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EPITAPH ON HIMSELF by MATTHEW PRIOR

First Line: NOBLES AND HERALDS, BY YOUR LEAVE
Last Line: CAN BOURBON OR NASSAU CLAIM HIGHER?
Subject(s): PRIOR, MATTHEW (1664-1721);
NOBLES and heralds, by your leave,
Here lies what once was Matthew Prior,
The son of Adam and of Eve;
Can Bourbon or Nassau claim higher?



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