Oh! Mitchill, lord of granite flints, Doctus, in law - and wholesome dishes; Protector of the patent splints, The foe of whales - the friend of fishes; "Tom-Codus" - "Septon" - "Phlogobombos!" What title shall we find to fit ye? Inquisitor of sprats and compost! Or Surgeon General of Militia! We hail thee! - mammoth of the state! Steam frigate! on the waves of physic - Equal in practice or debate, To cure the nation or the phthisic: The amateur of Tartar dogs! Wheat-flies, and maggots that create "em! Of mummies! and of mummy-chogs! Of brick-bats - lotteries - and pomatum! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BEAUTIFUL THINGS by ELLEN P. ALLERTON ON THE DEATH OF THE PRINCESS CHARLOTTE by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD THE SEAMSTRESS by HENRI BARBUSSE PLAYFORD; A DESCRIPTIVE FRAGMENT by BERNARD BARTON STANZAS ON THE DEATH OF THE PRINCESS CHARLOTTE by BERNARD BARTON THE SIEGE OF VIRE by OLIVIER BASSELIN DOOMSDAY by THOMAS LOVELL BEDDOES |