And that their thoughts might all have marks
To make them known, these learned clerks
Left off the trade of cracking crowns,
And manufactured verbs and nouns."
H.H.
Every trade has its technicalities. The other day we overheard a lamplighter complain of a cunning fellow workman who tried to get all the straightforward work himself, and to leave the turnings to others.
A Physician's Advice to his Student.
"Dum aeger ait—Ah! ah!
Tu dicito—Du! du!"
A free translation is requested.