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EPITAPH ON LADY KNELLER by ALEXANDER POPE

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First Line: ONE DAY I MEAN TO FILL SIR GODFRY'S TOMB
Last Line: FOR I AM VERY LARGE, AND VERY WIDE.

One day I mean to Fill Sir Godfry's tomb,
If for my body all this Church has room.
Down with more Monuments! More room! (she cryd)
For I am very large, and very wide.



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