Poets and Philosophers + 

Bacon, Hogg, Lamb and Shakespeare + 

Bacon, philosopher profound, + 

With mighty thoughts his works abound, + 

Reflections did his mind engage + 

Were in advance of his own age. + 

And Hogg the Ettrick shepherd bard, + 

High honors all do him award, + 

Great fame and glory he did reap + 

While tending to his flock of sheep. + 

And Lamb, the gentle and the good, + 

His works all show a happy mood; + 

About these names there is no waste, + 

Pleasing to fancy and to taste. + 

Some critics think they do make clear + 

The fact that Bacon wrote Shakespeare, + 

But a gent lives in New York + 

Asks what effect will it have on pork. + 

Of course it would quick awaken + 

A higher estimate of Bacon, + 

But it is folly for to rear + 

His fame on ruins of Shakespeare. + 

Though Will was not college bred, + 

With Greek they did not cram his head, + 

But he well knew by translations + 

The history of the ancient nations. + 

And mingled daily in the strife + 

With people in all walks of life, + 

His plays they are to nature true + 

Because he wrote of what he knew. + 

“Alas that I have wandered here and there” + 

He does cry out in his despair, + 

While he did lead a wandering life + 

And left alone his loving wife. + 