Here Lies James Quinn. Deign, Reader, To Be Taught, Whate'er Thy Strength Of Body, Force Of Thought, In Nature's Happiest Mould However Cast, To This Complexion Thou Must Come At Last.

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Here lies James Quinn. Deign, reader, to be taught,
Whate'er thy strength of body, force of thought,
In Nature's happiest mould however cast,
To this complexion thou must come at last.
-- David Garrick (1716-1779)
-- Epitaph on Quinn, Murphy's Life of Garrick, Vol. ii, p. 38

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