An Achrostickal EPITAPH ON  
S igh S erious S ister's Valiant Sprague here lies, I ove I ustly I udges, this same Sacrifice R uns R ude and R ashly, sans Hyperboles.  E xquisite E mblem of E ternal Worth D rawn D ry by D each; thy Virtue did show forth W it W orth and W isdom; all conjoined in one. A ll A rts A ssisting are to thee alone. R aeson R ules R ightly, Everlasting Fame D oath here D eclare and D ignifie thy Name.  S eraphick S prague! S ublime in every part. P rowess with P rudence P re-commandeth Art. R enowned R ock, R ich Relic of our days; A rts A ncient A rtist, far surpassing Praise: G reat G ood and G lorious, thy Triumphant Fate V nlikely W as, V s, thus, to antedate: E arths' E mperor, E xpired is of late.  

But stay my Muse, thou hadst almost forgot  
Our Modern Hero; oh, forget him not:  
Lend us a tear or two, if thou canst cry  
And usher forth, to us, an Elegy.  
Neptune thou'rt churlish, for to make his Grave  
Within th' imposthumed Bubble of a Wave:  
Whilst Thetis kinder, did his Corpse translate  
Unto our Shore, to stigmatize thy hate:  
To show how much in Envy you excel;  
Thou'lt in thy Orb, admit no parallel.  
The Deepmouthed Cannon, hath him oft frobore,  
Thy Billows, are more fatal, when they roar,  
Like full mouthed Hypocrites, it all destroys,  
And so the deepest Waters, make least noise.  
Then to lament in brave Heroic Verse,  
Hang these dull Pendants on his Funeral Hearse.   

Farewell Brave Sprague, thy Tragic Fate exacts  
Tears tumbling from our Eyes, in Cataracts:  
By whose impetuous Torrents, Earth shall be  
Disrobed of Verdant Nature's Tapestry.   
E. M.