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without heavy grief of heart did He,

On whom the duty fell, (for at that time

The Father sojourned in a distant Land)

Deposit in the hollow of this Tomb

A Brother's Child, most tenderly beloved!

was the name the Youth had borne,

his illustrious House;

And when beneath this stone the Corse was laid

The eyes of all Savona streamed with tears.

Alas! the twentieth April of his life

Had scarcely flowered: and at this early time,

By genuine virtue he inspired a hope

That greatly cheered his Country: to his Kin

He promised comfort; and the flattering thoughts

His Friends had in their fondness entertained,

He suffered not to languish or decay.