It is most true would be too few,
Their valor to record, sir.
Such feats did they perform that day,
Against these wicked kegs, sir,
That, years to come, if they get home,
They’ll make their boasts and brags, sir.
—Miscellaneous Essays and Occasional Writings.
Elizabeth Graeme Ferguson, one of the earliest women writers of our country, like many of her contemporaries, kept the style and effect of English poetry. Her lines on the Country Parson, show a fine vein of satire.
THE COUNTRY PARSON
How happy is the country parson’s lot!