Death & Dying
Epitaph on an Englishman
Translated by Leigh Hunt (1857) · From The Poetical Works of Leigh Hunt (1857)
Death & Dying
Here lies Sir John Plumpudding, of the Grange,
Who hung himself one morning, for a change.
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Codex Note
Leigh Hunt's translation from Destouches.
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Hunt, Leigh. “Epitaph on an Englishman.” Translated by Leigh Hunt. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/hunt/97/.
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Hunt, Leigh. “Epitaph on an Englishman.” Translated by Leigh Hunt. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/hunt/97/.
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