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James and Mary Ford, eds. Every Day in the Year. 1902.

March 18

On Laurence Sterne

By Anonymous

(Died Match 18, 1768)

SHALL pride a heap of sculptured marble raise,

Some worthless, unmourned titled fool to praise;

And shall we not by one poor gravestone learn

Where genius, wit, and humour sleep with Sterne!