Epitaph Ix. On General Henry Withers, In Westminster Abbey, 1729 Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABCDEFGHHIJ| Here Withers rest thou bravest gentlest mind | A |
| Thy country's friend but more of human kind | A |
| Oh born to arms oh worth in youth approved | B |
| Oh soft humanity in age beloved | C |
| For thee the hardy veteran drops a tear | D |
| And the gay courtier feels the sigh sincere | E |
| Withers adieu yet not with thee remove | F |
| Thy martial spirit or thy social love | G |
| Amidst corruption luxury and rage | H |
| Still leave some ancient virtues to our age | H |
| Nor let us say those English glories gone | I |
| The last true Briton lies beneath this stone | J |
Alexander Pope
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