SONNET
IX
.
PEACE
to
thy
ashes
,
to
thy
mem'ry
fame
,
Bright
paragon
of
merit
feminine
,
In
forming
whom
kind
nature
did
inshrine
A
mind
angelick
in
a
faultless
frame
;
Through
ev'ry
stage
of
changing
life
the
same
,
How
did
thy
bright
example
ceaseless
shine
,
And
ev'ry
grace
with
ev'ry
virtue
join
To
raise
the
virgin's
and
the
matron's
name
?
In
thee
religion
cheerful
and
serene
Unsour'd
by
superstition
,
spleen
,
or
pride
,
Through
all
the
social
offices
of
life
To
shed
its
genuine
influence
was
seen
;
This
thy
chief
ornament
,
thy
surest
guide
,
This
form'd
the
daughter
,
parent
,
friend
,
and
wife
.