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EPITAPH ON THE REV. SAMUEL CLARK, WHO DIED AT THE AGE OF 42, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: What! Though such various worth is seldom known
Last Line: The man, the friend, the preacher, and the saint.
Subject(s): Clergy; Death; Epitaphs; Priests; Rabbis; Ministers; Bishops; Dead, The


WHAT! though such various worth is seldom known,
No adulation rears this sacred stone,
No partial love this genuine picture draws,
No venal pencil prostitutes applause:
Justice and truth in artless colours paint
The Man, the Friend, the Preacher, and the Saint.




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