Death & Dying

Intended for Mr Rowe, in Westminster Abbey

by Alexander Pope 1688–1744

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Death & Dying

Thy relics, Rowe, to this fair urn we trust,
And sacred place by Dryden's awful dust:
Beneath a rude and nameless stone he lies,
To which thy tomb shall guide inquiring eyes.
Peace to thy gentle shade, and endless rest!
Blest in thy genius, in thy love, too, blest!
One grateful woman to thy fame supplies
What a whole thankless land to his denies.

MLA

Pope, Alexander. “Intended for Mr Rowe, in Westminster Abbey.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/pope/41/.

Chicago

Pope, Alexander. “Intended for Mr Rowe, in Westminster Abbey.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/pope/41/.

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