[Inscription by the Rev. W. L. Bowles...]
in Nether Stowey Church
Lætus abi! mundi strepitu curisque remotus;
Lætus abi! cæli qua vocat alma quies.
Ipsa Fides loquitur, lacrymamque incusat inanem,
Quæ cadit in vestros, care pater, cineres.
Heu! tantum liceat meritos hos solvere ritus,
Et longum tremula dicere voce, Vale!
[Translation]
Depart in joy from this world's noise and strife
To the deep quiet of celestial life!
Depart! Affection's self reproves the tear
Which falls, O honour'd Parent! on thy bier;
Yet Nature will be heard, the heart will swell,
And the voice tremble with a last Farewell!
Depart in joy from this world's noise and strife
To the deep quiet of celestial life!
Depart! Affection's self reproves the tear
Which falls, O honour'd Parent! on thy bier;
Yet Nature will be heard, the heart will swell,
And the voice tremble with a last Farewell!