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Death & Dying

Epitaph.

by Sir John Suckling 1609–1641

Death & Dying

Here lies Don Alonzo,
Slain by a wound received under
His left Pappe,
The Orifice of which was so
Small, no Chirurgion could
Discover it.
Reader,
If thou wouldst avoid so strange
A Death,
Look not upon Lucinda'es eyes.

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MLA

Suckling, John. “Epitaph.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/suckling/29/.

Chicago

Suckling, John. “Epitaph.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/suckling/29/.

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