Citation - Virginia Gazette-Williamsburg (Hu): 1771.07.18

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Index Entry Lyric, moral [beg] What is this life, that mortals idly crave? 
Location Williamsburg 
Citation
VGW(HU.771.100
18 Jul 1771:41 (1042)
PICTURE OF LIFE.
What is this life, that mortals idly crave?
The noisy passport to the silent grave.
Each moment sinks the value of the prize, 
And death is daily marching 'fore our eyes.
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Generic Title Virginia Gazette-Williamsburg (Hu) 
Date 1771.07.18 
Publisher Purdie, Alex., and John Dixon 
City, State Williamsburg, VA 
Year 1771 
Bibliography B0048515
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