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...A DREAM OF JULIUS CAESAR by ROBERT FROST POETS ARE BORN NOT MADE by ROBERT FROST ODE TO THE BROWN PAPER BAG by JAMES GALVIN SUPREME by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON BONNYBELL: THE GRAY SPHEX by EDGAR LEE MASTERS |