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LIFE OF BACON. 



Funeral. 



Monu 

 ment. 



Of his funeral no account can be found, nor is there 

 any trace of the scite of the house where he died, (a) 



He is buried in the same grave with his mother in St. 

 Michael s church. 



On his monument he is represented sitting in contem 

 plation, his hand supporting his head, (b) 



FRANCISCUS BACON. BARO DE VERULZ S TI : ALB*&quot;: VIOs : 



SEU NOTIORIBUS TITULIS. 

 SCIENTIARUM LUMEN. FACUNDI^E LEX. 



sic SEDEBAT: 



QUI POSTQUAM OMNIA NATURALIS SAPIENTI.E 



ET CIVILIS ARCANA EVOLVISSET 



NATURE DECRETUM EXPLEVIT 



COMPOSITA SOLVANTUR. 



AN DNI MDCCVI 



LXVI 



TANTI VIIII 



MEM. 



THOMAS MEAUTYS 



SUPERSTITIS CULTOR 



DEFUNCTI ADM1RATOR 



II P 



Meautys. This monument, erected by his faithful secretary, has 

 transmitted to posterity the image of his person- and, 

 though no statue could represent his mind, his attitude of 

 deep and tranquil thought cannot be seen without emotion. 

 No sculptured form gives the lineaments of Sir Thomas 

 Meautys. A plain stone records the fact, that he lies at 

 his master s feet. Much time will not pass away before 



(a) I have sought, but sought in vain, for the scite of the house where 

 he died. See the Gentleman s Magazine, June, 1828. 



(6) With an inscription composed by that accomplished gentleman and 

 rare wit, Sir Henry Wotton. Rawley. 



The statue is of white marble, which is very finely executed of the size 

 of life, by an Italian artist. 



