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EPITAPH.
To her parents, husband, children,
In no care, no duty, no affection,
Was she wanting,
Receiving, deserving, winning, 12
From them respectively,
Equal endearments.
Of countenance and of disposition,
Open, chearful, modest; 16
Of behaviour, humble, courteous, easy;
Of speech, affable, free, discreet;
In civilities, punctual, sincere, and elegant;
Prone to offices of kindness and good will; 20
To enmity a stranger;
Forward, earnest, impatient,
To succour the distress'd,
To comfort the afflicted; 24
Solicitous for the poor,
And rich in store of alms:
Whereby she became
The delight, the love, the blessing, of all. 28
In no care, no duty, no affection,
Was she wanting,
Receiving, deserving, winning, 12
From them respectively,
Equal endearments.
Of countenance and of disposition,
Open, chearful, modest; 16
Of behaviour, humble, courteous, easy;
Of speech, affable, free, discreet;
In civilities, punctual, sincere, and elegant;
Prone to offices of kindness and good will; 20
To enmity a stranger;
Forward, earnest, impatient,
To succour the distress'd,
To comfort the afflicted; 24
Solicitous for the poor,
And rich in store of alms:
Whereby she became
The delight, the love, the blessing, of all. 28
In her houshold flourished
Chearfulness, due order, thrift, and plenty.
In the closet retired,
Chearfulness, due order, thrift, and plenty.
In the closet retired,
In
