July 28, 2003
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With a Smile
On parent knees,
a naked new-born child,
Weeping thou sat’st
while all around thee smiled:
So live, that sinking to
thy life’s last sleep,
Calm thou may’st smile,
whilst all around thee weep.
– Sir William Jones, 1746-1794
Reuters, July 28, 2003 5:56 PM ET:
Bob Hope Dies With a Smile
“… surrounded by family, including his wife of 69 years, the former Dolores Reade, and their children, as well as his personal physician, several nurses and a priest who celebrated mass in Hope’s bedroom.”
