Yet ftill he fills affection's eye,
Obfcurely wife and coarsely kind;

Nor letter'd arrogance deny

Thy praise to merit unrefin'd.

When fainting nature call'd for aid,
And hovering death prepar'd the blow,

His vigorous remedy display'd

The

power of art without the show.

In mifery's darkest cavern known,
His useful care was ever nigh,
Where hopeless anguish pour'd his groan,.
And lonely want retir❜d to die.

No fummons mock'd by chill delay,
No petty gain disdain'd by pride;
T'he modest wants of every day

The toil of every day fupply'd.

His virtues walk'd their narrow round,.
Nor made a pause, nor left a void;
And fure th' Eternal mafter found

The fingle talent well employ'd.

The bufy day-the peaceful night,
Unfelt, uncounted, glided by;

His frame was firm-his powers were bright,
Tho' now his eightieth year was nigb.

Then

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Then with no fiery, throbbing pain,
No cold gradations of decay,

Death broke at once the vital chain,
And forc'd his foul the nearest way,

EPITAPH I UM

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THOMAM HANMER, BARONETTUM,

Honorabilis admodum THOMAS HANMER,
Baronettus,

Wilhelmi Hanmer armigeri è Peregrina Henrici

North

De Mildenhal in Com: Suffolciæ Baronetti forore

et hærede.
Filius

Johannis Hanmer de Hanmer Baronetti
Hæres patruelis

Antiquo gentis fuæ et titulo, et patrimonio fucceffit
Duas uxores fortitus eft;

Alteram Itabellam, honore à patre derivato de
Arlington comitiffam

Deindè celciffimi principis ducis de Grafton viduam

dotariam

Alteram

Alteram Elizabetham Thomæ Folks de Barton in Com. Suff. armigeri.

Filiam et hæredem

Inter humanitates ftudia felicitèr enutritus Omnes liberalium artium difciplinas avidè arripuit, Quas morum fuavitate haud leviter ornavit. Poftquam exceffit et ephebis

Continuo inter populares fuos fama eminens Et comitatus fui legatus ad Parliamentum miffus Ad ardua regni negotia per annos prope triginta Si accinxit

Cumq; apud illos ampliffimorum virorum ordines
Solent nihil temerè effutire

Sed probe perpenfa differtè expromere
Orator gravis et preffus

Non minus integritatis quam eloquentiæ laude commendatus

Equè omnium utcunq; inter fe alioqui diffidentium
Aures atque animos attraxit

Annoque demum M.DCC. XIII. regnante Annâ
Feliciffima, florentiffunæque memoriæ regina
Ad prolocutoris cathedram

Communi fenatûs univerfi voce defignatus eft:
Quod munus

Cum nullo tempore non difficile

Tum illo certè negotiis

Et varus et lubricis et implicatis difficillimum
Cum dignitate fuftinuit.

Honores

Honores alios, et omnia, quæ fibi in lucrum cederent,

munera

Sedulò detrectavit

Ut rei totus inferviret publicæ
Jufti, rectique tenax

Et fide in patriam incorrupta notus. Ubi omnibus, quæ virum, civimque bonum decent officiis fatis feciffet,

Paulatim fe à publicis confiliis in otium recipiens Inter literarum amoenitates,

Inter ante-actæ vitæ haud infuaves recordationes,
Inter amicorum convictus et amplexus
Honorificè confenuit,

Et bonis omnibus, quibus chariffimus vixit
Defideratiffimus obiit.

TRANSLATION;

OR, RATHER A

PARAPHRASE of the above EPITAPH.

THOU who survey'st these walls with curious eye, Pause at this tomb where HANMER'S afhes lie; His various worth through varied life attend, And learn his virtues while thou mourn'ft his end. His force of genius burn'd in early youth,

With thirst of knowledge, and with love of truth;

His learning, join'd with each endearing art,
Charm'd ev'ry ear, and gain'd on ev'ry heart.

Thus early wife, th' endanger'd realm to aid,
His country call'd him from the ftudious fhade;
In life's first bloom his public toils began,
At once commenc'd the fenator and man.

In business dext'rous, weighty in debate,
Thrice teh long years he labour'd for the state;
'In every speech perfuafive wisdom flow'd,
In every act refulgent virtue glow'd;
Sufpended faction ceas'd from rage and strife,
To hear his eloquence, and praise his life.
Refiftless merit fix'd the Senate's choice,
Who hail'd him Speaker with united voice.
Illuftrious age! how bright thy glories fhone,

When HANMER fill'd the chair-and ANNE the

throne!

Then when dark arts obfcur'd each fierce debate, When mutual frauds perplex'd the maze of state, The Moderator firmly mild appear'd

Beheld with love-with veneration heard.

This task perform'd—he fought no gainful post,
Nor wish'd to glitter at his country's cost ;
Strict on the right he fix'd his ftedfast eye,
With temperate zeal, and wife anxiety;
Nor e'er from Virtue's paths was lur'd aside,
To pluck the flow'rs of pleasure, or of pride.

Her