In a MS. copy sent to Coleorton.
[408] 1827.
Pale was her hue, but mortal cheek
In MS. from Mrs. Wordsworth to Lady Beaumont.
[409] 1840.
Thou strik'st—and ... 1827.
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In affectionate remembrance of Frances Fermor, whose remains are deposited in the church of Claines, near Worcester, this stone is erected by her sister, Dame Margaret, wife of Sir George Beaumont, Bart., who, feeling not less than the love of a brother for the deceased, commends this memorial to the care of his heirs and successors in the possession of this place.
Composed 1824.—Published 1842