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Poem
April 10, 1802
Rhode Island Republican
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island
What is this article about?
Satirical epitaph for Jared Ingersoll, Esq., the Stamp-Master hanged in effigy in Hebron in 1764, protesting the Stamp Act. The poem mocks him as a rogue, buries him with the devil, and conceals the Act in hell.
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OF THE STAMP-ACT
THE following epitaph, affixed to the grave of Jared Ingersoll, Esq. the late English Stamp-Master, who, together with his infernal majesty and his holiness the pope, were hanged in effigy, burned, and buried at Hebron, in the year 1764, may show what the feelings of the people once were towards Stamp-Acts and their abettors.
ERE lies inter'd beneath this pile,
H A rogue, a villain, base and vile,
Who strove his country to beguile--
But Fate's good resolution
Dissolv'd in death by heaven's will,
As great a knave as death could kill
By gibbets, flames, and halter's skill,
And earth's best constitution.
We lay the devil by his side,
Who, while he liv'd. was all his guide,
Who did attend him when he died,
And now guards the remains
Of this STAMP-MASTER. doom'd to dwell
And gather all the tax in hell :
The Act itself we here conceal
With him and all his gains.
THE following epitaph, affixed to the grave of Jared Ingersoll, Esq. the late English Stamp-Master, who, together with his infernal majesty and his holiness the pope, were hanged in effigy, burned, and buried at Hebron, in the year 1764, may show what the feelings of the people once were towards Stamp-Acts and their abettors.
ERE lies inter'd beneath this pile,
H A rogue, a villain, base and vile,
Who strove his country to beguile--
But Fate's good resolution
Dissolv'd in death by heaven's will,
As great a knave as death could kill
By gibbets, flames, and halter's skill,
And earth's best constitution.
We lay the devil by his side,
Who, while he liv'd. was all his guide,
Who did attend him when he died,
And now guards the remains
Of this STAMP-MASTER. doom'd to dwell
And gather all the tax in hell :
The Act itself we here conceal
With him and all his gains.
What sub-type of article is it?
Epitaph
Satire
Epigram
What themes does it cover?
Taxation Tyranny
Political
Liberty Independence
What keywords are associated?
Stamp Act
Jared Ingersoll
Epitaph
Stamp Master
Hebron
1764
Taxation
Effigy
Poem Details
Title
Of The Stamp Act
Subject
Epitaph For Jared Ingersoll, Stamp Master, Hanged In Effigy 1764
Form / Style
Rhymed Quatrains
Key Lines
Ere Lies Inter'd Beneath This Pile,
H A Rogue, A Villain, Base And Vile,
Of This Stamp Master. Doom'd To Dwell
And Gather All The Tax In Hell :