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Trifling mortal tell me why

DMI number:
36734
First Line:
Trifling mortal tell me why
Last Line:
Distinguish in the clay
Poem Genre / Form:
Quatrain abab
Themes:
Hopelessness / vanity of life and Objects
Content/Publication
Title:
A select collection of poems with notes biographical and historical [vol 8] [T93622] [ecco]
Page No(s):
pp.80-82
Poem Title:
On An Urn, Dug Up At North Elmham In Norfolk, In An Old Roman Burial Ground.
Attribution:
By Dr. Ridley. 1743.
Attributed To:
Glocester Ridley