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On Mr James Leake Bookseller in | On Mr James Leake Bookseller in Bath | ||
Here an odd volume lies, | Here an odd volume lies, | ||
Which unfolds to your | Which unfolds to your Eyes, | ||
Life's short - but important digression; | |||
Tho in character fair, | |||
Got some faults here and there, | |||
Occurring - through nature's impression. | |||
But reviewing old age | |||
Having mark'd in each page | |||
All errata - with signs of contrition; | |||
Waits the profits arising | |||
From the Trumps advertising | |||
A neat new corrected edition. | |||
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On a young Etonian neglecting to make his | |||
copy of verses, enquiring the subject next day | |||
found it to be Brevitas on which he immediately | |||
wrote down & sent up to his Master the following | |||
Si Placcat brevitas he breve carman habe | |||
Latest revision as of 23:15, 17 July 2017
On Mr James Leake Bookseller in Bath
Here an odd volume lies, Which unfolds to your Eyes, Life's short - but important digression; Tho in character fair, Got some faults here and there, Occurring - through nature's impression.
But reviewing old age Having mark'd in each page All errata - with signs of contrition; Waits the profits arising From the Trumps advertising A neat new corrected edition.
On a young Etonian neglecting to make his copy of verses, enquiring the subject next day found it to be Brevitas on which he immediately wrote down & sent up to his Master the following
Si Placcat brevitas he breve carman habe