Thirty days hath September,
April, June, and November,
February eight-and-twenty all alone,
And all the rest have thirty-one;
Unless that leap year doth combine,
And give to February twenty-nine.
Lines used by Joint Hall, in encourage the Rebels in Wat Tyler's Rebellion. Hume's History of England, Vol. I. Chap. 17.
Note i.
When Adam dolve, and Eve span,
Who was then the gentleman?
From the Garland, a Collection of Poems.
1721, by Mr. Br—st, author of a Copy of
Verses called "The British Beauties." Praise undeserved is Satire in disguise.[25]