Epitaph On Howard Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCCDDEE FGHH| Ye who this hallow'd ground with reverence tread | A |
| Where sleep in honour'd urns the illustrious dead | A |
| To trace the achievements of the Sons of Fame | B |
| And pay just worship to each godlike name | B |
| If blest with hearts that melt at human wo | C |
| And feel philanthropy's celestial glow | C |
| Midst all the monuments that court your view | D |
| And claim the debt to buried merit due | D |
| Mark chiefly this on this with tearful eyes | E |
| More fondly gaze beneath it Howard lies | E |
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| O'er other urns mere mortals only mourn | F |
| Celestial Beings honour Howard's urn | G |
| Benevolence sits weeping on his stone | H |
| Heaven's Angel still though on her earthly throne | H |
Thomas Oldham
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Epitaph On Howard is a poem by Thomas Oldham. This page includes the poem text, poet information, related topics, comments, and similar poems.