940 ANNUAL REGISTER, 1804 



He laid her in the earth, 

 Himself scarce living, and. upon her tomb 

 Beneath the beauteous tree where they inclin'dj 

 Flac'd the last tribute of his earthly love. 



INSCRIPTION. 



« ANNA D'ARFET." 



I" 



O'ER my poor Anna's lowly grare 

 " No dirge shall sound, no knell shall ringj^ 

 *' But Angels, as the high pines wave, 

 *' Their half heard ^ Miserere ' sing. 



II.. 

 '' No flowers of transient bloom at eve 

 " The maidens on the turf shall strew ; 

 Nor sigl), as the sad spot they leave ; 

 " Sweets to the sweet ! a long adieu ! 



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III 



C( 



But in this wilderness profound, 



" O'er her the dove shall build her nest, 

 *■' And ocean swell with softer sound 



" A requiem to her dreams of rest', 



IV. 

 *' Ah ! when shall I as quiet be ? 



*' AVhen not a friend or human eye, 

 *' Shall mark beneath the mossy tree 



" The spot where we forgotten lie. 



V. 

 *' To kiss her name on the ccdd stone, 



" Is all that now on earth I crave ; 

 " For in this world I am alone — 



" O lay me with her in the grave." 



<' Robert A Machin, 1344.— Miserere nobis, Domini." 



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