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From the Oxford Sausage | 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 ------------- | Harcourt at Newnham ------------- | ||
"Could Milton be restor'd to sight, | "Could Milton be restor'd to sight, | ||
Revision as of 19:59, 17 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 con veriunt interse 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.