Image: William Hazlitt memorial

Description: Memorial to William Hazlitt, in St Anne's church, Soho. The memorial restores the original text which was written on Hazlitt's gravestone: Here rests WILLIAM HAZLITT Born April 10, 1778, Died 18 September, 1830 He lived to see his deepest wishes gratified as he has expressed them in his Essay, 'on the Fear of Death'. Viz.: 'To see the downfall of the Bourbons. And some prospect of good to mankind': (Charles X was driven from France 29th July, 1830). 'To leave some sterling work to the world': (He lived to complete his 'Life of Napoleon'). His desire That some friendly hand should consign Him to the grave was accomplished to a Limited but profound extent; on These conditions he was ready to depart, And to have inscribed on his tomb, 'Grateful and Contented'. He was The first (unanswered) Metaphysician of the age. A despiser of the merely Rich And Great: A lover of the People, poor or oppressed: A hater of the Pride and Power of the Few, As opposed to the happiness of the Many; A man of true moral courage, Who sacrificed Profit and present Fame To Principle, And a yearning for the good of Human Nature. Who was a burning wound to an Aristocracy, That could not answer him before men, And who may confront him before their maker. He lived and died The unconquered champion Of Truth, Liberty, and Humanity, 'Dubitantes opera legite'. This stone Is raised by one whose heart is With him, in his grave.
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