English poem
Epitaph
by Mather Byles (1828–1900)
So fades the FAIR, the transient Roses fled, (No Charms but Virtue bloom around the Dead) The Patriot so forgets his Land's Defence, His fine ADDRESS, and flowing ELOQUENCE: "Ye LIVING, learn; Your Graces so consume, "BEAUTY and GENIUS mingle in the Tomb.
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