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ON A CARRIER WHO DIED OF DRUNKENNESS by GEORGE GORDON BYRON

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First Line: JOHN ADAMS LIES HERE, OF THE PARISH OF SOUTHWELL
Last Line: HE COULD NOT CARRY OFF, -- SO HE'S NOW CARRI-ON.
Subject(s): ALCOHOLISM & ALCOHOLICS; NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, ENGLAND; DRUNKARDS; ALCOHOL ABUSE;
JOHN ADAMS lies here, of the parish of Southwell,
A Carrier who carried his can to his mouth well;
He carried so much, and he carried so fast,
He could carry no more -- so was carried at last;
For, the liquor he drank being too much for one,
He could not carry off, -- so he's now carri-on.



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