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UPON WILLIAM TISDALL, D.D. by THOMAS SHERIDAN (1687-1738)

First Line: WHEN A ROMAN WAS DYING, THE NEXT MAN OR KIN
Last Line: WHENEVER HE DIES, HE MUST DIE WITH A STINK.
Subject(s): TISDALL, WILLIAM (1669-1735);

When a roman was dying, the next man or kin
Stood over him gaping to take his breath in.
Were Tisdall the same way to blow out his brea[th],
Such a whiff to the living were much worse than d[eath].
Any man with a nose would much rather die;
So would Jack, so would Dan, so would you, so would I.
Without a reproach to the doctor I think
Whenever he dies, he must die with a stink.



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