I ring to sermon with lusty bome,
That all may come, and none can stay at home.
At St. Peter-le-Bailey, Oxford, in expectation of other bells which were never purchased—
With seven more I hope soon to be
For ages joined in harmony.
On the eighth bell is—
I am and have been called the common bell,
To ring when fire breaks out to tell.
St. Helen's church, at Worcester, England, has a set of bells cast in the time of Queen Anne, with names and inscriptions recording victories gained in that reign—
1. Blenheim.
First is my note, and Blenheim is my name;
For Blenheim's story will be first in fame.
2. Barcelona.
Let me relate how Louis did bemoan
His grandson Philip's flight from Barcelon.