And dared do what few dare do—speak his mind.
Philosophy and History well he knew,
Was versed in Physick and in Surgery too:
The best old Stingo he both brew'd and sold,
Nor did one knavish act to get his gold.
He play'd through life a varied comic part,
And knew immortal Hudibras by heart.
Reader, in real truth this was the man:
Be better, wiser, laugh more if you can."
Is there any reason for supposing this epitaph to have been written by Clio Rickman; and is anything known of Mr. Tipper beyond the biography of his tombstone?