Death & Dying
On Sir John Vanbrugh
From Hackett's Epitaphs (1754)
Death & Dying
Under this stone, Reader, survey
Dead Sir John Vanbrugh's house of clay.
Lie heavy on him, Earth! for he
Laid many heavy loads on thee!
Cite this poem
MLA
Evans, Abel. “On Sir John Vanbrugh.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/evans_abel/0/.
Chicago
Evans, Abel. “On Sir John Vanbrugh.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/evans_abel/0/.