In James’ reign a man could get
For money down a coronet
And titles with the greatest ease
Like folks to-day buy soap and cheese.
Harvey
Yet a learned time; for Harvey shows
That blood’s not stagnant, but it flows;
Lord Bacon
‘Experiment!’ Lord Bacon cries
‘There is no progress otherwise.’
5th November 1605
OF troubles James had quite a lot,
For instance the Gunpowder Plot.
It fizzled out but left to-day
A liking for Firework display.
So rockets with their sweeping curves,
Crackers which upset the nerves
And squibs with their infernal din
To this date owe their origin.