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Epitaph

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Here lies JOHN SC-TT, As great a sot As most, when he was living; "And what is worse, "Ah! that's the curse," He got his bread by thieving.

He us'd to write, Both day and night, To pocket people's treasure. He was so sad, So mortal bad, His crimes were out of measure.