Social Commentaries
The Rich Testator
From Shapes of Clay (1903)
Social Commentaries
He lay on his bed and solemnly "signed,"
Gasping--perhaps 'twas a jest he meant:
"This of a sound and disposing mind
Is the last ill-will and contestament."
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MLA
Bierce, Ambrose. “The Rich Testator.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bierce/372/.
Chicago
Bierce, Ambrose. “The Rich Testator.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bierce/372/.
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