Robert Lloyd (poet)

thumb|Robert Lloyd Robert Lloyd (1733–1764) was an English poet and satirist. Quotes Turn parson, Colman, that’s the way to thrive;Your parsons are the happiest men alive. ‘The Law-Student’ (1762) Alone from Jargon born to rescue Law,From precedent, grave hum, and formal saw!To strip chicanery of its vain pretence,And marry Common Law to Common Sense! ‘The Law-Student’ (1762) (on Lord Mansfield, Lord Chief Justice, 1756-88) True Genius, like Armida’s wand,Can raise the spring from barren land.While all the art of Imitation,Is pilf’ring from the first creation. ‘Shakespeare’ (1762) External links Category:Poets from England Category:Satirists from England Category:Prisoners Category:1733 births Category:1764 deaths