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First Line: Time, which does all creatures kill
Last Line: Twas because he knew him not.
Subject(s): Accidents; Drinks & Drinking; Wine


TIME, which does all creatures kill,
Has put the body underground
Of a certain bard whose quill
Did both dead and living wound.
With his ink he blacked the name
Of the greatest kings whose fame
Ne'er shall die nor be forgot;
And if 'gainst God he did not rise,
Uttering dreadful blasphemies,
'Twas because he knew Him not.





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