Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-04-11
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SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF
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MR.. WILLIAM ISABEL,
native of England; who departed this life on Sunday
March 18Th, 1877, in Alexandria, ID. c. In HIM thu
United States have lost good c't'ileh' ana AeN"'
Gria, worthy and esteemed member OIL her o''a''O
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u,rJ. hard the task, which duty must perform
Mid heartfelt grief and tears yet fresh and warm
Poor the return that Gratitude can !ieid
For friendship on in purity reveaFdi
Yetfee5le as the pen which nov the hand
But trembling holds, and scarcely can command
A trife; offspring Of sincerity,
Than silence, must the humble E'ringbe
TO one whose length of years in virtue ram
And gave dignity TO name OF man!
Hence We encomiums ofthe titled great,
Noted rs much for vice glitt'rinS state
HENCE pand'ring mnstrelsy of conqueror's deeds
For which humanity and nature bleedsi
Hence all We themes Of passion, giory' mr'h'
And let the muse portray one man OF worth;
Depict the character-:he conducttei-
And shew to strangers, what was ISABEL!
Honest, industrious, temprate in extreme,
He earl, rose to hail the suns bright BEAM
And Of the time by others oft consigned
To petty triAng, stroye to store his NINA
With knowledge 10 instruct, or things to please,
which he in after years could tell at ease
Net the mere substance of what etad seen,
Blu, each nliauias, from mem'y green.
In language plain, and in department mild,
The aged man was blended with the child:
Nisdom's remarks, expressive, candid, free,
Couched in the terms of sweet simplicity.
Ask him of shakespeare, Pope or Kotzebue--
Auyht of old sages, or OF writers new
OF British poliucs-Columba's arms
Science or arts, or fair improvements charms;
Quick as the glance of thought, each striking part,
With all a masters pow'rs, he would impart,
Claiming the fixed attention of his friends
Bv speech, where modesty with deep thought blends
He, as a reader, idolized each page
OF sentiment, of history, or OF stage;
Books papers, were his treasures more than Soid'
And in the same, as he himself has told.
Endowment for minds seeking may be found
Where weeds but rarely rise to curse the ground
His library valuable, and he
Priced it as il deserved; but sympathy,
And kindness, and philanthropy would fill
His feeling soul-hs eye would oit dsth
The tear for others woe; nor has he Ger
To real want or need turned deafen'd ear
Their. still are ing those who could proclaim
The ste Ring worth OF lsAsELL's loved name.
Ne'er from his lips fell Inuo ndo's word,
By which anothers' guilt conld De inferr'd;
Meier the deceits of Aattery's Turing tongue,
To cherish vanity, or wed to wrong;
Ne'er ill-timed wit, to probe the bleeding heart,
Writing in pain beneath Affections smart;
Retired and unassuming; meddling not
With other mems concerns, the dark'ning blot
of proud offciousness meier stained his name,
Or gave his friends single cause to blame;
Yet he iudiciousy could praise, advise,
And shew the prudent course wherein to rises
Or, ifrequred to act a Mentors part,
Point out the errors of the head or heart.
Or, If unpleasant, Gghtsome friendly strain,
By silence shew the wish to give no pain
In converse lively, as in morals sound,
He lent charm to friendships social round;
Pleasing and pleased, the ev'ning hours would glide
Where he was present, with an even tide
Ofmingled pleasure, harmony, delight,
As tracing Ger the recollections bright
of Cornwalps native, interesting shore
ofLonion's brightest actors. now no more
of philadelphia beauty, order, size,
And schuylkilps charms that natures lovers prize.
D!verging widely, various suojeSSS eiaimea
A mart of his disc ourse-the ancient famed
For war, or architectural design,
Or agriculture, painting. sculpture fine
For jurisprudence. or for ardent zeal
To benefit the world, and to reveal
Tn eternal principles of equity
OF right and wrong, than man might happy be,
American affairs would oft engross
His conversaton-never at loss
To form Just conclusion, brief and clear
His thoughts uttered, and they proved how dear
To him, improreme,,ts' rapid spreading fame,
Comforting lustre on Columba's name.
Unchanged. Interchangeable. from earliest youth
He ;rod the single path Of strictest truth;
n. ,.,,- y he bo,,3-;pys or;t, his ot,ids.