With a Smile

Heaven, Hell, and Hollywood:

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.”

“Say Formaggio.”