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Another out of Ammianus. To Mr. T. Woolley
From Poems and Translations (1689)
WIth both his hands Pig cannot snight his Snout,
But he must go near half a mile about;
So long the Promontory of his Nose!
So short, so slender, are his Petty-toes!
Nor can he wind his horny Trunk with ease,
No—nor, to speak the truth, hear himself sneeze.
So far that Marrow-bone's distant from his Ears,
He has not said, God bless me, for this fifty years.
I'th' strength of such a Staff, Pig (as they talk)
May well from London to New-Castle take a walk.
Codex Note
Translated from Ammianus. Printed sub-heading: Concerning John Pig's Mountainous Nose and Quick-silver Feet.
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Goodall, Charles. “Another out of Ammianus. To Mr. T. Woolley.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/goodall/51/.
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Goodall, Charles. “Another out of Ammianus. To Mr. T. Woolley.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/goodall/51/.
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