The poor the world the heavens and the grave
- DMI number:
- 29407
- First Line:
- The poor the world the heavens and the grave
- Last Line:
- His alms his praise his soul and body have
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Epitaph and Couplet
- Themes:
- Death
- Author:
- George Wither
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Extract w. variants from 'An Epitaph upon the Right Virtuous Lady, the Lady Scott'. Faire-virtue, Mistresse of Phil'arete (1622, ESTC S120248).
- First Line:
- The poor the world heaven and the grave
- Last Line:
- His alms his praise his soul and body have
- Relationship:
- Variant Of
- Comments:
- Title:
- Sepulchrorum Inscriptiones: Or a curious collection of above 900 of the most remarkable epitaphs [vol I] [T55764] [gb]
- Page No(s):
- p.276
- Poem Title:
- On a pious Benefactor.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
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