ON A YOUNG GENTLEMAN.

Who killed himself by drinking Strong Beer called October,
HERE lie I must,
Wrapp'd up in dust,

Confined to be sober;

Clarke* take care,

Lest you come here,

For faith here's no October.

SIR ISAAC NEWTON.

Born Dec. 25, 1642, died 20 Murch, 1726.

IN Westminster Abbey is an elegant monument, with appropriate figures, to the memory of the immortal Newton, with the following Latin inscrip

tion:

Here is deposited Sir Isaac Newton, Knight, who, by the light of mathematical learning, and a force of mind almost divine, first explained the motions and figures of the planets and planetary orbits: the paths' of the comets, the tides, and the ocean and discovered, what no one before had ever suspected, the difference of the rays of light, and the distinction of colours thence arising. He was a diligent, faithful, and penetrating interpreter of Nature, of Antiquity, and the Holy Scripture. By his philosophy he asserted the Majesty of God, the greatest and most glorious of all Beings; and by his morals expressed the simplicity of the Gospel. Let mortals congratulate themselves, that there has been so great, so good a man, the glory of the human race,

*His pot-companion.

The following couplet was intended for his
monument. By Mr. Pope.

NATURE and Nature's laws lay hid in night:
God said, Let Newton be, and all was light.

The following verses also appeared.

THAT Sun of knowledge, whose meridian ray,
Kindled the gloom of nature into day,
That soul of science, that unbounded mind!
That genius which exalted human kind!
Confest supreme of men! his country's pride,
And half esteem'd an angel-till he died :
Who in the eye of Heaven, like Enoch stood,
And thro' the paths of knowledge walk'd with God:
Who made his fame a sea without a shore,

And but forsook this world to know the laws of

more.

ON THE SAME.

By Aaron Hill.

MORE than his name were less ;-'Twould seem to

fear,

He, who increas'd Heaven's fame, should want it

here.

Yet, when the suns he lighted up shall fade,
And all the worlds he found are first decay'd;
Then, void and waste, Eternity shall lie,
And Time, and Newton's name, for ever die.

OLD GREY FRIERS, EDINBURGH.

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STAY, passenger, and shed a tear,
For good JAMES MURRAY lieth here;
He was of PHILLIP HAUGH descended,

And for his merchandise commended.
He was a man of a good life,

Marry'd BETHIA MAULD to his wife ;
He may thank God that e'er he got her,
She bore him three sons and a daughter.
The first he was a man of might,
For which the king made him a knight.
The second was both wise and wily,
For which the town made him a baily.
The third a factor of renown,
Both in Camphire and in this town.
His daughter was both grave and wise,
And married was to JAMES ELIES.

He died APRIL 30, 1649, in the 79 year of his age.

ISLINGTON.

ON JOHN MICHAEL STERN, 1762.

His life, tho' short, he labour'd to improve

. In trade, in virtue, and in social love.

His heart was good, religiously inclin'd;

His temper sweet, benevolent, and kind;

His manner open, generous, and free;

He was a man, such as a man should be..

W. ELDERTON,

THE RED-NOSED BALLAD MAKER.

HE was originally an attorney in the sheriff's court of London, and afterwards (if we may believe Oldys) a comedian, was a facetious fuddling companion, whose tippling and rhymes rendered him famous among his contemporaries. He was author of many popular songs and ballads, and probably other pieces. He is believed to have fallen a victim to his bottle before the year 1592. His epitaph has been recorded by Camden, and is thus translated by Oldys.

Dead drunk, here Elderton doth lie;
Dead as he is, he still is dry:

So of him it may well be said,

Here he, but not his thirst, is laid.

See Stowe's Lond. (Guildhall) - Biogr. Brit. (Drayton, by Oldys, Note B.)-Ath. Ox.-Camden's Remains The Exaale-lation of Ale, among Beaumont's Poems, 8vo. 1653.

WESTMINSTER ABBEY.

DR. BUSBY.

BEHOLD! underneath, lies the image of Busby: such as he appeared to human eyes. If you desire to see that part of him more deeply impressed on their minds, thoughtfully survey the shining characters of both universities, and the law, and the leading and principal men in the court, the parliament, and the church. When you have seen such a full-sown and plenteous harvest of ingenious men, only consider what he must have been who sowed it. This was he

who nicely discovered, usefully managed, and happily improved the natural genius of every one: this he, who, by his instructions, reformed and nourished the minds of youth, that they learned to grow wise as they learned language; and while they were educated as boys, they improved as men. As many as, taught by him, appeared in public, so many faithful and strenuous asserters were raised to the church aud monarchy of England. Lastly, whatsoever fame the school of Westminster boasts, and whatever advantage mankind shall reap from thence, is principally owing to Busby, and will be owing to him in all ages. So useful a member of the commonwealth, God was pleased to bless with length of days and increase of riches; and, in return, he cheerfully devoted himself and his for the promotion of piety, to relieve the poor, to encourage learning, and to repair churches. These were his ways of enjoying wealth; and what he did not employ in his life-time to this purpose, he bequeathed at his death.

ON THE PEDESTAL.

Richard Busby, of the county of Lincoln, D. D. born at Lutton, 1606, Sept. 22. Made master of Westminster College, 1640, Dec. 23. Elected prebend of Westminster, 1660, July 5; and treasurer of Wells, Aug. 11, in the same year. He died 1695, April 5.

WESTMINSTER ABBEY.

MRS. BEHN.

Died April 16, 1689.

HERE lies a proof that wit can never be
Defence enough against mortality.