"THE EPITAPH" (English)
Here rests his head upon the lap of Earth
A Youth, to Fortune and to Fame unknown;
Fair Science frown'd not on his humble birth,
And Melancholy mark'd him for her own.
Large was his bounty, and his soul sincere;
Heaven did a recompense as largely send:
He gave to Misery all he had, a tear,
He gain'd from Heaven, 'twas all he wish'd, a friend.
No farther seek his merits to disclose,
Or draw his frailties from their dread abode,
(There they alike in trembling hope repose,)
The bosom of his Father and his God. | Source of the quotation | http://www.blupete.com |
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Epitafio (Spanish)
Aquí el regazo de la tierra oculta
un joven sin renombre y sin riqueza;
su humilde cuna vio la ciencia oculta
y marcólo por suyo la tristeza.
Sincero y generoso fue, y el cielo
pagóle; dio cuanto tenia consigo:
una lágrima al pobre por consuelo;
tuvo de Dios cuanto pidió: un amigo.
Su flaqueza y virtud bajo esta losa
no más indagues de la tierra madre.
Con esperanza tímida reposa
allá en el seno de su Dios y Padre.
| Source of the quotation | http://www.epdlp.com |
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