William Collins （b. 1721,d. 1759） was born at Chichester,England. He was educated at Winchester and Oxford. About 1745,he went tLondon as a literary adventurer,and there won the esteem of Dr. Johnson. His "Odes" were published in 1746,but were not popular. He was subsequently relieved from pecuniary embarrassment by a legacy of ?2,000 from a maternal uncle;but he soon became partially insane,and was for some time confined in an asylum for lunatics. He afterwards retired tChichester,where he was cared for by his sister until his death.
1.How sleep the brave whsink trest By all their country’s wishes blessed! When Spring,with dewy fingers cold,Returns tdeck their hallowed mold,She there shall dress a sweeter sod Than Fancy‘s feet have ever trod.
2.By fairy hands their knell is rung;By forms unseen their dirge is sung;There honor comes a pilgrim gray,Tbless the turf that wraps their clay;And Freedom shall awhile repairTdwell a weeping hermit there!