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He gain'd from Heav'n, 'twas all he wish'd, a friend.
He gain'd from Heav'n, 'twas all he wish'd, a friend.


No farther seek his merits to disclose,
No further seek his merits to disclose,
Or draw his frailties from their dread abode,
Or draw his frailties from their dread abode
There they alike in trembling hope repose
(There they alike in trembling hope repose),
The bosom of his Father and his God.}}
The bosom of his Father and his God.}}
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Revision as of 17:53, 9 October 2022

General information

The epitaph (final three verses) from Thomas Gray's Elegy written in a country churchyard

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Text and translations

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Here rests his head upon the lap of Earth
A youth to Fortune and to Fame unknown.
Fair Science frown'd not on his humble birth,
And Melancholy mark'd him for her own.

Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere,
Heav'n did a recompense as largely send:
He gave to Mis'ry all he had, a tear,
He gain'd from Heav'n, 'twas all he wish'd, a friend.

No further seek his merits to disclose,
Or draw his frailties from their dread abode
(There they alike in trembling hope repose),
The bosom of his Father and his God.

External links

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