Union First Line Index of English Verse
13th-19th Century (bulk 1500-1800)
First Line:
Around this grave, ye types of merit spread!
Author (Last name, First):
Hayley, William, 1745_1820
Title:
`Epitaph on Major Mercer the brother-in-law of Lord Glenbervie, whose death was occasioned by the affliction he suffered on the death of a most dearly beloved wife'
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Last Line:
Revered on earth! Rewarded on the skies!
Library:
YO
Shelfmark:
c.83/4
Folio:
no.2028
Ref Nbr:
Osborn A1333
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Names Mentioned:
Mercer, James, major, d. after 1797
Glenbervie, Sylvester Douglas, baron, 1743_1823
Mercer, Katherine, d. after 1797
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