Alexander Pope (Александр Поуп)

On Mr. Gay

Of Manners gentle, of Affections mild;
In Wit, a Man; Simplicity, a Child:
With native Humour temp'ring virtuous Rage,
Form'd to delight at once and lash the age:
Above Temptation, in a low Estate, 5
And uncorrupted, ev'n among the Great:
A safe Companion, and an easy Friend,
Unblam'd thro' Life, lamented in thy End.
These are Thy Honours! not that here thy Bust
Is mix'd with Heroes, or with Kings thy dust; 10
But that the Worthy and the Good shall say,
Striking their pensive bosoms-
Here
lies GAY. 

1. On a Fan of the Author's Design
2. On Seeing the Ladies Crux-Easton Walk in the Woods by the Grotto
3. Verses Left by Mr. Pope
4. Occasioned by Some Verses of His Grace the Duke of Buckingham
5. Prayer of St. Francis Xavier

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