EPILOGUE

In Chelsea old parish church there may be seen an altar-tomb of such marked beauty that Dean Stanley once declared that Westminster Abbey contained only three finer. It is dedicated¹ to the memory of Geoffrey, Lord Dacre and his wife.

On the west side is the following inscription—
"Quos ardens amor juvenilibus annis
Abstulit atra dies—mors inopina rapit.
Ille prior fatis Dacrorum nobile germen
Occidit, in morbum ast incidit ilia prius
Qu? languescendo miser²? pr?t?dia vit?
Sensit, tam dulci conjuge cassa suo,
Ut teneri cordis concordia junxerat ambos
Sic idem amborum contegit ossa locus³.
Quos jungit tumulus conjungant c?lica tecta
Ut tensant coelum qui tenuere fidem.
Nobilis iste Vir Nobilis iste Mulier
Obiit Sept. 25, 1594 Obiit Maii 14, 1595."

The following is a free translation—
"Those whom in youth love joined, death's day of gloom
With little warning sank into the tomb;
He, Dacre's seed, first yielded to the blow,
She lingered on in weariness and woe⁴;
Their hearts responsive beat till life's calm close,
Together here the bones of each repose⁵,
United by one grave,—in faith they lie,
One blissful meed awaits them in the sky."

In Chiddingly Church there exists a noble monument to the memory of Sir John Jefferay, Lord Chief Baron⁶ of the Exchequer⁷.

He died full of years and honours in the year 1578.

The End

1 dedicated   

adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的

参考例句：

• He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
• His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。

2 miser   

n.守财奴，吝啬鬼 (adj.miserly)

参考例句：

• The miser doesn't like to part with his money.守财奴舍不得花他的钱。
• The demon of greed ruined the miser's happiness.贪得无厌的恶习毁掉了那个守财奴的幸福。

3 locus   

n.中心

参考例句：

• Barcelona is the locus of Spanish industry.巴塞罗那是西班牙工业中心。
• Thereafter,the military remained the locus of real power.自此之后，军方一直掌握着实权。

4 woe   

n.悲哀，苦痛，不幸，困难；int.用来表达悲伤或惊慌

参考例句：

• Our two peoples are brothers sharing weal and woe.我们两国人民是患难与共的兄弟。
• A man is well or woe as he thinks himself so.自认祸是祸，自认福是福。

5 repose   

v.(使)休息；n.安息

参考例句：

• Don't disturb her repose.不要打扰她休息。
• Her mouth seemed always to be smiling,even in repose.她的嘴角似乎总是挂着微笑，即使在睡眠时也是这样。

6 baron   

n.男爵；(商业界等)巨头，大王

参考例句：

• Henry Ford was an automobile baron.亨利·福特是一位汽车业巨头。
• The baron lived in a strong castle.男爵住在一座坚固的城堡中。

7 exchequer   

n.财政部；国库

参考例句：

• In Britain the Chancellor of the Exchequer deals with taxes and government spending.英国的财政大臣负责税务和政府的开支。
• This resulted in a considerable loss to the exchequer.这使国库遭受了重大损失。