The poor old man lies on his deathbed, and has exprest a desire to see his son before he dies.

I cannot but smile to see my Granny so gayly deck'd forth [the book was expensively produced by Lloyd], tho', I think, whoever altered 'thy' praises to 'her' praises'thy' honoured memory to 'her' honoured memory [lines 27 and 28], did wrongthey best exprest my feelings.