EconlibThe LibraryOther Sites |
Front Page  Titles (by Subject) EPITAPH ON LORD METCALFE. (1847.) - Miscellaneous Writings, Vol.2
Return to Title Page for Miscellaneous Writings, Vol.2The Online Library of LibertyA project of Liberty Fund, Inc.Search this Title:Also in the Library:
EPITAPH ON LORD METCALFE. (1847.) - Thomas Babington, Lord Macaulay, Miscellaneous Writings, Vol.2 [1830]Edition used:The Miscellaneous Writings of Lord Macaulay, vol. 2, (London: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1860).
Part of: The Miscellaneous Writings of Lord Macaulay, in 2 vols.
About Liberty Fund:Liberty Fund, Inc. is a private, educational foundation established to encourage the study of the ideal of a society of free and responsible individuals. Copyright information:The text is in the public domain. Fair use statement:This material is put online to further the educational goals of Liberty Fund, Inc. Unless otherwise stated in the Copyright Information section above, this material may be used freely for educational and academic purposes. It may not be used in any way for profit.
EPITAPH ON LORD METCALFE. (1847.)Near this stone is laid Charles Lord Metcalfe, A Statesman tried in many high offices And difficult conjunctures, And found equal to all. The three greatest Dependencies of the British Crown Were successively entrusted to his care. In India, his fortitude, his wisdom, His probity, and his moderation, Are held in honourable remembrance By men of many races, languages, and religions. In Jamaica, still convulsed by a social revolution, His prudence calmed the evil passions Which long suffering had engendered in one class And long domination in another. In Canada, not yet recovered from the calamities of civilwar, He reconciled contending factions To each other, and to the Mother Country. Costly monuments in Asiatic and American cities Attest the gratitude of the nations which he ruled. This tablet records the sorrow and the pride With which his memory is cherished by his family. THE END. london printed by spottiswoode and co. new-street square |
