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EPITAPH by ANONYMOUS

First Line: "BENEATH THIS STONE, A LUMP OF CLAY, / LIES ARABELLA YOUNG"
Last Line: BEGAN TO HOLD HER TONGUE
Subject(s): EPITAPHS;WOMEN;

Beneath this stone, a lump of clay,
Lies Arabella Young,
Who on the twenty-fourth of May
Began to hold her tongue.



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