x Another Here lies John Trot, the friend of all mankind: He has not left one enemy behind. Friends were quite hard to find, old authors say; But now ...
ix Another I was buried near this dyke, That my friends may weep as much as they like....
viii An Epitaph Come knock your heads against this stone. For sorrow that poor John Thompson's gone....
vii Some men, created for destruction, come Into the world, and make the world their home. Be they as vile and base as e'er they can, They'll ...
vi Great men and fools do often me inspire; But the greater fool, the greater liar....
v He's a blockhead who wants a proof of what he can't perceive; And he's a fool who tries to make such a blockhead believe....
iv Some people admire the work of a fool, For it's sure to keep your judgment cool; It does not reproach you with want of wit; It is not like a la...
iii ——And in melodious accents I Will sit me down, and cry `I! I!'...
ii He has observ'd the golden rule, Till he's become the golden fool....
i His whole life is an epigram smart, smooth and neatly penn'd, Plaited quite neat to catch applause, with a hang-noose at the end....