CLERIHEWS | Oxonians, November 2017

November

18
The Elder William Pitt,
Dreamt of an empire fully Brit.
The French he thought he'd chased away...
Egad, sailed back, helped the USA.
29

C. S. Lewis loved romance,

Though soulmate Tolkien looked askance.

Both chased inklings of spirits at home.

But Jack chose Joy instead of Rome.

December 

22

James Oglethorpe, sure,

Planned for Georgia to help the poor –

No rum, no slaves, no large estates

And an Anglican wait for the Pearly Gates.

April

13

Frederick Lord North

Sent tax collectors forth.

Boston rebels made them swim.

How could he have been so dim?

July

10

Edmund Clerihew Bentley,
Ever so gently,
Did what he had to do,
And invented the clerihew.

All Clerihews above by JT Marlin.

See also:

Oxford birthdays . Clerihews for Writers4Kids