That ease be mine, which, after all his cares,
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The pious, peaceful prebendary shares."
"What is a Church?"—Our honest sexton tells,
"'Tis a tall building, with a tower and bells;
Where priest and clerk with joint exertion strive
To keep the ardour of their flock alive:
That, by his periods eloquent and grave;
This, by responses, and a well-set stave.
These for the living; but, when life be fled,