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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
COPY OF A COPY OF VERSES FROM THOMAS SHERIDAN TO GEORGE NIM-DAN-DEAN, by THOMAS SHERIDAN (1687-1738) Poet's Biography First Line: I'd have you t' know, george, dan, dean 'nd nim Last Line: P'rr' walmsl', 'nd longsh'nks tim. | |||
I'd have you t' know, George, Dan, Dean, 'nd Nim, That I've learn'd how verse t' compose trim, Much better b' half th'n you, n'r you, n'r him, And th't I'd rid'cule their, 'nd your flam-flim. "Ay' b't then, p'rhaps," says you, "t's a m'rry whim With 'bundance of mark'd notes i' th' rim." So th't I ought n't for t' be morose 'nd t' look grim, Think n't your 'p'stle put m' in a megrim; Though 'n Rep't't'on Day I 'ppear ver' slim, Th' last bowl 't Helsham's did m' head t' swim, So th't I h'd man' aches 'n 'v'ry scrubb'd limb, Cause th' top of th' bowl I h'd oft us'd t' skim; And b'sides D'lan' swears th't I h'd swall'w'd s'v'r'l brim- mers, 'nd that my vis'ge's cov'r'd o'er with r'd pim- ples: m'r'o'er though m' skull were ('s 'tis n't) 's strong 's tim- ber, 't must have ach'd. Th' clans of th' C'llege Sanh'drim Pres'nt th'r humbl' and 'fect'nate respects; that's t' say, D'l'n', 'chlin, P. Ludl', Dic' St'wart, H'lsham, Capt'n P'rr' Walmsl', 'nd Longsh'nks Tim. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A LETTER OF ADVICE TO RIGHT HON. JOHN EARL OF ORRERY by THOMAS SHERIDAN (1687-1738) A PROLOGUE TO A PLAY PERFORMED AT MR. SHERIDAN'S SCHOOL by THOMAS SHERIDAN (1687-1738) A RIDDLE by THOMAS SHERIDAN (1687-1738) AN ODE. TO BE PERFORMED AT THE CASTLE OF DUBLIN by THOMAS SHERIDAN (1687-1738) ANOTHER PICTURE OF DAN by THOMAS SHERIDAN (1687-1738) ANSWER by THOMAS SHERIDAN (1687-1738) BALLYSPELLIN by THOMAS SHERIDAN (1687-1738) BIRTHDAY POEM ON ANNIVRSARY OF BIRTH OF REV. DR. SWIFT by THOMAS SHERIDAN (1687-1738) DR. DELANY'S VILLA by THOMAS SHERIDAN (1687-1738) DRAPIER'S BALLAD TO TUNE OF THE LONDON 'PRENTICE by THOMAS SHERIDAN (1687-1738) ELEGY ON MUCH LAMENTED DEATH OF DEMAR, THE FAMOUS RICH MAN by THOMAS SHERIDAN (1687-1738) |
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