His heaven commences ere this world be past.
CHAP. LXVI. [P. 427.]
“As one who destin’d, from his friends to part,
Regrets his loss, yet hopes again, erewhile
To share their converse, and enjoy their smile,
And tempers, as he may, affliction’s dart.
Thus loved associates,
Teachers of wisdom,
I now resign you, nor with fainting heart,