A
TRANSLATION
OF
THE
LATIN
EPITAPH
ON
SIR
THOMAS
HANMER
.
BY
THE
SAME
.
THOU
,
who
survey'st
these
walls
with
curious
eye
,
Pause
at
this
tomb
where
HANMER's
ashes
lie
;
His
various
worth
through
varied
life
attend
,
And
learn
his
virtues
,
while
thou
mourn'st
his
end
.
His
force
of
genius
burn'd
in
early
youth
,
With
thirst
of
knowledge
,
and
with
love
of
truth
;
His
learning
,
join'd
with
each
endearing
art
,
Charm'd
every
ear
,
and
gain'd
on
every
heart
.
Thus
early
wise
,
the
endanger'd
realm
to
aid
,
His
country
call'd
him
from
the
studious
shade
;
In
life's
first
bloom
his
publick
toils
began
,
At
once
commenc'd
the
Senator
and
Man
.
In
business
dextrous
,
weighty
in
debate
,
Thrice
ten
long
years
he
labour'd
for
the
state
;
In
every
speech
persuasive
Wisdom
flow'd
,
In
every
act
refulgent
Virtue
glow'd
.
Suspended
Faction
ceas'd
from
rage
and
strife
,
To
hear
his
eloquence
,
and
praise
his
life
.
Resistless
merit
fix'd
the
Senate's
choice
,
Who
hail'd
him
Speaker
,
with
united
voice
.
Illustrious
Age
!
how
bright
thy
glories
shone
,
When
HANMER
fill'd
the
chair
,
and
ANNE
the
throne
.
Then
,
when
dark
arts
obscur'd
each
fierce
debate
,
When
mutual
frauds
perplex'd
the
maze
of
state
,
The
moderator
firmly
mild
appear'd
,
Beheld
with
love
,
with
veneration
heard
.
This
task
perform'd
,
he
sought
no
gainful
post
,
Nor
wish'd
to
glitter
at
his
country's
cost
;
Strict
,
on
the
right
he
fix'd
his
stedfast
eye
,
With
temperate
zeal
,
and
wise
anxiety
;
Nor
e'er
from
Virtue's
path
was
lur'd
aside
,
To
pluck
the
flowers
of
Pleasure
or
of
Pride
.
Her
gifts
despis'd
,
Corruption
blush'd
and
fled
,
And
Fame
pursu'd
him
where
Conviction
led
.
Age
call'd
at
length
his
active
mind
to
rest
,
With
honour
sated
,
and
with
cares
opprest
;
To
letter'd
ease
retir'd
,
and
honest
mirth
,
To
rural
grandeur
,
and
domestic
worth
;
Delighted
still
to
please
mankind
,
or
mend
,
The
Patriot's
fire
yet
sparkled
in
the
Friend
.
Calm
Conscience
then
his
former
life
survey'd
,
And
recollected
toils
endear'd
the
shade
;
Till
Nature
call'd
him
to
the
general
doom
,
And
Virtue's
sorrow
dignify'd
his
tomb
.