The Thief and the Cordelier.

Nobles and heralds, by your leave,

Here lies what once was Matthew Prior;

The son of Adam and of Eve:

Can Bourbon or Nassau claim higher?[288:2]

Epitaph. Extempore.

Soft peace she brings; wherever she arrives

She builds our quiet as she forms our lives;

Lays the rough paths of peevish Nature even,

And opens in each heart a little heaven.