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UPON WILLIAM TISDALL, D.D., by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: When a roman was dying, the next man or kin
Last Line: Whenever he dies, he must die with a stink.
Subject(s): Tisdall, William (1669-1735)


When a roman was dying, the next man or kin
Stood over him gaping to take his breath in.
Were Tisdall the same way to blow out his brea[th],
Such a whiff to the living were much worse than d[eath].
Any man with a nose would much rather die;
So would Jack, so would Dan, so would you, so would I.
Without a reproach to the doctor I think
Whenever he dies, he must die with a stink.





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