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... thro ' the long - drawn isle and fretted vault The pealing anthem swells the note of praise . Can storied urn or animated bust Back to its mansion call the fleeting breath ? Can Honour's voice provoke the silent dust , Or Flatt'ry 12.
... thro ' the long - drawn isle and fretted vault The pealing anthem swells the note of praise . Can storied urn or animated bust Back to its mansion call the fleeting breath ? Can Honour's voice provoke the silent dust , Or Flatt'ry 12.
Page 20
... in sad array ' Slow thro ' the church - way path we saw him born . ' Approach and read ( for thou can'st read ) the lay , ' Grav'd on the stone beneath yon aged thorn . ' THE EPITAPH Here rests his head upon the lap of. 20.
... in sad array ' Slow thro ' the church - way path we saw him born . ' Approach and read ( for thou can'st read ) the lay , ' Grav'd on the stone beneath yon aged thorn . ' THE EPITAPH Here rests his head upon the lap of. 20.
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