On JOHN ELWES, Esq. of Matchem, Berks, and Stoke, Suffolk; the Miser.
Here, to man's honour, and to man's disgrace.
Lies a strong picture of the human race,
In Elwes's form; whose spirit, heart, and mind,
Virtue and vice in firmest tints combin'd.
Rough was the rock, but blended deep with ore,
And base the mass that many a diamond bore.
Meanness to grandeur, folly join'd to sense,
Avarice united with benevolence.
Whose lips ne'er broke a truth, nor hands a trust,
Were sometimes warmly kind and always just.
With pow'rs to reach ambition's highest birth,
He sunk a wretch that grovell'd to the earth..
Lost in the lust of adding pelf to pelf,
Poor to the poor, still poorer to himself.
To pleasure's joy he virtue's joy denied,
Want all his fear, and riches all his pride.
A foe to none, to many oft a friend,
Callous to give, but liberal to lend.
Whose wants, that nearly bent to all but stealth,
Ne'er in his country's plunder sought for wealth.
Call'd by her voice, but call'd without expense,
His nobler nature rous'd in her defence.
And in the senate, labouring in her cause,
The strictest guardian of the purest laws
He stood; and each instinctive taint above,
To every bribe preferr'd a people's love.
Yet still, with no stern patriotism fir'd,
Wrapt up in wealth, to wealth again retir'd;
By pen'ry guarded from pride's sickly train,
Living a length of days without a pain ;
And, adding to the million never try'd,
Lov'd, pity'd, scorn'd, and honour'd, Elwes died.
Learn from this proof, that in life's tempting scene
Man is a compound of the great and mean.
Discordant qualities together ty'd,
Virtues in him with vices are ally'd.
The sport of follies, of crimes the heir,
Each must the mixture of an Elwes share ;
Pondering his faults, his merits not disown,
But in his nature recollect thy own;
And think for life and pardon where to trust,
Were God not mercy, when his creature's dust..
Argyle, John, Duke of.. Westminster Abbey,.... 5
Anstey, Christopher, Esq...do...............
Addison, Joseph..do......
Abercromby, Sir Ralph, K. B... St. Paul's,....... 39
Alexander, Lowry.. Lambeth,............
Aldis, Mrs... Camberwell,...
Aries, William and Mary.. Deptford,...
Anderson, Robert.. St. Michael's, Dumfries,.....207
Anthony, Francis.. St. Bartholomew, Smithfield,..267
Arthure, Prince.. Worcester,...
Beauclerk, Lord Aubrey.. Westminster Abbey,... 10
Burgess, Richard Rundell..St. Paul's,....... 33
Brock, Major-General Sir Isaac.. do,........... 42
Brookson, Benjamin.. St. Paul's Church-yard,... 44
Buckler, Susannah.. Lime-House,.....
Brewer, Edward Robinson.. St. Saviour's,....... 52
Black, Mr. James.. Bermondsey,............... 59
Berry, Dame Rebecca..Stepney,...
Browning, Mrs. Isabella..do...
Blount, John and Mary.. Islington,..
Bennet, Mrs... St. Paul's, Covent-Garden,....... 79
Butler, Roger, Esq...do.................
Burleigh, Anthony..St. Mary's, Lambeth,....... 81
Bayley, Elizabeth.. Leigh's Chapel,....
Burlett, Mr. Thomas.. St. Leonard's, Shore-ditch, 87
Basnet, Miss Mary.. St. Giles in the Fields,...... 89
Brown, Mrs. Ann.. Camberwell,
Blake, Mr. James,.. do.......
Briers, Mr. Edward..Hammersmith,............104
Brian, John, Esq... Kensington,
Bowden, Marianne.. Fulham,....
Braine, Mr. Richard.. Greenwich,
Banks, Mr. Richard.. Woolwich,..
Boyes, Mr. Robert.. St. Mary's, Carlisle,........165
Beaty, Mr. David,. Stanwix, Carlisle,...........173
Bellingham, Lady Dorothie.. Heversham,........188
Burgh, William, A. M... York,....
Bushby, Thomas.. St. Giles, Cripplegate,........ 196
Burnside, Rev. Dr. William.. Dumfries,.........205
Barrington, Samuel..Limerick,............
Bond, Edward, Esq... Armagh,.......
Brown, John.. Hoveton, St. John,..............255
Bird, William.. St. Lawrence, Jury,
Buff, Mrs...St. Mary's, Nottingham,............277
Barrington, Samuel..Shrivenham, Berks....................285
Craggs, the Rt. Hon. James.. Westminster Abbey, 7
Carteret, Philip..do...................
Cowley, Abraham..do........
Cleve, Ann of.. Westminster Area,........
Cornwallis, Charles, Marquis..St. Paul's,........ 32
Crawford, Major-General Robert.. do.........
Collingwood, Lord Cuthbert,..do.............
Clare, Thomas.. Lime-House,
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