EPITAPH ON WILLIAM BELL, LATE A RESIDENT ON GATESHEAD FELL.
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By Samuel Barras.
Here lies the corpse of William Bell, The great good man of Gateshead Fell: Zealous in his Master’s cause, A strict observer of his laws: He liv’d by faith, and not by sight: With full assurance took his flight, Unto that sweet delicious coast, Where hope is in fruition lost.