Epitaph On John Adams, Of Southwell, A Carrier, Who Died Of Drunkenness

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Title:     Epitaph On John Adams, Of Southwell, A Carrier, Who Died Of Drunkenness
Author: Lord Byron [More Titles by Byron]

Epitaph On John Adams, Of Southwell, A Carrier, Who Died Of Drunkenness.

JOHN ADAMS lies here, of the parish of Southwell,
A _Carrier_ who _carried_ his can to his mouth well;
He carried so much and he carried so fast,
He could carry no more--so was carried at last;
For the liquor he drank being too much for one,
He could not _carry_ off;--so he's now _carri-on_.

September, 1807.

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Lord Byron's poem: Epitaph On John Adams, Of Southwell, A Carrier, Who Died Of Drunkenness

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