If all men die when breath departs

DMI number:

18526

First Line:

If all men die when breath departs

Last Line:

Death is a fart then a fart for death

Poem Genre / Form:

Epigram and Quatrain aabb

Themes:

Death and Scatological humour / bodily functions

Related People

Author:

Thomas Brown

Confidence:

Confident (50%)

Comments:

Probable variant of 'An extempore Epigram on Death'. Brown (1715) IV: 33.

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If death comes on as soon as breath departs

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Content/Publication

Title:

Jemmy Carson's Collections [T187842] [ECCO Cambridge University Library]

Page No(s):

p.132

Poem Title:

A Theam upon Death. Spoke Extemporary.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

Title:

Jemmy Carson's Collections. [N28986] [ECCO National Library of Ireland]

Page No(s):

p.105

Poem Title:

A Theam upon Death. Spoken Extemporary.

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