English poem
EPITAPH on PAUL WHITEHEAD, Esq
by David Garrick (1717–1779)
Near this placeAre deposited the remainsofPAUL WHITEHEAD, Esq.Who was born January 25, 1710,And died Dec. 30, 1774,Aged 65. Here lies a man, misfortune could not bend; Prais'd as a poet, honour'd as a friend: Tho' his youth kindled with the love of fame, Within his bosom glow'd a brighter flame. Whene'er his friends with sharp affliction bled, And from the wounded deer the herd was fled, Whitehead stood forth—the healing balm apply'd, Nor quitted their distresses—'till he dy'd.
More by David Garrick
- EPIGRAM, written soon after Dr. Hill's Farce, called The Rout, was acted
- EPITAPH on JAMES QUIN, in Bath Cathedral
- EPITAPH on Mr. BEIGHTON, who had been Vicar of Egham forty-five Years
- EPITAPH on Mr. HAVARD, Comedian
- EPITAPH on WILLAM HOGARTH, in Chiswick Church-Yard
- Extempore, on hearing a certain impertinent Address in the Newspapers
- FITZGIG's TRIUMPH
- From the Spanish