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Si Placcat brevitas he breve carman habe | |||
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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 marked in each page Full erration 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