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EPITAPH by ANONYMOUS

First Line: SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF ANTHONY DRAKE
Last Line: SO HE SOUGHT FOR REPOSE A TWELVE-DOLLAR COFFIN
Subject(s): EPITAPHS;

Sacred to the memory of Anthony Drake,
Who died for peace and quietness sake;
His wife was constantly scolding and scoffin',
So he sought for repose in a twelve-dollar coffin.



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