Lines Extempore
July 6, 2023Impromptu On Bachelors’ Hall
July 6, 2023Impromptu, On A Long-Nosed Friend
Going along the other day,
Upon a certain plan;
I met a nose upon the way,
Behind it was a man.
I called unto the nose to stop,
And when it had done so –
The man behind it – he came up;
They made Zenobio.
Thomas Paine
Thomas Paine (1737-1809) was an English-born writer, political activist, and revolutionary who played a key role in the American Revolution and the French Revolution. He is known for his influential political pamphlets, such as "Common Sense," "The American Crisis," and "Rights of Man."