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Steve Gardham Origins: There Is a Tavern in the Town (68* d) RE: Origins: There Is a Tavern in the Town 06 Jan 24

the 'breast' in question would have been a feature of memorial statuary.

Absolutely, m. And that stanza goes back at least to the 18th century.

Here's an early version from 'The Maid's Tragedy'.

Now dig my grave both wide and deep,
With a marble stone to cover it,
In the middle thereof a turtle dove,
To shew the world I dy'd for love.

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