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Poem
March 25, 1763
The New Hampshire Gazette And Historical Chronicle
Portsmouth, Greenland, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
Memorial poem honoring Benjamin Pratt, late Chief Justice of New York, for his profound learning from ancient Rome, Athens, and modern sources, emphasizing his greater virtue, and his ascent to heaven, written and published in Boston on January 26, 1763.
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The following Lines dedicated to the Memory of the Honourable
BENJAMIN PRATT, Esq; late Chief Justice of New-York;
and a Member of his Majesty's Council ;....was wrote
and published in Boston, Jan. 26, 1763.
WITH ardent Love for ancient Wisdom fir'd.
And with a Genius Heav'n alone inspir'd,
He rifled Rome of all it's mighty Store;
And still athirst to Athens went for more.
Both now exhausted....from the modern Page,
Fraught with the Sense of each preceeding Age;
He seiz'd it's Treasures ; made them all his own ;
And 'midt the Sons of Science greatly shone.
In him tho' Science did it's Rays unite,
And shed around him a distinguish'd Light,
'T was but a second Merit.... Virtue more
Adorn'd the Man than all his Learning's Store.
To Heaven now sped....beyond all mortal Ken....
He rivals Angels as he rival'd Men.
BENJAMIN PRATT, Esq; late Chief Justice of New-York;
and a Member of his Majesty's Council ;....was wrote
and published in Boston, Jan. 26, 1763.
WITH ardent Love for ancient Wisdom fir'd.
And with a Genius Heav'n alone inspir'd,
He rifled Rome of all it's mighty Store;
And still athirst to Athens went for more.
Both now exhausted....from the modern Page,
Fraught with the Sense of each preceeding Age;
He seiz'd it's Treasures ; made them all his own ;
And 'midt the Sons of Science greatly shone.
In him tho' Science did it's Rays unite,
And shed around him a distinguish'd Light,
'T was but a second Merit.... Virtue more
Adorn'd the Man than all his Learning's Store.
To Heaven now sped....beyond all mortal Ken....
He rivals Angels as he rival'd Men.
What sub-type of article is it?
Elegy
What themes does it cover?
Death Mourning
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Benjamin Pratt
Elegy
Chief Justice
New York
Virtue
Learning
Boston 1763
Poem Details
Subject
Dedicated To The Memory Of The Honourable Benjamin Pratt, Esq; Late Chief Justice Of New York; And A Member Of His Majesty's Council
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Rhymed Couplets
Key Lines
With Ardent Love For Ancient Wisdom Fir'd.
And With A Genius Heav'n Alone Inspir'd,
'T Was But A Second Merit.... Virtue More
Adorn'd The Man Than All His Learning's Store.
To Heaven Now Sped....Beyond All Mortal Ken....
He Rivals Angels As He Rival'd Men.