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Poem
March 3, 1787
Independent Journal, Or, The General Advertiser
New York, New York County, New York
What is this article about?
Article revives Samuel Wesley's satirical epigram on the irony of poet Samuel Butler receiving a monument in Westminster Abbey after dying in poverty, contrasting with a later monument in Covent-Garden Church.
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BUTLER's MONUMENT.
The honor paid to Butler's memory, by the Monument erected in Covent-Garden Church, will make the revival of Mr. Samuel Wesley's lines, written above fifty years since, acceptable; as they were produced in consequence of the Monument erected to that Author in Westminster-Abbey by Mr. Barber of the City of London.
Whilst Butler, needy wretch, was yet alive,
No generous patron wou'd a dinner give:
See him when, starv'd to death, and turn'd to dust,
Presented with a monumental bust!
The Poet's fate is here in emblem shewn--
He ask'd for bread, and he receiv'd a stone!
The honor paid to Butler's memory, by the Monument erected in Covent-Garden Church, will make the revival of Mr. Samuel Wesley's lines, written above fifty years since, acceptable; as they were produced in consequence of the Monument erected to that Author in Westminster-Abbey by Mr. Barber of the City of London.
Whilst Butler, needy wretch, was yet alive,
No generous patron wou'd a dinner give:
See him when, starv'd to death, and turn'd to dust,
Presented with a monumental bust!
The Poet's fate is here in emblem shewn--
He ask'd for bread, and he receiv'd a stone!
What sub-type of article is it?
Epigram
Satire
What themes does it cover?
Satire Society
What keywords are associated?
Butler Monument
Samuel Wesley
Posthumous Honor
Poet Poverty
Satirical Epigram
What entities or persons were involved?
Mr. Samuel Wesley
Poem Details
Author
Mr. Samuel Wesley
Subject
On The Monument To Butler In Westminster Abbey
Form / Style
Rhymed Couplets
Key Lines
Whilst Butler, Needy Wretch, Was Yet Alive,
No Generous Patron Wou'd A Dinner Give:
See Him When, Starv'd To Death, And Turn'd To Dust,
Presented With A Monumental Bust!
The Poet's Fate Is Here In Emblem Shewn
He Ask'd For Bread, And He Receiv'd A Stone!