Earl of ELGIN's death. ‘Christian Carstairs’ Alexander Huber Editor Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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Oxford This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. T76883 Carstairs, Christian. Original Poems. By a Lady, Dedicated to Miss Ann Henderson. A Tribute to Gratitude and Friendships. Edinburgh Andrew Shortrede 1786 pp. 31-32.

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May 15. 1771. Earl of ELGIN's death . Dead ! No — in the heart of each he lives who knew His virtues . The prime of life — the midst of all his schemes Too soon cut off . O Elgin ! who e'er did know thee , That did not love thee with a sister's heart ? Thy wife — thy children — friends and kindred , tell , How good he was ; Or let the orphan and the poor point out The many proofs of his benevolence . O ! guard them still , Nor let their sad distress , Or wild distracting grief , Retard thy spirit from the blest abode . Kind and compassionate , Amiable , And all the virtues , in the softest dress , Chearful and pleasant , Direct in Truth's fair path ; Nor blush'd to own Religion's sovereign sway . Just of thy word — as to the hope thou gave , Elgin , farewell , Go , reap the pleasure of a well spent life . Friend of my youth , Accept the tribute of a sacred tear Due to thy gentle shade .