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First Line: Well then, poor g- lies under the ground
Last Line: Tis ten to one he'll ne'er come back.
Variant Title(s): Epitaph On G --
Subject(s): Gay, John (1685-1732)


Well then, poor G-- lies under ground!
So there's an end of honest Jack.
So little Justice here he found,
'Tis ten to one he'll ne'er come back.






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