History & Politics
Epitaph for William Pitt
From Epigrams and Jeux d'Esprit
History & Politics
With Death doomed to grapple,
Beneath this cold slab, he
Who lied in the Chapel
Now lies in the Abbey.
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Codex Note
January 2, 1820. First published, Letters and Journals, 1830, ii. 295.
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Byron, George Gordon, Lord. “Epitaph for William Pitt.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/byron/243/.
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Byron, George Gordon, Lord. “Epitaph for William Pitt.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/byron/243/.
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