Hi to all from cooler Bavaria! It has been raining a lot which has brought the temperatures down, thank goodness.Terrible cramp for the last few nights - not much sleep as a result - need to walk more. Should be fine this weekend.
Haven't had much of interest to share recently - except that I've started on part two of the Orphan Trail - and am trying to learn to cite correctly. What a headache. Probably not just for me, but for my patient mentor as well.
I'm learning about the English Civil War, which I didn't study at school, so know little about - improving my first OT profile is a good way to find out about it. Doing so reminded me of a poem my sister had to learn at school, 50 years ago - parts of which had stuck in my mind. I had to ask her for the whole thing though. The poet is practically unknown, so I've created a profile for him.
It kind of fits for July 4th.
King Charles the First
King Charles the First to Parliament came,
Five good Parliament men to claim;
King Charles, he had them each by name:
Denzyl Holles and Jonathan Pym,
And William Strode and after him,
Arthur Hazelrigg, Esquire
And Hampden, Gent, of Buckinghamshire.
The man at the gate said ‘Tickets, please,’
Said Charles, ‘I’ve come for the five M.P.’s.’
The Porter said ‘Which?’ and Charles said, ‘These:
Denzyl Holles and Jonathan Pym,
And William Strode and after him,
Arthur Hazelrigg, Esquire
And Hampden, Gent, of Buckinghamshire.’
In at the great front door he went,
The great front door of Parliament,
While, out at the back with one consent
Went Denzyl Holles and Jonathan Pym,
And William Strode and after him,
Arthur Hazelrigg, Esquire,
And Hampden, Gent, of Buckinghamshire.
Into the street strode Charles the First,
His nose was high and his lips were pursed,
While, laugh till their rebel sides near burst, did
Denzyl Holles and Jonathan Pym,
And William Strode, and after him
Arthur Hazelrigg, Esquire
And Hampden, Gent, of Buckinghamshire.
Hugh Chesterman
(20 Mar 1884 - 3 Nov 1941)
It has such a lovely jaunty rhythm. Great for remembering names of people.
Hope everyone has a good weekend!