Death & Dying

On the Death of William Springall Levett

by George Crabbe 1754–1832

From Juvenilia (1772-1780)

Death & Dying

What though no trophies peer above his dust,
Nor sculptured conquests deck his sober bust;
What though no earthly thunders sound his name,
Death gives him conquest, and our sorrows fame:
One sigh reflection heaves, but shuns excess--
More should we mourn him, did we love him less.

MLA

Crabbe, George. “On the Death of William Springall Levett.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/crabbe/37/.

Chicago

Crabbe, George. “On the Death of William Springall Levett.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/crabbe/37/.

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