Social Commentaries
Epigram on One Who Made Long Epitaphs
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Social Commentaries
Friend, for your epitaphs I'm grieved,
Where still so much is said;
One half will never be believed,
The other never read.
Cite this poem
MLA
Pope, Alexander. “Epigram on One Who Made Long Epitaphs.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/pope/129/.
Chicago
Pope, Alexander. “Epigram on One Who Made Long Epitaphs.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/pope/129/.
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