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At Parker's Tomb.
1848.
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[I knew the late Mr. Parker, of the Iff, in the West Riding of York-shire, well. He deserved every word of the character I have given him in the Epitaph.]
At Parker's Tomb—exulting—say:
He from the Right ne'er swerved,
But, faithfully and well, “his day
And generation” served.
He from the Right ne'er swerved,
But, faithfully and well, “his day
And generation” served.
Unwarped by censure or applause;
Still firm, however tried;
The world's amount of virtue was
Diminished when he died!
Still firm, however tried;
The world's amount of virtue was
Diminished when he died!
His death was mourned by friends untold,
And e'en his foes confess,
That now the Queen's dominions hold
One honest man the less.
And e'en his foes confess,
That now the Queen's dominions hold
One honest man the less.
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