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. Verses Left by Mr. Pope
4. On a Fan of the Author's Design
5. To Lady Mary Wortley Montagu

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