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Poem ‘Accipe dum Dolens’ sent to Edward Rose from his grandfather, Caleb Burrell Rose, 1865

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add. 10138/3/16

Scope and Contents

The poem reads:

The holidays are o’er,
Oh dear! What a bore,
To the idle, the stupid, and dull.
No gaiety, no fun,
No plumpudding, nor bun,
Oh cricay, it is a sad mull.

Hic hac hoc
cries the clock,
Run, run every boy to his class.
Don’t be so very fast,
Bawls the boy that is last,
Or I shall be dub’d a lazy ass.

The masters all ready
Cry steady boys steady,
At your desks be docile and mum.
Be ready with your task,
Or be sure I will ask
For the birch to tickle sharp your bum.

I’ve read your lines, so very funny;
The Bank is stop’d and has my money,
So to buy your doggerel I propose,
With the affection of C B Rose.

[The reference to money at the end of the poem is possibly referring to the bank crash of May 1866 (Overend, Gurney and Co), which deprived the Rose family of a lot of money.]

Dates

  • Creation: 1865

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

The MS Add.10138 Edward Rose papers are owned by the University of Cambridge and are open for consultation under the normal regulations of the University Library's manuscripts collections; see http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/deptserv/manuscripts/.

Please cite as Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives, Edward Rose: Writings and family correspondence, Add. 10138

Extent

1 page(s) (1 page (2 sides))

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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