EpitaphOnMyEverHonouredFather

epitaphonmyeverhonouredfather

oyewhosecheekthetearofpitystains,

drawnearwithpiousrev'rence,andattend!

hereliethelovinghusband'sdearremains,

thetenderfather,andthegen'rousfriend;

thepityingheartthatfeltforhumanwoe,

thedauntlessheartthatfear'dnohumanpride;

thefriendofman—tovicealoneafoe;

for“ev'nhisfailingslean'dtovirtue'sside.”