Of Manners gentle, of Affections mild; In Wit, a Man; Simplicity, a Child; With native Humour temp'ring virtuous Rage, Form'd to delight at once and lash the age; Above Temptation, in a low Estate, And uncorrupted, ev'n among the Great; A safe Companion, and an easy Friend, Unblam'd thro' life, lamented in thy End. These are Thy Honours! not that here thy Bust Is mix'd with Heroes, or with Kings thy dust; But that the Worthy and the Good shall say, Striking their pensive bosoms -- Here lies GAY. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SONNET PREFIXED TO 'THE COMMONWEALTH & GOVERNMENT OF VENICE' by EDMUND SPENSER TO A CERTAIN CIVILIAN by WALT WHITMAN FIDELITY by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH EMBLEMS OF LOVE: 7. THE IMPOSSIBILITY by PHILIP AYRES SONG OF THE DECANTER by ALFRED GIBBS CAMPBELL |