Inscription
Sacred to the memory of
Maria Elizabeth Boothby, only daughter of Sir Brooke Boothby, Bart. and Dame Phoebe, his wife
born Feb. XIV MDCCLVIII; died Aug. XXII MDCCCV
"Chaste earth within thy hallowed breast,
Let these sad relics peaceful rest.
The mortal spoils an angel mind,
Mounting to heaven has left behind.
Her bosom pure as virgin snow,
Did with each mild affection glow.
Almost from human frailties free,
Yet boundless was her charity.
The sense is her that brightly shone,
Seem'd to her modest self unknown.
Reader no poet's pencil drew,
This portrait it is simply true.
O all beloved the general woe,
Thy universal worth may show.
O too soon united here,
With parents to thy bosom dear.
Sleep by a well-lov'd mothers side,
In life her chiefest joy and pride.
Sister farewell nor time nor peace,
Maria's memory shall efface.
Thy brothers who inscribe this stone,
With their last sigh thy loss shall moan.
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