Light upon him earth though he

DMI number:

25803

First Line:

Light upon him earth though he

Last Line:

Laid many a heavy load on thee

Poem Genre / Form:

Mock epitaph and Couplet

Themes:

Architecture / buildings and Death

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Author:

Abel Evans

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Comments:

Discussed in Evans' ODNB entry.

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Content/Publication

Title:

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

Page No(s):

p.48

Poem Title:

On Sir John Vanbrugh, the Architect.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed