Poems (Sewell)/Lines to the Memory of J. Milbank, Esq.
LINES,TO THE MEMORY OF JOHN MILBANK ESQ. SON OF THE LATE SIR RALPH MILBANK.WRITTEN BY PARTICULAR REQUEST OF THE AUTHOR'S SISTER.
Mild were his sorrows! dignified—serene,And graceful Resignation touch'd his mien,Whilst Love paternal cast its soft'ning glow,O'er the dark scene of suff'ring and of woe.—Come, spotless Truth, thy flow'rs shou'd ever bloom,With sweets unfading, o'er thy Milbank's tomb! —Oh virtuous Spirit! form'd on earth to proveThe purest energy of faithful Love!To find a nobler state must yield, sincere,That heartfelt peace which oft is wounded here!Friendship shall ever prize thy honour'd fame,And blend with thine her lov'd Cornelia's name!