Death & Dying
Epitaph Extempore
From Miscellaneous Works (Waller, 1907)
Death & Dying
Heralds, and Statesmen, by your leave,
Here lye the Bones of Matthew Prior ;
The Son of Adam and of Eve,
Can Bourbon, or Nassau, go higher?
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MLA
Prior, Matthew. “Epitaph Extempore.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/prior/130/.
Chicago
Prior, Matthew. “Epitaph Extempore.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/prior/130/.
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