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EPIGRAM LXIX.
[Friar Bacon form'd by spells, we're told]
Κρυσεα χαλκειων.
Friar Bacon form'd by spells, we're told,
A brazen jobbernole, of old,
That should great Truths have spoke;
But while the drowzy sage delay'd,
“Time comes, time is, time's past,” it said;
And vanish'd into smoke.
A brazen jobbernole, of old,
That should great Truths have spoke;
But while the drowzy sage delay'd,
“Time comes, time is, time's past,” it said;
And vanish'd into smoke.
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Skill like the Friar's, would gold surpass,
Who manufacturing vulgar brass,
Could such an head produce on't;
But, sure, whate'er his skill might be,
'Twas wooden wit, you'll all agree,
To make no better use on't!
Who manufacturing vulgar brass,
Could such an head produce on't;
But, sure, whate'er his skill might be,
'Twas wooden wit, you'll all agree,
To make no better use on't!
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