A pleasing form, a firm, yet cautious mind, Sincere, tho' prudent, constant, yet resign'd; Honour unchang'd, a principle profest, Fix'd to one side, but mod'rate to the rest; An honest Courtier, yet a Patriot too, Just to his Prince, yet to his Country true; Fill'd with the sense of age, the fire of youth; A scorn of wrangling, yet a zeal for truth; A gen'rous faith, from superstition free, A love to peace, and hate of tyranny; Such this man was; who now, from earth remov'd, At length enjoys that liberty he lov'd. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AUTUMN WOODS by WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT HER LIKENESS by DINAH MARIA MULOCK CRAIK ON THE SITE OF A MULBERRY-TREE PLANTED BY SHAKESPEARE ... by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI ON A PIECE OF TAPESTRY by GEORGE SANTAYANA A RECEIPT TO CURE THE VAPOURS by MARY WORTLEY MONTAGU A SONG OF LIFE by ABRAHAM IBN EZRA AN EXPOSTULATION WITH LOVE by PHILIP AYRES |