Seek not his faults—his merits—to explore,
But quickly drop this uninstructive tale!
His works—his faults—his merits—are no more,
Sunk in the gloom of dark oblivion’s veil.
Sir J. H. Moore.
From Elegant Extracts from the British Poets. 1824.
Elegy on the Death of Bow-Fair, 1823.
(Bow Fair was instituted by Charles II. in 1664.)
The Bow-bell tolls the knell of Bow-fair fun,