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Monody
Learn to adrhire the virtues of the man , •' ¦ > - o And follies , less than bur own vices , scaii ! - ' Oh , Fergusson ! ' twas thy blest art > in life , To win affection , and to conquer strife ; ¦¦ ' ¦ - .. :- ¦ - . '¦ : By death to purchase an undying name , :-Superior to the wreaths of noisy Fame . ' :: y Th blood ht hies
y sepulchre no -bougtrop grace , But deeds , * which time itself shall ne ' er ' efface .- : ¦ -. -, Far through the bush y wilds of Afric ' s shore , Thy mournful fate her tribes shall long deplore ! -: ' For , not the blaze of-Pow ' r assay'd to raise Thy merit to its lofty height of praise , -- ¦ - .- Nor hallows now thy memory in the past , With that lihtwhich wilLuncloudedIastl
pure g , , , . True Wisdom , tutor'd in the hardy school , v . y Of stern Experience , spurns the pride of rule . Fools only prize the pageantry of State , — The pomp of office , —irksome to the great ; Exalted Virtue knows , she ' s brightest , when Her sway ' s engrafted in the hearts of men !
Where pining Merit rais'd , in vain , its eye To Hope ' s bright fields , and Joy ' s cerulean sky ; . Or restless PairiV and niadd ' ning Fever strove ¦ ¦• - O ' er the rack'd form ' th « r mastery tO ' prove : Where wild Delirium , with her phantom : train Of dreaded sights arid fancies fired the brain ; Or listless Langour in the warid ' ring eye
Of sinking Natuiej' spoke heir destiny ; : - Thy simple manners f never fail'd to lend A sweetness to the duties of the Friend . : If ready skill and cautious judgrnent fail'd ^ - " . ' :-: ¦ A - ¦ ; . \ b The ; well-timed , voice of faithful truth prevail'd ; ,. . , Nor lessythy prudence to prepare the heart For iftdi , wm <& 'Eove ' pft trembles to impart ! % Just , as the flame of old Attachrrierit burri'd : ' ' ¦ ¦ ¦¦' : ^ ^ A . riew- ^ arid by-gone bliss afresh'return'd ;
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Monody
Learn to adrhire the virtues of the man , •' ¦ > - o And follies , less than bur own vices , scaii ! - ' Oh , Fergusson ! ' twas thy blest art > in life , To win affection , and to conquer strife ; ¦¦ ' ¦ - .. :- ¦ - . '¦ : By death to purchase an undying name , :-Superior to the wreaths of noisy Fame . ' :: y Th blood ht hies
y sepulchre no -bougtrop grace , But deeds , * which time itself shall ne ' er ' efface .- : ¦ -. -, Far through the bush y wilds of Afric ' s shore , Thy mournful fate her tribes shall long deplore ! -: ' For , not the blaze of-Pow ' r assay'd to raise Thy merit to its lofty height of praise , -- ¦ - .- Nor hallows now thy memory in the past , With that lihtwhich wilLuncloudedIastl
pure g , , , . True Wisdom , tutor'd in the hardy school , v . y Of stern Experience , spurns the pride of rule . Fools only prize the pageantry of State , — The pomp of office , —irksome to the great ; Exalted Virtue knows , she ' s brightest , when Her sway ' s engrafted in the hearts of men !
Where pining Merit rais'd , in vain , its eye To Hope ' s bright fields , and Joy ' s cerulean sky ; . Or restless PairiV and niadd ' ning Fever strove ¦ ¦• - O ' er the rack'd form ' th « r mastery tO ' prove : Where wild Delirium , with her phantom : train Of dreaded sights arid fancies fired the brain ; Or listless Langour in the warid ' ring eye
Of sinking Natuiej' spoke heir destiny ; : - Thy simple manners f never fail'd to lend A sweetness to the duties of the Friend . : If ready skill and cautious judgrnent fail'd ^ - " . ' :-: ¦ A - ¦ ; . \ b The ; well-timed , voice of faithful truth prevail'd ; ,. . , Nor lessythy prudence to prepare the heart For iftdi , wm <& 'Eove ' pft trembles to impart ! % Just , as the flame of old Attachrrierit burri'd : ' ' ¦ ¦ ¦¦' : ^ ^ A . riew- ^ arid by-gone bliss afresh'return'd ;