This modest stone what but few vain marbles can

DMI number:

28042

Poem Aliases

Pope. Epitaph on Elijah Fenton.

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Evidence:

First Line:

This modest stone what but few vain marbles can

Last Line:

Thanked heaven that he had lived and that he died

Poem Genre / Form:

Epitaph and Couplet

Themes:

Death

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Author:

Alexander Pope

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Comments:

Twickenham edition VI: 318.

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Content/Publication

Title:

Memoirs of the life and writings of Alexander Pope, esq. [ESTC T88302]

Page No(s):

p.219

Poem Title:

[no title]

Attribution:

Mr. Pope.

Attributed To:

Alexander Pope