Impromptu In The Assize Court At Lincoln.
Horace Smith 1836 (London) – 1922
Sir W. Bovill was specially retained in an action for damages caused by the overflowing of the banks of the Witham. With great spirit he contended that the river had for three days flowed from the sea.
The moon in the valley of Ajalon
Stood still at the word of the prophet;
But since certain "Essays" were written
We don't think so very much of it.
Now, a prophet is raised up among us,
Whose miracles none can gainsay;
For he spoke, and the great river Witham
Flowed three days, uphill, the wrong way.
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Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | X AXAXXBXB |
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Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
Characters | 498 |
Words | 95 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 8 |
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