Citation - Pennsylvania Chronicle: 1772.09.19

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Index Entry Lyric, moral [beg] Near to the grave's devouring brink 
Location Philadelphia 
Citation
PC.772.094
12-19 Sep 1772:1441 (297)
MEMENTO MORI.
Near to the grave's devouring brink, 
See yonder helpless mortal sink:
Few hours are yet between;
And those time hastens quick away:
They're past, and now his lifeless clay, 
Lies rotting and unseen.
. . . [3 more verses, with references to life as a stage and
a "mazy" dance.]


Generic Title Pennsylvania Chronicle 
Date 1772.09.19 
Publisher Goddard, William 
City, State Philadelphia, PA 
Year 1772 
Bibliography B0033647
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