John Phillips (1676-1709) (The Splendid Shilling).
Galligaskins, trunk-hose. “The Splendid Shilling” is a famous parody on Milton.
We would not pray that sorrow ne’er may shed
Her dews along the pathway they must tread;
The sweetest flowers would never bloom at all,
If no least rain of tears did ever fall.
Gerald Massey (Via Crucis, Via Lucis).
But his wings will not rest and his feet will not stay for us;