60: The Fixed Period, 1882, by Anthony Trollope (1815–1882)
Its kind of cheating—yes, I know—
A second Trollope novel, Yo.
But this one is so very odd—
A time when people act like God,
Decide how long a life should be—
Then end it (somewhat mercifully)
If it exceeds allotted time—
Which seems, of course, a moral crime.
But all goes well—until the first
Achieve the age and in a burst
Of opposition cry, “No way!
I do not want to die today!”
So what ensues? I will not tell—
Just read to see if all is well!
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