Izaak Walton 



it is, of course, most worthy of regard. 

 One needs to follow his career but a little 

 farther, and note in his Last Will and 

 Testament that he has at length (Aug. 

 9, 1683) arrived at his ninetieth milestone 

 on life's highway, fast nearing his jour- 

 ney's end, but still blest with " perfect 

 memory, for which God be praised." A 

 few months later his steps falter and fail 

 altogether. 



His death took place at Winchester, on 

 the 1 5th day of December in the same 

 year, while he was staying with Dr. Haw- 

 kins, prebendary of the Cathedral, within 

 the precincts of which his remains were 

 buried. The following is the inscription, 

 on a large black flat marble stone, to his 

 memory : 



HERE RESTETH THE BODY OF 



MR. ISAAC WALTON 



WHO DYED THE I5TH OF DECEMBER 

 1683. 



ALAS! HE'S GONE BEFORE 

 GONE TO RETURN NO MORE 

 OUR PANTING BREASTS ASPIRE 

 AFTER THEIR AGED SIRE, 

 WHOSE WELL-SPENT LIFE DID LAST 

 FULL NINETY YEARS AND PAST 

 BUT NOW HE HATH BEGUN 

 THAT WHICH WILL NE'ER BE DONE 

 CROWNED WITH ETERNAL BLISS 

 WE WISH OUR SOULS WITH HIS. 



VOTIS MODESTIS SIC FLERUNT LIBERI ! 



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