God works wonders now and then

DMI number:

40650

First Line:

God works wonders now and then

Last Line:

Here lies a lawyer and an honest man

Poem Genre / Form:

Couplet and Mock epitaph

Themes:

Death and The law

Related People

Author:

Samuel Whyte

Confidence:

Speculation (10%)

Comments:

The authorship of the verse in The Shamrock, the collection edited by Whyte, is uncertain. Some of the verse is by Whyte, and some by unknown others.

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First Line:

God works wonders now and then

Last Line:

Here lies a lawyer died an honest man

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First Line:

This is a mere law quibble not a wonder

Last Line:

Here lies a lawyer and his client under

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Content/Publication

Title:

The shamrock: or, Hibernian cresses. A collection of poems, songs, epigrams, &c. [N22315] [ECCO]

Page No(s):

p.143

Poem Title:

An Epitaph.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

Title:

The shamrock: or, Hibernian cresses. A collection of poems, songs, epigrams, &c. [T90484] [2nd ed] [ECCO]

Page No(s):

p.143

Poem Title:

An Epitaph.

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Attributed To:

Not attributed