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To the memory of my much respected friend | To the memory of my much respected friend | ||
Thos Hicks Esqr. Rear Admiral of the Blue | |||
Here reposed from this world of rude bustle & strife | |||
Lies a man who has led a most excellent life. | |||
Filial duty | Filial duty distinguish'd the day of his youth | ||
And his Manhood was | And his Manhood was mark'd by affection for truth. | ||
[ | [M]an, husband or Father or brother or friend | ||
[ | [Ev']ry Action was just in its motive & end. | ||
Most perfectly mild & as cheerful as kind | |||
[No | [No]thing selfish disgracefully tainted his mind. | ||
All loved him who knew him; nor could they do less | All loved him who knew him; nor could they do less | ||
For to sooth ev'ry wound & each wrong to redress | |||
[illegible] the pride of a | [illegible] the pride of a heart turned to friendship and love | ||
[ | [A]nd sent as a model, to man from above. | ||
[illegible] Hicks | [illegible] Hicks! to thy worth may your country be just | ||
[illegible] my grief | [illegible] my grief thro your grave sink down to your dust | ||
[illegible] weep oer the bier where each villager | [illegible] me weep oer the bier where each villager sigh'd | ||
[illegible] herself shed a tear when you died. | [illegible] virtue herself shed a tear when you died. | ||
Latest revision as of 01:45, 15 July 2017
To the memory of my much respected friend Thos Hicks Esqr. Rear Admiral of the Blue
Here reposed from this world of rude bustle & strife Lies a man who has led a most excellent life. Filial duty distinguish'd the day of his youth And his Manhood was mark'd by affection for truth. [M]an, husband or Father or brother or friend [Ev']ry Action was just in its motive & end. Most perfectly mild & as cheerful as kind [No]thing selfish disgracefully tainted his mind. All loved him who knew him; nor could they do less For to sooth ev'ry wound & each wrong to redress [illegible] the pride of a heart turned to friendship and love [A]nd sent as a model, to man from above. [illegible] Hicks! to thy worth may your country be just [illegible] my grief thro your grave sink down to your dust [illegible] me weep oer the bier where each villager sigh'd [illegible] virtue herself shed a tear when you died.