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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AN EPITAPH ON A DUTCH CAPTAIN, by PHILIP AYRES Poet's Biography
First Line: Here lies a soldier not oblig'd to fame
Last Line: Could I but comprehend it in my verse.
Subject(s): Epitaphs; Soldiers
First Line: Here lies a soldier not oblig'd to fame
Last Line: Could I but comprehend it in my verse.
Subject(s): Epitaphs; Soldiers
HERE lies a soldier not oblig'd to Fame,
Being forc'd his own achievements to rehearse;
He died not rich, yet I would tell his name,
Could I but comprehend it in my verse.
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