Epitaph On Johnson
William Cowper 1731 (Berkhamsted) – 1800 (Dereham)
Here Johnson lies, a sage by all allowed,
Whom to have bred, may well make England proud;
Whose prose was eloquence, by wisdom taught,
The graceful vehicle of virtuous thought;
Whose verse may claim, grave, masculine and strong,
Superior praise to the mere poet's song;
Who many a noble gift from Heaven possessed,
And faith at last, alone worth all the rest.
O man, immortal by a double prize,
By fame on earth, by glory in the skies!
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 14, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 434 |
Words | 80 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 10 |
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