Lie light upon him earth though he

DMI number:

34083

First Line:

Lie light upon him earth though he

Last Line:

Laid many a heavy load on thee

Poem Genre / Form:

Epistle, Couplet, and Distich

Themes:

Death

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Author:

Abel Evans

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Comments:

Discussed in Evans' ODNB entry.

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Content/Publication

Title:

A new select collection of epitaphs [vol 2] [T136904] [ecco]

Page No(s):

p.10

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On Sir John Vanbrugh, the Architect.

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Not attributed

Title:

A select collection of epitaphs carefully collected from the tombstones of the most eminent personages in England Scotland and Ireland [T131017] [ecco]

Page No(s):

p.6

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On Sir John Vanbrugh, the Architect.

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Title:

Select and Remarkable Epitaphs [Vol. 2] [T27439] [ECCO]

Page No(s):

p.13

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