| Alexander Pope (1688–1744). Complete Poetical Works. 1903. | | | | Epitaphs | | On Dr. Francis Atterbury |
| | | | Bishop of Rochester, Who Died in Exile at Paris, 1732 |
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| His only daughter having expired in his arms immediately after she arrived in France to see him. |
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DIALOGUE
She. YES, we have liv’d—One pang, and then we part! | |
| May Heav’n, dear Father! now have all thy heart. | |
| Yet ah! how once we lov’d, remember still, | |
| Till you are dust like me. | |
| He. Dear Shade! I will: | 5 |
| Then mix this dust with thine—O spotless Ghost! | |
| O more than Fortune, Friends, or Country lost! | |
| Is there on earth one care, one wish beside? | |
| Yes—‘Save my country, Heav’n!’ he said, and died. | | | |
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