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Monody.
' He who , once so light and airy , Sporting , gay , each fond vagary , '; Allur'd the laughing train ; Does he press a cold death-bed ? Is he forever , ever fled , And must , we never meet again ? ' Nevernevernever more !
, , The rapid race of life is o ' er , And hope's last ray is flown . His anxious breast Is now at rest ; His soul , set free By Fate ' s decree ,
Bids a long , long adieu to scenes where late it shone . ' Adieu ! adieu ! dear blissful shade ! Thy virtues here will never fade , Nor e ' er remembrance die : Thy noble mind , thy generous heart , Outlive the feeble sculptor's art ,-
And prompt the frequent si gh . 'Sistervirgins , come along ; Join with me the mournful song : Sister virgins , o ' er his grave Let the sable cypress wave ; Let the ever-weeping yew
With sacred tears the spot bedew . A laurel wreath ourgoddess mother * twines , Clasps to her throbbing breast his image dear , On the pale marble sheds a sainted tear , And all forlorn with grief on the cold tomb reclines . '
' See , daughters , see ! Revere the sacred bust ! And when it turns to dust Still let him live in me : Still let warm recollection force the sigh , And paint his virtues to each passing e \ e . Through the sullen gloom of night
Methinks I view his airy sprite : Celestial radiance breaks around , Soft strains of music vibrate in the air . — JBelioJd , in yon cerulean space , An heav ' nly cherub takes his place , With fadeless glory crown'd . — He comes ! your hero comes ! eternal bliss , to share . '
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Monody.
' He who , once so light and airy , Sporting , gay , each fond vagary , '; Allur'd the laughing train ; Does he press a cold death-bed ? Is he forever , ever fled , And must , we never meet again ? ' Nevernevernever more !
, , The rapid race of life is o ' er , And hope's last ray is flown . His anxious breast Is now at rest ; His soul , set free By Fate ' s decree ,
Bids a long , long adieu to scenes where late it shone . ' Adieu ! adieu ! dear blissful shade ! Thy virtues here will never fade , Nor e ' er remembrance die : Thy noble mind , thy generous heart , Outlive the feeble sculptor's art ,-
And prompt the frequent si gh . 'Sistervirgins , come along ; Join with me the mournful song : Sister virgins , o ' er his grave Let the sable cypress wave ; Let the ever-weeping yew
With sacred tears the spot bedew . A laurel wreath ourgoddess mother * twines , Clasps to her throbbing breast his image dear , On the pale marble sheds a sainted tear , And all forlorn with grief on the cold tomb reclines . '
' See , daughters , see ! Revere the sacred bust ! And when it turns to dust Still let him live in me : Still let warm recollection force the sigh , And paint his virtues to each passing e \ e . Through the sullen gloom of night
Methinks I view his airy sprite : Celestial radiance breaks around , Soft strains of music vibrate in the air . — JBelioJd , in yon cerulean space , An heav ' nly cherub takes his place , With fadeless glory crown'd . — He comes ! your hero comes ! eternal bliss , to share . '