Epitaph On Mr. Chester, Of Chicheley

by William Cowper — a poem card from Justes Mots

An epitaph mourning Mr. Chester of Chicheley, emphasizing the enduring grief of his family and community who loved him as husband, parent, brother, master, and friend. The poem's dignified tone and cataloging of his virtues reinforce his exemplary character and irreplaceable loss. It serves as a classical tribute appropriate for funeral readings or memorial contexts.

Tears flow, and cease not, where the good man lies,
Till all who knew him follow to the skies.
Tears therefore fall where Chester�s ashes sleep;
Him wife, friends, brothers, children, servants weep�
And justly�few shall ever him transcend
As husband, parent, brother, master, friend.…

Themes: sympathy · grief · reflection