy Tomb, or violate thy Urn;
But rest in Peace, till the tremendous Call
Shall, from their silent Mansion, summon all.
When the great Master all Mankind repays;
And crowns the Bounteous with distinguish'd Rays.
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