Classic and Contemporary Poetry
"UPON MR. SHERIDAN'S TURNING AUTHOR, 1716", by ANONYMOUS First Line: My landlord has a little pad Last Line: You tommy cease to write Subject(s): "sheridan, Thomas (1687-1738); | ||||||||
My landlord has a little pad Can amble for a mile or so; Just fit for bum of ancient dad, What horse one mile can better go? But add a second to the first, He straight begins to change his gait; No horse than Ball can be more cursed; Beware, old landlord, of your seat. Thus like my landlord's little horse, You the first mile of life did run, With ease could amble in discourse; But when you writ, you were undone. Now, Ball and Tommy, pause a while And mark what I indite: You Ball shall only ride a mile; You Tommy cease to write. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SITTING BULL IN SERBIA by WILLIAM JAY SMITH TO THE EXCELLENT ORINDA by PHILO PHILIPPA EPIGRAM OCCASIONED BY CIBBER'S VERSES IN PRAISE OF NASH: 1 by ALEXANDER POPE THE GIFT OF THE GODS by JOHN GODFREY SAXE TO CHRISTOPHER NORTH by ALFRED TENNYSON BEAU NASH by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER BEAU NASH AND THE ROMAN, OR THE TWO ERAS by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER TIS A LITTLE JOURNEY by ANONYMOUS |
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