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Poems
Consisting Of Essays, Lyric, Elegiac, &c. By Thomas Dermody. Written between the 13th and 16th Year of his Age
Dermody, Thomas (1775-1802)
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EPITAPH
On the
SEXTON
who rung his
own
knell.
Let
no rude profligate dare laugh
At th'head-piece of this epitaph;
'Tis true—for as old John-a-Nokes
Peal'd out the bell with solemn strokes,
It fell,—(no hand was by to save!)
Announc'd his death, and form'd his grave.
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