Who many a sturdy Oak has laid along
| First Line | Who many a sturdy Oak has laid along |
|---|---|
| Date | 1737 |
| Description | Epitaph [Public affairs; Humour, wordplay; Nature]. Transcribed from "John Sprong..." Universal Spectator and Weekly Journal, issue 450, 21 May 1737, p. 4. Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Burney Newspapers Collection, GALE|Z2001497430. |
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Who many a sturdy Oak has laid along,
Fell'd by Death's surer Hatchet, here lies Sprong;
Posts oft' he made, yet ne'er a Place cou'd get,
And liv'd by Railing, tho' he was no Wit;
Old Saws he had, altho' no Antiquarian,
And Stiles Corrected, yet was no Grammarian.
Long liv'd he Ockham's premier Architect,
And lasting as his Fame, a Tomb t'erect,
In vain we seek an Artist such as he,
Whose Pales and Gates were for Eternity;
So here he rests, from all Life's Toyles and Follies,
Oh spare, kind Heav'n, his fellow Lab'rer Hollis.
Bodleian MS Eng. poet. e. 40
| Title | Untitled |
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| Period | 1731-1760 , 1761-1790 |
| Archive | Bodleian Library |
f. 72; item #146
Local title: Epitaph on the Grave stone of John Sprong Carpenter to the late Lord Chancellor King Baron of Ockham.
Attributed author: n/a
Other variants: n/a
Other: Accompanied by date of death. Opposite leaf has a drawing of a house and surrounding gardens, possibly meant to be Ockham.
Folger MS M.a.179
| Title | Untitled |
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| Period | 1791-1820 |
| Archive | Folger Shakespeare Library |
p. 113.
Local title: Epitaph on John Sprong a noted carpenter.
Attributed author: n/a
Adaptation: n/a
Other variants: n/a
Other: n/a
Folger MS M.a.185
| Title | Miscellanies in Prose and Verse Vol: 1 |
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| Period | 1731-1760 |
| Archive | Folger Shakespeare Library |
p. 114
Local title: Epitaph on John Sprong a Carpenter.
Attributed author: n/a
Adaptation: n/a
Other variants: n/a
Other: n/a
Houghton MS Eng 569.63
| Title | Epigrams |
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| Period | 1791-1820 |
| Archive | Houghton Library |
p. 9
Local title: Epitaph in Ockham Church Yard Surrey on Jno Sprong Carpenter.
Attributed author: n/a
Adaptation: n/a
Other variants: n/a
Other: n/a
Leeds Brotherton Lt 99
| Title | Old Songs & other Poems. |
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| Period | 1761-1790 |
| Archive | Brotherton Library |
f. 70v.
Local title: Inscription on a tomb-stone in the Churchyard of Ockham, Surry. John Sprong died Nov, 17 1736.
Attributed author: Mr Hollies.
Adaptation: n/a
Other variants: n/a
Other: n/a