Lines, To the Memory of John Milbank Esq. Son of the Late Sir Ralph Milbank
WRITTEN BY PARTICULAR REQUEST OF THE AUTHOR'S SISTER .
Mild were his sorrows! dignified — serene,
And graceful Resignation touch'd his mien,
Whilst Love paternal cast its soft'ning glow,
O'er the dark scene of suff'ring and of woe. —
Come, spotless Truth, thy flow'rs shou'd ever bloom,
With sweets unfading, o'er thy M ILBANK'S tomb!
— Oh virtuous Spirit! form'd on earth to prove
The purest energy of faithful Love!
To find a nobler state must yield, sincere,
That heartfelt peace which oft is wounded here!
Friendship shall ever prize thy honour'd fame,
And blend with thine her lov'd C ORNELIA 's name!
Mild were his sorrows! dignified — serene,
And graceful Resignation touch'd his mien,
Whilst Love paternal cast its soft'ning glow,
O'er the dark scene of suff'ring and of woe. —
Come, spotless Truth, thy flow'rs shou'd ever bloom,
With sweets unfading, o'er thy M ILBANK'S tomb!
— Oh virtuous Spirit! form'd on earth to prove
The purest energy of faithful Love!
To find a nobler state must yield, sincere,
That heartfelt peace which oft is wounded here!
Friendship shall ever prize thy honour'd fame,
And blend with thine her lov'd C ORNELIA 's name!
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