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From the Oxford | From the Oxford Sausage | ||
By fr Bacon who wrote in 1763 the following lines | By fr Bacon who wrote in 1763 the following lines | ||
on the Bust of Milton | on the Bust of Milton In the Gadens of Ld [lord] | ||
Harcourt at Newnham ------------- | |||
"Could Milton be | "Could Milton be restor'd to sight, | ||
Me might, at Good Lord | Me might, at Good Lord Harcourts Cost, | ||
See here with | See here with exquisite delight | ||
The | The Paradise His Adam Lost" | ||
[7 flourishes] | [7 flourishes] | ||
Epitath on a Lawyer | Epitath on a Lawyer | ||
__ __ __ ______ | __ __ __ ______ | ||
Hic jacet [here lies] Jacobus Straw [superscript r inserted] | |||
who forty years followed the Law | who forty years followed the Law | ||
when he dyed | when he dyed | ||
the Devil Cry'd | the Devil Cry'd | ||
John give us your | John give us your paw." | ||
[8 flourishes] | [8 flourishes] | ||
In claudum Poetam | In claudum Poetam | ||
Quam bene converiunt inter se carmen et autor | |||
Claudicat hoc numero Claudicat ille pede | |||
How well the author and His lines | |||
How well the author and His lines Agree! | |||
W.H. | Lame are his numbers & a cripple He. | ||
W.H.R. | |||
Latest revision as of 00:24, 23 July 2017
From the Oxford Sausage
By fr Bacon who wrote in 1763 the following lines on the Bust of Milton In the Gadens of Ld [lord] Harcourt at Newnham -------------
"Could Milton be restor'd to sight,
Me might, at Good Lord Harcourts Cost,
See here with exquisite delight
The Paradise His Adam Lost"
[7 flourishes]
Epitath on a Lawyer
__ __ __ ______
Hic jacet [here lies] Jacobus Straw [superscript r inserted]
who forty years followed the Law
when he dyed
the Devil Cry'd
John give us your paw."
[8 flourishes]
In claudum Poetam
Quam bene converiunt inter se carmen et autor
Claudicat hoc numero Claudicat ille pede
How well the author and His lines Agree! Lame are his numbers & a cripple He.
W.H.R.