death and taxes

(thing) by transform Fri May 26 2000 at 5:36:14

"Death and Taxes" was Dorothy Parker's third collection of poetry, published in 1931. It includes:

Ballade of Unfortunate Mammals
L'ENVOI
Guinevere at Her Fireside
Prayer for a New Mother
Prologue to a Saga
Salome's Dancing-Lesson
Solace
Sweet Violets
The Lady's Reward
The Little Old Lady in Lavender Silk
Tombstones in the Starlight
Transition
Ultimatum
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(idea) by robwicks Wed Jan 10 2001 at 21:19:08
Death and taxes are the two inevitable consequences of being human according to the popular cliché (at least it's a popular one here in America).
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(idea) by haruspex Fri Jul 20 2001 at 22:24:44
The phrase is from the famous last words of Napoleon's sister-in-law, Elizabeth Bonaparte.

When a vistor remarked that nothing was as certain as death, Elizabeth countered, "Except taxes..."

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