Samuel Bishop

Samuel Bishop (21 September 1731 – 17 November 1795) was an English poet, clergyman and teacher. Quotes The Poetical Works of the Rev. Samuel Bishop, 2 vols. (London: A Strahan, 1796) In myriad swarms, each summer sun  An insect nation shows;Whose being, since he rose, begun;  And e’er he sets will close.Brief is their date, confin’d their pow’rs,  The fluttering of a day;—Yet life’s worth living, ev’n for hours,  When all those hours—are play. "Epigram XL. Fati valet hora benigni". Vol. II, p. 192. Cf. Juvenal, XVI, 4. A Fool and Knave, with different views,  For Julia’s hand apply:The Knave, to mend his fortune sues:  The Fool, to please his eye.Ask you, how JULIA will behave?  Depend on’t for a rule,If she’s a Fool, she’ll wed the Knave—  If she’s a Knave, the Fool. "Epigram CCI. Sub judice lis est". Vol. II, p. 304 Cf. Horace, Ars Poetica, 78. External links Category:1731 births Category:1795 deaths Category:Poets from England