Epitaph for Mr. Gabriel Richardson

The epitaph marks brewer Gabriel's death with an extinguished fire and empty barrels, and makes his blessing conditional on drinking as honestly as he brewed.

By Robert Burns · Genre: Epigram, Humor · 41 words

First lines

Here Brewer Gabriel's fire's extinct, / And empty all his barrels: / He's blest-if, as he brew'd, he drink, / In upright, honest morals.

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Genres

• Epigram — Four rhyming lines end with a pointed condition linking the brewer's drinking to his honesty.
• Humor — The extinguished brewing fire and empty barrels lead to a playful condition on Gabriel's blessing involving drinking and honest morals.

Tags

epitaph · brewing · drinking · honesty · death

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• Work type: Poem
• Author: Robert Burns
• Date: Date unknown
• Language: English
• Genres: Epigram, Humor
• Length: 41 words
• Structure: 1 section, 1 paragraphs

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