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May 18th's poem

May 18th's poem is "Epitaph. on the Hon. Simon Harcourt, Only Son of the Lord Chancellor" by Alexander Pope.

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Date
2026-05-18
Poem
Epitaph. on the Hon. Simon Harcourt, Only Son of the Lord Chancellor
Poet
Alexander Pope
Themes
love, death, grief, sea

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  1. Epitaph. on the Hon. Simon Harcourt, Only Son of the Lord Chancellor by Alexander Pope

    "HARCOURT, AT THE CHURCH OF STANTON HARCOURT, IN OXFORDSHIRE, 1720." — Alexander Pope, "Epitaph. on the Hon. Simon Harcourt, Only Son of the Lord Chancellor"

    love, death, grief

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