Death & Dying

An Epitaph on old Oliver

by Charles Goodall 1671–1689

From Poems and Translations (1689)

Death & Dying

LIe light, thou Earth, on Noll's soft Noddle;
His Corps in Putrefaction coddle.
Lie light, that Dogs may smell and rave
To scratch the Tyrant from his Grave:
That Dogs may lay his Carcase bare,
And Messes of his Mummy tear.
Dogs his polluted Gelly sup,
And dig the Devil's Relicks up.

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Printed sub-heading: To Mr. Andrew Snapes.

MLA

Goodall, Charles. “An Epitaph on old Oliver.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/goodall/59/.

Chicago

Goodall, Charles. “An Epitaph on old Oliver.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/goodall/59/.

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