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[nb: cut off words pulled from alternate, published copy of this poem] | |||
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When Pluto was told, that old Gripus was dying | When Pluto was told, that old Gripus was dying | ||
Who thro life, ev'ry villainous course had been trying, | Who thro life, ev'ry villainous course had been trying, | ||
But to cheat the | But to cheat the Infernals, had left all his store | ||
[To] four friends, in trust, for the use of the poor, | |||
[He] may (says old Pluto) do so if he Please : - | |||
[If] I lose my friend Gripe, I shall have the trustees. | |||
Latest revision as of 22:56, 14 July 2017
[nb: cut off words pulled from alternate, published copy of this poem]
Epigram
When Pluto was told, that old Gripus was dying Who thro life, ev'ry villainous course had been trying, But to cheat the Infernals, had left all his store [To] four friends, in trust, for the use of the poor, [He] may (says old Pluto) do so if he Please : - [If] I lose my friend Gripe, I shall have the trustees.