[Ads-l] Further Antedating of "Amen Corner"

[Shapiro, Fred]

Amen Corner (OED 1849)

1844 The Albion 24 Aug. 11/2 (Genealogy Bank)

'Tom' asks not for fame,
His wealth is his name.
'Amen Corner' could put the false scribbler to shame,
Let him read the Lord's Prayer, with an earnest endeavour
To mend his bad manners at once and forever.

Fred Shapiro

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