Poetical works of the late F. Sayers to which have been prefixed the connected disquisitions on the rise and progress of English poetry, and on English metres, and also some biographic particulars of the author, supplied by W. Taylor |
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ON THE SAME.
Ned Whetstone to Trowse parish left,
An organ which in giving,
He thought that when of breath bereft,
He'd make more noise than living.
An organ which in giving,
He thought that when of breath bereft,
He'd make more noise than living.
But fearing that if he should go,
The choice might be ill-suited,
He chose to live to witness how,
His will was executed.
The choice might be ill-suited,
He chose to live to witness how,
His will was executed.
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