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Poems

Consisting Of Essays, Lyric, Elegiac, &c. By Thomas Dermody. Written between the 13th and 16th Year of his Age
 

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EPITAPH
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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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.