Death & Dying
Epitaph on John Adams, of Southwell, a Carrier, Who Died of Drunkenness
From Epigrams and Jeux d'Esprit
John Adams lies here, of the parish of Southwell,
A Carrier who carried his can to his mouth well;
He carried so much and he carried so fast,
He could carry no more--so was carried at last;
For the liquor he drank being too much for one,
He could not carry off;--so he's now carri-on.
Codex Note
September, 1807. First published, Letters and Journals, 1830, i. 106.
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MLA
Byron, George Gordon, Lord. “Epitaph on John Adams, of Southwell, a Carrier, Who Died of Drunkenness.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/byron/207/.
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Byron, George Gordon, Lord. “Epitaph on John Adams, of Southwell, a Carrier, Who Died of Drunkenness.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/byron/207/.
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