increaseth sorrow.' ——[3]
"Think on this.
"W. HONE.
"15 January, 1839."
[3] Ecclesiastes, i. 18.
Shortly after his death, the following appeared in the Evangelical Magazine, which I transcribed at the time:—
"The following was written by Mr. Hone on a blank leaf in his pocket Bible. On a particular occasion he displaced the leaf, and presented it to a gentleman whom we know, and who has correctly copied its contents for publication.
LINES
Written before Breakfast, 3rd June 1834, the Anniversary of my Birthday in 1780.
'The proudest heart that ever beat,