Tis True, 'tis Certain; Man, Though Dead,

And All Who Told It Added Something New, And All Who Heard It, Made Enlargements Too.

Content If Hence Th' Unlearn'd Their Wants May View, The Learn'd Reflect On What Before They Knew.

Who Dies In Youth And Vigour, Dies The Best.

The Young Disease, That Must Subdue At Length, Grows With His Growth, And Strengthens With His Strength.

Is That A Birthday? 'tis, Alas! Too Clear; 'tis But The Funeral Of The Former Year.