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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EPIGRAM, by ROWLAND EYLES EGERTON-WARBURTON Poet's Biography
First Line: Through life the poor dolt who lies buried below
Last Line: The inscription upon it will trouble his rest.
Alternate Author Name(s): Egerton-warburton, R. E.
Subject(s): Epigram (as Literary Form); Graves; Tombs; Tombstones
First Line: Through life the poor dolt who lies buried below
Last Line: The inscription upon it will trouble his rest.
Alternate Author Name(s): Egerton-warburton, R. E.
Subject(s): Epigram (as Literary Form); Graves; Tombs; Tombstones
THROUGH life the poor dolt who lies buried below
In the alphabet found an invincible foe:
Though not by the weight of his gravestone opprest,
The inscription upon it will trouble his rest.
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