Poem by Anonymous

On a Foolish Person

Jack, eating rotten cheese, did say,
“Like Samson, I my thousands slay.”
“I vow,” quoth Roger, “so you do,
And with the self-same weapon too.”

[From A Collection of Epigrams (1727).]

1. Inscription on a Gravestone in the Churchyard of Melrose Abbey
2. The Old Scottish Gentleman
3. Barthram’s Dirge
4. Kate Kearney
5. Loch Ina

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