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ON A BROKEN PIPE by JAMES THOMSON (1834-1882)

Poet Analysis

First Line: NEGLECTED NOW IT LIES, A COLD CLAY FORM
Last Line: WHAT MORE THAN IT FOR EPITAPH HAVE THEY?
Subject(s): SMOKING; TOBACCO; PIPES; CIGARS; CIGARETTES;

Neglected now it lies, a cold clay form,
So late with living inspirations warm:
Type of all other creatures formed of clay—
What more than it for Epitaph have they?



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