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Epitaph on John Adams, of Southwell, a Carrier, Who Died of Drunkenness

by George Gordon, Lord Byron

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_.

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