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A soldier late of Britain's hardy brood

DMI number:
18829
First Line:
A soldier late of Britain's hardy brood
Last Line:
That death may kill the brave but can't subdue
Poem Genre / Form:
Moral and Couplet
Themes:
Death and Virtue / vice[Bravery]
Content/Publication
Title:
A new miscellany in prose and verse by Swift, Holles St John and other eminent hands [T67058]
Page No(s):
pp.38-39
Poem Title:
On the Soldier who was drown'd in attempting to cross the Thames in the great Frost, and was afterwards found with his Piece fast held in his Hand.
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