The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift/Volume 18/Epitaph on the Duke of Suffolk's Fool

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The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, Volume 18
(1728)
by Jonathan Swift, edited by Thomas Sheridan, John Nichols, John Boyle, Patrick Delany, John Hawkesworth, Deane Swift, William Bowyer, John Birch, and George Faulkner

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1691547The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, Volume 18
— Epitaph on the Duke of Suffolk's Fool1728Jonathan Swift

EPITAPH,

IN BERKELEY CHURCHYARD, GLOUCESTERSHIRE.

HERE lies the earl of Suffolk's fool,
⁠Men call'd him Dicky Pearce;
His folly served to make folks laugh,
⁠When wit and mirth were scarce.

Poor Dick, alas! is dead and gone,
⁠What signifies to cry?
Dickies enough are still behind,
⁠To laugh at by and by.
⁠⁠⁠⁠Buried June 18, 1728, aged 63.