Epitaph on the Tombstone of a Child



This Little, Silent, Gloomy Monument,
  Contains all that was sweet and innocent ;
  The softest pratler that e'er found a Tongue,
  His Voice was Musick and his Words a Song ;
  Which now each List'ning Angel smiling hears,
  Such pretty Harmonies compose the Spheres;
  Wanton as unfledg'd Cupids, ere their Charms
  Has learn'd the little arts of doing harms ;
  Fair as young Cherubins, as soft and kind,
 And tho translated could not be refin'd ;
 The Seventh dear pledge the Nuptial Joys had given,
 Toil'd here on Earth, retir'd to rest in Heaven ;
 Where they the shining Host of Angels fill,
 Spread their gay wings before the Throne, and smile.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 19, 2023

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Scheme AABCDEFFGGHHIJ
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 649
Words 109
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 14

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