Poem by Alexander Pope

Epitaph on John Gay

Well, then, poor G— lies under ground! 
    So there’s an end of honest Jack.  
So little justice here he found, 
    ’Tis ten to one he'll ne'er come back.

1. Song, by a Person of Quality
2. The Three Gentle Shepherds
3. On a Fan of the Author's Design
4. Verses Left by Mr. Pope
5. To Lady Mary Wortley Montagu

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