Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, MY OWN EPITAPH, by JOHN GAY



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First Line: Life is a jest, and all things show it
Last Line: I thought so once; but now I know it.
Subject(s): Labor & Laborers; Life; Work; Workers


Life is a jest; and all things show it.
I thought so once; but now I know it.




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