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Epitaph. on Charles Earl of Dorset, in the Church of Withyam, in Sussex. - Illustration on Sermon | IllustrateTheWord

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Epitaph. on Charles Earl of Dorset, in the Church of Withyam, in Sussex.

By Alexander PopeSource: Alexander Pope - PoetryDB (Public Domain)102 words

'His saltem accumulem donis, et fungar inani Munere!'

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Dorset, the grace of courts, the Muses' pride,

Patron of arts, and judge of nature, died.

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