My sledge and hammer lie reclined

DMI number:

25810

First Line:

My sledge and hammer lie reclined

Last Line:

The last nail's driven my work is done

Poem Genre / Form:

Couplet and Mock epitaph

Themes:

Death and Trades / labour

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Author:

Alexander Pennecuik

Confidence:

Confident (50%)

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Content/Publication

Title:

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

Page No(s):

p.19

Poem Title:

In Memory of David Fletcher, Smith to this Church, who died Feb 14, 1744, aged 48.

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Title:

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

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p.18

Poem Title:

Lincoln Church. In memory of David Fletcher, Smith to this Church, who died Feb. 14. 1744. Aged 48 Years.

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Title:

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

Page No(s):

p.161

Poem Title:

Lincoln Church. In Memory of David Fletcher, Smith to this Church, who died Feb. 14, 1744. Aged 48 Years.

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Title:

The book of fun or the quintessence of wit and mirth [T191471] [ecco]

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p.51

Poem Title:

Lincoln Church. In Memory of David Fletcher, Smith to this Church, who died Feb. 14, 1744. Aged 48 Years.

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