On The Death Of The Rev. Mr. Peele

Let Fame her trophies to Ambition raise,
Of monumental and historic praise;
Truth shall forbid the memory of the just,
To sink unnotic'd in the silent dust,
Whose spirit summon'd by th' Almighty Lord,
Now meets the faithful servant's bright reward.
His life was as his Christian doctrine pure,
Alike in virtue as in days mature;
His deeds that spoke benevolence of mind,
Unceasing flow'd to benefit mankind:
These to each heart his name shall still endear,
And long survive the sad funereal tear.